2000年英語專業(yè)八級考試全真試卷答案部分
作者：merrysue
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2006-03-17 16:15
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PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A TALK
???? The earliest libraries existed thousands of years ago in China and Egypt wh ere collections of records on tablets of baked clay were kept in temples and roy al palaces. In the western world, libraries were first established is Ancient Gr eece. For example, Aristotle once had a research library in the 3rd century B. C
. The first library in the Unites States was a private library, which could only b e used by authorized readers. In 1633, John Harvard gave money and more than 300 books to a newly-established college in Massachusetts. In return for his genero sity, the legislature voted the school be named Harvard College. The librarian t here set rules for the new library. Only college students and faculty members co uld use the books. No book could be lent for more than one month.
????????The earliest public library was established in Philadelphia in 1731. Although th is library was open to every one, all readers had to pay a membership or subscri ption fee in order to borrow books. Very few subscription libraries exist today.??Some book and stationary stores maintain small rental libraries, where anyone m ay borrow books for a daily charge. The first truly free public library that cir culated books to every one at no cost was started at a small New England town in??1833. Today, there are more than 7,000 free public libraries throughout the US.??They contain about 160 million books which were circulated to over 52 million r eaders.
??????Historically, the major purpose of free public libraries was educational. They were expected to provide adults with the opportunity to continue their educ ation after they left school. So the function of public library was once describ ed as “l(fā)ess reservoir than a fountain”. In other words, emphasis was to be pla ce d on wide circulation rather than on collecting and storing books. Over the year s public library services have greatly expanded. In addition to their continuing and important educational role, public libraries provide culture and recreation , and they are trying to fill many changing community needs. Most libraries offe r browsing rooms where readers can relax on comfortable chairs and read current newspapers and magazines. Many also circulate music records. Library programs of films, lectures, reading clubs, and concerts also attract library users. In addition to books, records, periodicals, and reference material, libraries pr ovide technical information such as books and pamphlets on gardening, carpentry and other specialized fields of interests. The largest public library in the US is the Library of Congress. It was originally planned as the reference library f or the federal legislature. Today in addition to that important function, it ser ves as the reference library for the public, and sends out many books to other l ibraries on inter-library-loan system.
???? Unlike free pubic libraries, which open to everyone, private libraries can be u sed only by authorized readers. Many industrial and scientific organizations and??business firms have collections of books, journals and research data for their staffs. Several private historical associations have research collections of spe cial interest to their members. In addition, many elementary and secondary schoo ls operate libraries for use by students and teachers. Prisons and hospitals mai ntain libraries too. The largest and the most important private libraries are operated by colleges an d universities, and axe used by students, faculty members, and occasionally by v isiting scholars. Many universities have special libraries for research in parti cular fields, such as law, medicine and education. Recent surveys report that me re than 300 million books are available in these academic libraries and they are regularly used by over 8 million students.
SECTION B INTERVIEW
(I: Interviewer N: Nancy)
I: Hello, Nancy, I know you are one of a few women taxi drivers in the c ity now, and you drive for a living. What made you want to be a common taxi driver in the first place?
N: I took pride in driving well, even when I was young for I have to wait until I have a car to learn to drive. When I finally learned, it was something I reall y enjoyed and still enjoy. I remember how smart those taxi drivers have seemed driving so well, and dressed so neatly in their uniforms. I thought I’d like to do that myself.
I: You really enjoy driving, I see. And how long have you been a taxi driver?
N: Eh, altogether 12 years.
I: Mm, it’s been quite some time already, hasn’t it?
N: Yeah.
I: Then, what did you find the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver?
N: I can still remember when I was first learning to drive. It was scary I didn ’ t know yet how to judge distance. And when a big truck came near, it seemed like??a wheel was just coming right over me. Anyway, soon I learned to judge distance . I began to look ahead, stopped worrying about trucks and about what was moving??on either side.
I: In your opinion, what does it take to become a good taxi driver?
N: Eh, besides driving well, the most important thing to a taxi driver needs to know is the streets and I know the city well because I have lived in it for a long time. I know all the main streets, and even the side streets. And of course, you ha ve to keep updating your knowledge of the streets because the city changes. Ther e might be a new road appearing somewhere one day.
I: Now, what about annual leaves? Do you have them?
N: Oh, yes. When I first started, I had only 10 days. Now I have 3 weeks every y ear with pay.
I: Just out of curiosity. When you go on vacation to another place or city, do y ou drive there as well?
N: In most cases, not. I prefer to be driven by others if I go by car. I would a lso prefer to go by train or plane, if there is a choice. I have already had too??much driving in my life, so when I’m on holiday, I just want to relax.
I: Oh, I see. Let’s come back to your work. Are there any unpleasant aspects in??your job?
N: The only serious difficulty in this work is that it’s sometimes dangerous to drive at night. But you have choices, and I always choose to work days rather than at night.
I: What’ s the best part of your job?
N: I soon found that what I like best about the job was being outdoors, seeing h ow this city changes from season to season. And there are places of scene I woul d probably never have seen in another job. And I love all kinds of weather. I li ke to leave the window down in a fine rain, and, and when I have a long drive, m aybe end-of the day, I sometimes go pass my home to tell my two little children I’ll be home soon, when they always want to come along in my car.
I: Do they? I guess kids all like to be taken for a ride sometimes.
N: Yes, but you can not take any all along, and thus they pay or you pay for the m. So I’ve to pay their fares one of these days, and take them out in my taxi, b ecause I really think it is fun out into the country side on the long drive, wit h the fresh air and sun shining. You just seem to want to drive for ever. At lea st that is how it’s for me.
I: Being a taxi driver, you have to meet all kinds of people. How do you feel ab out that?
N: I enjoy meeting many different people. I might not have met some of them if n ot for this job. I learned a lot how people behave in these years.
I: Can you tell us a bit more about it?
N: The biggest advantage is that you come across various characters in your work . Some people are interesting, some rushed, some pleasant, some funny, some talk ative, some so pressed for time that they change clothes in the taxi. Those who are in greatest rush would sometimes forget to pay.
I: Have you ever met some people who don’t like women drivers?
N: Yeah. Once a passenger really objected to having a woman driver. That I laugh ed him so much that he stopped his fussing. Although there has been one or two c ases like this, I still think most people are nice to woman drivers. So this is really an interesting part of my work.
I: Now my last question. Have you ever thought of changing your job?
N: Not yet. I might in a few years time, but not at this moment, because I reall y enjoy my work. And I do get lots of satisfaction out of it. So why should I?
I: Ok. Our interview is coming to the end. I’d like to wind up our interview by wishing you good luck in your job. Thank you very much for your time, Nancy.
N: Pleasure.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1(For Question 11)
???? President Clinton has renewed his attacks on the American tobacco industry. Accusing of using delaying tactics to block anti-smoking legislation, the US co ngress is considering a bill which will place tight restrictions on tobacco adve rtising and impose penalties on tobacco companies if they continue to sell cigar ettes to children. Mr. Clinton said, it was a fight with the lives of the Amer i can children, and he urged congress to move ahead with the bill. But a spokesman f or one of the big tobacco companies called the legislation totally unreasonable, and he said the process had become wholly politicized.
News Item 2(For Questions 12-13)
??????The French President Jacques Chirac is to discuss the efforts to stimulate Japan’s economy during his visit to Japan which begins today. The French P r esident is no stranger to Japan. He’s visited the country 40 times before and t h is will be his second visit as President. Mr. Chirac will hold summit talks wit h Japanese Prime Minister next Monday. He is expected to discuss efforts to boos t Japanese economy as well as investment by Japanese companies in France. He’ll also meet the Emperor and Empress at a luncheon on Tuesday. But perhaps the event that will draw most attention is the launch of a-year-long festival of French ar t and culture in Japan. A replica of Arch de Triomphe that usually stands in Pad s has been transported to Tokyo Bay for the festival. And Mr. Chirac will unveil??it. The festival includes films, theatrical performance, dance and exhibitions,??as well as promotions for French food and wine, both of which are very popular in Japan.
News Item 3(For Questions 14-15)
??????Officials of the World Food Program (WFP) say they are receiving informati on that famine has great part of central Afghanistan. WFP officials say as the w inter’s snow begins to melt and high mountain paths begin to clear, local leade r s and international aid workers are reporting some people are dying of starvatio n. Officials say a major disaster affecting hundreds of thousands of people may be in the making. The Taliban are blocking food deliveries to central Afghanista n. The UN has warned for several months that more than one million people are su ffering from blockade and 160,000 face starvation. An emergency air-lift of food to central Bombay province was cancelled earlier this year when the Taliban bom bed the local airport. WFP officials say the existing food stocks in that area a re exhausted and an emergency effort will be launched to bring wheat and potatoe s into the area.
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
??????Good morning. Today I’d like to discuss with you the secrets of good conv ersation, that is, how to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.
??????When someone tells you that you have to give a speech, your response may b e ”I’ve got to do what? But it’s important to remember that speeches are like an ything else in life there’s always a “first time”. People, even those who are??wo nderful talkers in a conversational setting, are often terrified over the prospe ct of giving their first speech. Some are scared about it no matter how many spe eches they have given before. I suspect you may have the same experience, or hav e seen others in similar situations. I give speeches many times a year to groups of every possible description. My secret is simply that I think of public speak ing as no different from any other form of talk. It’s a way of sharing my thoug h t with other people. You know, in one sense, it’s actually easier than social c o nversation because you are in complete control of where the talk is going. At th e same time you have to have something to say, of course. This leads us to the f irst key of being a successful public speaker: Talk about something you know abo ut.
???? The second key to being a good speaker is to follow the motto of the Boy Sc outs-Be well prepared. Never go to a speech without some prior work on it. If yo u are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing th e??speech itself should not be too difficult. If you let the audience know where y ou’re going at the beginning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech. At the end of your speech, try to summarize your most important points in slightly different words from the ones you used in your opening.
??????Here are some other key tips based on my own speaking experience and what I’ve noticed in other good speakers. Look at your audience. I’ve already said ho w important it is to make eye contact. First, be sure to look up from you text o r notes. Second, don’t talk to the wall in the back, or to the window or to the side. They are not your audience. Each time you look up from your text, look at a different part of the audience, so the whole group feels they’re being addres s ed. Note the pacing and inflection you want to use in speech. Some speakers, if they’re reading from a complete text, underline the words they want to emphasiz e . If you are using an outline or notes, highlight ideas or phrases you should st ress in your speech with different-colored pen or something. This accomplishes t wo things: It guarantees that your emphasis will be where you intended it to be, and it assures your audience that you won’t be speaking in a dull monotone tha t will put them to sleep, especially if you’re talking after a heavy meal. Stand up straight. I don’ t mean that you have to assume a parade ground posture, but stand in a comfortable, natural way rather than hunching over the lectern. Hunch ing constricts your breathing, and it makes you look bad as well. If there’s a m icrophone in front of you, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing you rself to stoop during the speech. If you can, check this out before it’s your t u rn to speak. Talk normally into the microphone. If you speak at a high volume in to it, you will actually be harder to hear. And be careful to keep your mouth in the range of the mike; don’t wave around or turn away to answer a question fro m the side.
???? Last but not the least, a speaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.??It’s not easy to be brief, especially on a topic you know a lot about. But in a ny kind of communication, it’s always worth taking the time to boil your messag e down to its essentials. That emphasis on brevity applies even more when you are delivering a speech. The show business expression “know when to get off” come s into play again. And the best public speakers always know when. Some of the long est speeches ever inflicted on the American public have been the inaugural addre sses of their presidents. However one of the shortest inaugural addresses is als o one of the best remembered and most often quoted. It was delivered on January 20,1960 by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy spoke for less than 15 minutes. We can learn??from these speakers, whose ability to talk effectively was central to their suc cess, as is the case with so many successful people in every profession. Brevity??is the first thing we can learn from them. If people like Kennedy are willing t o keep it short to maximize their effectiveness as speakers, we should be smart enough to do the same thing.
??????To sum up, I’ve mentioned several key points in becoming a successful pub l ic speaker, such as good preparation, audience awareness, brevity, etc. I hope y ou find them very useful in making your speeches effective. Thank you.
PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENTION
SECTION A TALK
1.答案：B
【問句譯文】是誰起草了美國第一所私人圖書館的規(guī)章制度的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】由談話可知，哈佛投資建成了美國的第一所私人圖書館，但是“The librarian there set rules for the new library.”故答案選B。
2.答案：D
【問句譯文】最早的公共圖書館也被稱為捐獻圖書館，因為那里的圖書如何？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】在介紹建于1731的第一所公共圖書館時，談話者說“Although this library wa s open to every one, all readers had to pay a membership or subscription fee in order to borrow books.”由此可知，所有借書者必須交納一定的會費，故答案選D。??
3.答案：A
【問句譯文】下列哪一項不是建立公共圖書館的目的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】這四個選項在錄音中都提到了，但是“comfortable reading rooms”只是圖書 館提供的服務，不是建立的目的，故答案選A。
4.答案：A
【問句譯文】現(xiàn)代私人圖書館和公共圖書館的主要區(qū)別是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“Unlike free pubic libraries, which open to everyon e, private libraries can be used only by authorized readers.”由此可知，私人圖書 館只供特定的讀者閱讀，而公共圖書館則面向所有的讀者。故答案選A。
5.答案：C
【問句譯文】該談話的目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】這段錄音是對美國的私人圖書館和公共圖書館作比較，介紹了不同類的圖書館的 功用。故答案選C。
SECTION B INTERVIEW
6.答案：D
【問句譯文】南茜為何成了出租車司機？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】采訪者一開始就問南茜這個問題，她的回答是“…even when I was young for I have to wait until I have a car to learn to drive.”由此可知，當一名司機是南茜 兒時的夢想，故答案選D。
7.答案：B
【問句譯文】根據(jù)她所說的，成為一名出租車司機最難的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“It was scary I didn’t know yet how to judge distan ce.”這就是她所說到的難事，故答案選B。
8.答案：B
【問句譯文】就她的工作而言，南茜最喜歡的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】當采訪者問到她工作的最大優(yōu)點時，南茜說道“I like best about the job wa s being outdoors, seeing how this city changes from season to season. And there are places of scene I would probably never have seen in another job.”由此可知， 她非常喜歡車窗外的各種景色。故答案選B。
9.答案：C
【問句譯文】由采訪可以推知，南茜是一位什么樣的母親？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】當采訪者說她的孩子們一定喜歡經常坐她的車時，南茜的回答是“So I’ve to p ay their fates one of these days, and take them out in my taxi, because I really??think it is fun out into the country side on the long drive, with the fresh air and sun shining. You just seem to want to drive for ever. At least that is how it’s for me.”由此可知南茜是一位對孩子非常慈愛的母親。故答案選C。
10.答案：D
【問句譯文】南茜遇到的都是什么人
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】南茜說她喜歡接觸不同個性的人，如“Some people are interesting, some ru shed, some pleasant, some funny, some talkative, some so pressed for time that t hey change clothes in the taxi.”由此可知，她所遇到的人個性各不相同。故答案選D。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1
11.答案：D
【問句譯文】美國制定禁煙法的主要目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】本題可從克林頓的話中得出答案，“It was a fight with the lives of the A merican children,…”即制定禁煙法是為了保護兒童。故答案選D。
News Item 2
12.答案：C
【問句譯文】法國總統(tǒng)訪問日本的目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】新聞首句說“The French President Jacques Chirac is to discuss the effo rts to stimulate the Japan’s economy during his visit to Japan which begins toda y.”因此答案選C。
13.答案：D
【問句譯文】這是Jacques Chime第幾次訪問日本？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】根據(jù)新聞中：“He’s visited the country 40 times before and this would be his second visit as President.”由此可知，他以前曾訪問過40次，那么這次即是第4 1次。
注意點：要區(qū)別，以總統(tǒng)身份，這是他第二次訪問日本。
News Item 3
14.答案：C
【問句譯文】阿富汗人民為和遭受饑荒？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“The Taliban are blocking food deliveries to centra l Afghanistan.”由此可知，是由于塔利班封鎖食品發(fā)放所造成的。故答案選C。
15.答案：A
【問句譯文】有多少阿富汗人正面臨饑餓？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】新聞中說“The UN has warned for several months that more than one mill ion people are suffering from blockade and 160,000 face starvation.”故答案選A。
注意點：要區(qū)別受封鎖的人數(shù)與受饑餓的人數(shù)。
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
1.答案：talk????
【詳細解答】有人害怕演講，于是講話者根據(jù)自己的經驗說“My secret is simply that I t hink of public speaking as no different from any other form of talk.”
2.答案：share????
【詳細解答】只要聽清關鍵句“It’s a way of sharing my thought with other people.” 就可知道此處應填原形動詞share。
3.答案：subject????
【詳細解答】根據(jù)關鍵句“If you are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.”這里說的 是自由決定演講的主題（subject）。
4.答案：knowledge????
【詳細解答】在談到如何取得演講的成功時，第一要點是“Talk about something you know about.”也就是要掌握“knowledge of the subject matter”。
5.答案：theme／idea
【詳細解答】錄音中說“If you let the audience know where you’re going at the begin ning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech.”這句話 告訴了我們演講一開始就告知聽眾主題“theme／idea”的重要性。
6.答案：speaking
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的其他要點時說“Note the pacing and inflecti on you want to use in speech.”即要注意演講語速（the speed of speaking）的變化。
7.答案：comfort
【詳細解答】錄音中提到要調整麥克風的高度，“If there’s a microphone in front of yo u, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing yourself to stoop during th e speech.”這樣做的目的是為了讓你在演講過程中感覺舒服（comfort）。
8.答案：short
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的最后一點時說“Last but not the least, a sp eaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.”這里的brevity意為shortness，即t ry to make your message short。
9.答案：shortest????
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的最后一點時舉例說“However one of the short est inaugural addresses is also one of the best remembered and most often quoted .”由此可知，此處應填寫shortest。
10.答案：success
【詳細解答】談話者以美國總統(tǒng)肯尼迪的著名演講僅用時15分鐘為例，旨在說明演講要盡量簡 潔。即簡潔是成功（success）的關鍵。
改錯
1.答案： the
【詳細解答】本句中的most為副詞，修飾形容詞obvious，意為“十分，非?！?，由于obvious 不是最高級形式，故不用定冠詞the。
2.答案：but→and
【詳細解答】根據(jù)文章內容判斷，but后面的陳述與前文并不是相反之意，而是并列關系。
3.答案：in→to
【詳細解答】as opposed to為固定搭配，意為“與……對照，與……相比”。
4.答案：misled→misleading
【詳細解答】根據(jù)句意，這里的方式（way）是對他人有誤導，不是被他人誤導。所以應該用m islead的現(xiàn)在分詞表示主動的含義。
5.答案：away
【詳細解答】far away from意為“距離某處很遠”，而far from being則意為“遠不是，遠 夠不上”。根據(jù)上下文，這里是說“遠非毫無意義”，故應該用短語far from being。
6.答案：single→only
【詳細解答】此處用only修飾vehicle比用single更符合習慣用法。
7.答案：as→in
【詳細解答】本句中的介詞in表示“在……方面”，as則無此意。
8.答案：mean→means
【詳細解答】by no means為固定搭配，意為“絲毫不，絕不”。
9.答案：have∧→such
【詳細解答】such as是常見表達方式，用來舉例說明。
10.答案：obscurity→obscurities
【詳細解答】a number of 意為“大量的”，應修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)形式。
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SECTION A
TEXT A??
短文大意：本文是有關丹麥社會秩序的介紹。
16.答案：B
【參考譯文】作者認為丹麥人對他們的國家持什么樣的態(tài)度？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段首句說“Despite Denmark’s manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they are to be Danes.”由此可知，丹麥人對他們的國家持謙虛態(tài)度， 故答案選B。
17.答案：A
【參考譯文】下列哪一項不是文中所評價的丹麥人的特征？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第二段第二句說“…and despite all the English that Danish absorbs — there is no Danish Academy to defend against it — old dialects persist in J utland that can barely be understood by Copenhageners.”由此可知，丹麥是一個在語 言上有容忍性的國家，故可排除選項C；下一句接著說“It is the land where, as the sa ying goes,“ Few have too much and fewer have too little, ”and a foreigner is str uck by the sweet egalitarianism that prevails,…”由此可知丹麥社會是個人人平等的 社會，故可排除選項B；由本段最后一句“It’s a nation of tireless planner. Trains r un on time. Things operate well in general.”可知，丹麥是個有秩序守時的國家，故 可排除選項D。文中并沒有提到丹麥人喜歡外國文化，故選項A為正確答案。
18.答案：D
【參考譯文】作者對工商業(yè)部長所說的話的反應是什么？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】工商部長在講話中說到丹麥是世界上最干凈，最有秩序的國家，沒有污染，沒有 犯罪與貧窮等等，作者并沒有直接地表達自己的態(tài)度，而是列舉了一些與該部長談話相反的 社會現(xiàn)象，由此可知，作者是持懷疑的態(tài)度，故答案選D。
19.答案：C
【參考譯文】根據(jù)該短文，丹麥社會的井然有序怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第四段中說到“Orderliness is a main selling point.”由于丹麥缺乏自 然資源，井然有序的社會秩序對該國經濟發(fā)展起到重要作用，故選項C為正確答案。
20.答案：D
【參考譯文】下列哪一項不是作者在文中最后一段陳述的內容？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】由本段第三句“The rules of the welfare system are clear to everyone,… ”，可排除選項A；由第二句中的“…you shouldn’t feel bad for taking what you’re e ntitled to,…”可排除選項B；由最后一句“the orderliness of the system makes it p ossible for the country to weather high unemployment and social unrest without a sense of crisis.”可排除選項C。本段并沒有提到“井然有序的社會秩序有可能減輕失業(yè) 問題”，故答案選D。
TEXT B??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是三類使用英語的人。
21.答案：D
【參考譯文】自信類的人對語言的態(tài)度如何？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第三段在談到自信類的人時說“…who therefore do not feel they need worry much about their use of English. Their education and occupation make them confident of speaking an unimpeachable form of English: no fear of being critici zed or corrected is likely to cross their minds, and this gives their speech tha t characteristically unselfconscious and easy flow which is often envied.”由此 可知，自信類的人總是泰然自若、無所畏懼的樣子，故答案選D。
22.答案：B
【參考譯文】為何焦慮類的人被認為是不幸的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第五段第三句說“They live their lives in some degree of nervousnes s over their grammar,…”第六段第二句說“Their lot is also the open or veiled co ntempt of the ‘assured’on one side of them and of the “indifferent” on the oth er.”由此可知，內外受困使得焦慮類的人成為不幸者，故答案選B。
23.答案：D
【參考譯文】作者認為應該如何看待焦慮者為實現(xiàn)他心中的好英語所做出的努力？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文最后一段首句說“It is all too easy to raise an unworthy laugh at t he anxious.”這些人可能會在語言方面花費過多的精力，以致被英語的各種形式所困擾。 作者認為這些做法是不明智的。故答案選D“不合理的，荒謬的”。
TEXT C??
短文大意：本文是對著名廣播節(jié)目主持人庫克的一生的評論。
24.答案：C
【參考譯文】短文的開頭，作者似乎對庫克的哪一方面進行了批評？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段首句中說“…it should be reflected that the real snob is Coo ke himself, who has spent a lifetime disguising them.” 這句話表明作者對于庫克放 棄英國護照的做法是持批評態(tài)度，認為這一點是不能容忍的，故答案選C。
25.答案：B
【參考譯文】不能用下列哪一個形容詞來描述庫克？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第一段描寫的是庫克過90歲生日的盛況，由此可知庫克相當有名，故可首先 排除選項D；短文最后一段第二句說“His arrogance in not allowing BBC editors to se e his script in advance worked, not for the first time, to his detriment.”由此 可知他的傲慢個性，故可排除選項C；這里接著說“His defenders said he could not hel p living with the 1930s values he had acquired and somewhat dubiously went on to cite “gallantry” as chief among them.”由此可知他是一位保守人物，故可排除選項A ；全文沒有提到他的“真誠”一面，故答案選B。
26.答案：C
【參考譯文】在評論庫克的一生和他的職業(yè)時，作者的語氣有點怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】文中在談到庫克的事業(yè)成功給予了肯定。而當談到他的國籍、婚姻、軍隊中性犯 罪、為人處事等問題時，作者提出了極其嚴厲地批評。故選項C“尖銳的，諷刺的”為正確 答案。
TEXT D
短文大意：本文主要是對Duffy先生得知舊情人死訊后心情的描寫。
27.答案：A
【參考譯文】當Duffy先生看到有關那位女士死亡的報道時，他的第一反應是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第三句說“The whole narrative of her death revolted him and it revolted him to think that he had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred. ”這里兩次用到revolt（厭惡，反感）一詞，因此答案選A。
28.答案：C
【參考譯文】從文章中能推斷出記者在報道該女土死亡時用的什么方式？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第四句說“The cautious words of a reporter won over to conce al the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach.”由此可知選項 C“謹慎的”為正確答案。
29.答案：D
【參考譯文】我們可以從文章最后一段推斷出Duffy先生的心情如何？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文最后—段提到，當Duffy先生坐在房間里回想與“她”的往事的時，“He be gan to feel ill at ease. He asked himself what else could he have done. He could not have lived with her openly. He had done what seemed to him best. How was he to blame?”從這里我們可以看出他處于一種自責、懊悔的情緒之中。故選項D“懊悔的” 為正確答案。
30.答案：C
【參考譯文】根據(jù)該短文，下列哪一種說法是不正確的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第四句說“…h(huán)e had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred .”，由此可知他曾經十分信任她，故可排除選項A。第六句說“Not merely had she degra ded herself, she had degraded him.”這表明他感到非常羞恥，故可排除選項B；該段還 提到Duffy先生和“她”發(fā)生了一次激烈的爭吵，于是他提出分手，最后一句說“He had no difficulty now in approving of the course he had taken.”這表明是Duffy先生想要 結束他們之間的關系。故答案選項C。
閱讀理解 B
TEXT E??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是比爾·蓋茨的教育觀，強調了學校教育的重要性。
31.答案：C
【參考譯文】在該短文中，比爾·蓋茨主要討論了什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】快速閱讀全文，便知談的是學校教育。短文第二段比爾·蓋茨說道“Get the be st education you can. Take advantage of high school and college. Learn how to le arn.”故這篇短文主要討論的是“教育的重要性”。
TEXT F??
短文大意：本文主要論述的是倫敦在當今社會的重要地位。
32.答案：D
【參考譯文】這篇文章著重論述了什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】這篇文章從三個方面論述了倫敦地位的重要性：重要的港口城市、最大的制造中 心以及國內國際商貿中心。在回顧倫敦歷史的同時，又提到倫敦的現(xiàn)狀。故選項D為正確答 案。
TEXT G??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是網絡技術的發(fā)展對印刷業(yè)帶來的沖擊。
33.答案：A
【參考譯文】本文的寫作目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段最后一句首先引出話題“The very existence of paper copy has b een brought into question once more.”接著文中從四個方面論述了網絡技術給印刷業(yè)所 帶來的影響。故答案選A。
TEXT H??
短文大意：這篇短文是有關Owen先生所著書的書評。
34.答案：B
【參考譯文】評論者對（Owen先生的）書的態(tài)度如何？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】本文先介紹的是Owen先生的書的內容，指出了值得肯定的方面，接著談到書中的 不足之處。作者知識客觀地去評論。故答案選B。
TEXT I??
短文大意：本文介紹的是《讀者文摘》改版后的內容、原因以及人們對它的看法。
35.答案：D
【參考譯文】該雜志的目錄是何時放在封底的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段第二句說“For a couple of years in the 1960s, Willcox said, the table of contents was shifted to the back cover.”，由此可知，時間為二十世紀 六十年代。
36.答案：A
【參考譯文】該雜志為何受到指責？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第三段第三句說“Publishing industry executives and Wall Street ana lysts have criticized the magazine for failing to attract the next generation of readers.”由此可知，不能吸引年青人是其受到指責的原因。故答案選A。
TEXT J
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是Oxford Wordfinder（OWF）這部字典的諸多優(yōu)點。
37.答案：A
【參考譯文】OWF與Longman Activator這兩部字典的詞匯怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段開頭說“The OWF is based upon similar lines to the ground br eaking Longman Activator in that words in each dictionary are not simply listed in alphabetical order.”由此可知，這兩部字典除了按字母表順序排列單詞之外，還根據(jù) 詞意、用法的異同排列。故答案選A。
38.答案：B
【參考譯文】要查到一個意為“boiling with a low heat”的詞，你可能首先翻到第幾頁？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。 詳細解答短文第四段第二句說“Let’s say the learner wishes to know the correct wor d for “boiling with a low heat”. The intermediate learner, who will probably beg in her search under “Cook” on page 99,…”由此可知，正確答案為B。
TEXT K??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是留學比利時的條件。
39.答案：C
【參考譯文】那些想去荷蘭或法國讀書的學生應該怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】首先快速查找有關“Dutch or French”的文字，發(fā)現(xiàn)它在Language skills中， 由此可知，這些學生可能要接受語言培訓。故答案選C。
40.答案：B
【參考譯文】比利時大學不開設什么課程？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】快速查找programmes項，可分別查到選項A、C和D，只有選項B沒有提到，故為正 確答案。
翻譯
PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
???? The first-generation museums in the world are museums of natural history. W ith fossils and specimens they introduce to people the evolution of the earth an d various living organisms on it. The second-generation museums are those of ind ustrial technology. Fruits of various stages of industrial civilization are on d isplay here. Although these two generations of muslins have played the role of s preading scientific knowledge, they regard visitors as passive spectators.
???? The world’s third-generation museums are full of completely new concepts. H ere visitors can carry out operations and careful observations themselves. In th is way they come closer to advanced achievements in science and technology so as to probe their mystery.
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
???????? 提起英年“早逝”，人們或有所指。人們定會相信有些人死亡的時刻更為適宜。壽終正寢極少稱為“早逝”。長壽即意味著生命之完整。但英年早逝常令人感到逝者美好時光尚未到來，一生之評說尚未做出。然而，歷史卻否認這點,提起杰出的早逝者，人們定會億起瑪麗蓮·夢露和詹姆士·迪恩。兩人生命短暫，卻完美無缺。詩人約翰·濟慈26歲與世長辭，作家們對此難以接受。而他們自己過了26歲時卻只能半開玩笑地認為今生今世無所作為。生命短暫即未成果這—觀念荒謬無理。生命的價值取決于它留給世界的印象、它的貢獻及它的美德。
寫作
Education as a Lifelong Process
???? When education is mentioned, we can easily think of school, colleges and yo ung people. In fact, education is so important in modern society that it can be viewed as a lifelong process.
???? First, it’s the requirement of fast-developing society, to accept education despite of your age. Our world is changing dramatically with the development of new science and technology. A person who completed his education at school in 7 0s or 80s may have encountered new problems when he is working now. The problems??might have something to do with his major or other aspects. For example an acco untant now must master the skills of accounting through computers, which is the basic tools for him, so he should also learn how to apply his job in a computer.??No matter how old is he.
???? Secondly, education creates human character and moralities. Through educati on, youth may learn how to make contributions to the world. And the old may lear n new things to enrich their lives. Through education, a healthy person can beco me stronger and a disabled person can have a new hope on his life. Man can find great pleasure by accepting education.
???? Thirdly, our modem society has provided everyone the chance to accept educa tion. As long as you wish you could get education by attending night-schools, ad ult colleges, training centers and even long-distance education through Internet and TV.
???? In one word, knowledge is limitless. And life is limited. So education is a lifelong process.
本套真題測試的語言重點：
重點單詞：
improviser??即興詩人，即興演講者，即席演出者
distributor??發(fā)行人
stratification??層化，階層的形成
downright??明白的，明顯的
frenzy??狂暴，狂怒
adherent??信徒，追隨者，擁護者
benighted??愚昧的
jeopardize??危害
重點詞組：
persist in??堅持
creep into??開始發(fā)生于，溜進……
drop out of??退出……,不參與……
cut out??切掉, 取代, 停止
PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A TALK
???? The earliest libraries existed thousands of years ago in China and Egypt wh ere collections of records on tablets of baked clay were kept in temples and roy al palaces. In the western world, libraries were first established is Ancient Gr eece. For example, Aristotle once had a research library in the 3rd century B. C
. The first library in the Unites States was a private library, which could only b e used by authorized readers. In 1633, John Harvard gave money and more than 300 books to a newly-established college in Massachusetts. In return for his genero sity, the legislature voted the school be named Harvard College. The librarian t here set rules for the new library. Only college students and faculty members co uld use the books. No book could be lent for more than one month.
????????The earliest public library was established in Philadelphia in 1731. Although th is library was open to every one, all readers had to pay a membership or subscri ption fee in order to borrow books. Very few subscription libraries exist today.??Some book and stationary stores maintain small rental libraries, where anyone m ay borrow books for a daily charge. The first truly free public library that cir culated books to every one at no cost was started at a small New England town in??1833. Today, there are more than 7,000 free public libraries throughout the US.??They contain about 160 million books which were circulated to over 52 million r eaders.
??????Historically, the major purpose of free public libraries was educational. They were expected to provide adults with the opportunity to continue their educ ation after they left school. So the function of public library was once describ ed as “l(fā)ess reservoir than a fountain”. In other words, emphasis was to be pla ce d on wide circulation rather than on collecting and storing books. Over the year s public library services have greatly expanded. In addition to their continuing and important educational role, public libraries provide culture and recreation , and they are trying to fill many changing community needs. Most libraries offe r browsing rooms where readers can relax on comfortable chairs and read current newspapers and magazines. Many also circulate music records. Library programs of films, lectures, reading clubs, and concerts also attract library users. In addition to books, records, periodicals, and reference material, libraries pr ovide technical information such as books and pamphlets on gardening, carpentry and other specialized fields of interests. The largest public library in the US is the Library of Congress. It was originally planned as the reference library f or the federal legislature. Today in addition to that important function, it ser ves as the reference library for the public, and sends out many books to other l ibraries on inter-library-loan system.
???? Unlike free pubic libraries, which open to everyone, private libraries can be u sed only by authorized readers. Many industrial and scientific organizations and??business firms have collections of books, journals and research data for their staffs. Several private historical associations have research collections of spe cial interest to their members. In addition, many elementary and secondary schoo ls operate libraries for use by students and teachers. Prisons and hospitals mai ntain libraries too. The largest and the most important private libraries are operated by colleges an d universities, and axe used by students, faculty members, and occasionally by v isiting scholars. Many universities have special libraries for research in parti cular fields, such as law, medicine and education. Recent surveys report that me re than 300 million books are available in these academic libraries and they are regularly used by over 8 million students.
SECTION B INTERVIEW
(I: Interviewer N: Nancy)
I: Hello, Nancy, I know you are one of a few women taxi drivers in the c ity now, and you drive for a living. What made you want to be a common taxi driver in the first place?
N: I took pride in driving well, even when I was young for I have to wait until I have a car to learn to drive. When I finally learned, it was something I reall y enjoyed and still enjoy. I remember how smart those taxi drivers have seemed driving so well, and dressed so neatly in their uniforms. I thought I’d like to do that myself.
I: You really enjoy driving, I see. And how long have you been a taxi driver?
N: Eh, altogether 12 years.
I: Mm, it’s been quite some time already, hasn’t it?
N: Yeah.
I: Then, what did you find the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver?
N: I can still remember when I was first learning to drive. It was scary I didn ’ t know yet how to judge distance. And when a big truck came near, it seemed like??a wheel was just coming right over me. Anyway, soon I learned to judge distance . I began to look ahead, stopped worrying about trucks and about what was moving??on either side.
I: In your opinion, what does it take to become a good taxi driver?
N: Eh, besides driving well, the most important thing to a taxi driver needs to know is the streets and I know the city well because I have lived in it for a long time. I know all the main streets, and even the side streets. And of course, you ha ve to keep updating your knowledge of the streets because the city changes. Ther e might be a new road appearing somewhere one day.
I: Now, what about annual leaves? Do you have them?
N: Oh, yes. When I first started, I had only 10 days. Now I have 3 weeks every y ear with pay.
I: Just out of curiosity. When you go on vacation to another place or city, do y ou drive there as well?
N: In most cases, not. I prefer to be driven by others if I go by car. I would a lso prefer to go by train or plane, if there is a choice. I have already had too??much driving in my life, so when I’m on holiday, I just want to relax.
I: Oh, I see. Let’s come back to your work. Are there any unpleasant aspects in??your job?
N: The only serious difficulty in this work is that it’s sometimes dangerous to drive at night. But you have choices, and I always choose to work days rather than at night.
I: What’ s the best part of your job?
N: I soon found that what I like best about the job was being outdoors, seeing h ow this city changes from season to season. And there are places of scene I woul d probably never have seen in another job. And I love all kinds of weather. I li ke to leave the window down in a fine rain, and, and when I have a long drive, m aybe end-of the day, I sometimes go pass my home to tell my two little children I’ll be home soon, when they always want to come along in my car.
I: Do they? I guess kids all like to be taken for a ride sometimes.
N: Yes, but you can not take any all along, and thus they pay or you pay for the m. So I’ve to pay their fares one of these days, and take them out in my taxi, b ecause I really think it is fun out into the country side on the long drive, wit h the fresh air and sun shining. You just seem to want to drive for ever. At lea st that is how it’s for me.
I: Being a taxi driver, you have to meet all kinds of people. How do you feel ab out that?
N: I enjoy meeting many different people. I might not have met some of them if n ot for this job. I learned a lot how people behave in these years.
I: Can you tell us a bit more about it?
N: The biggest advantage is that you come across various characters in your work . Some people are interesting, some rushed, some pleasant, some funny, some talk ative, some so pressed for time that they change clothes in the taxi. Those who are in greatest rush would sometimes forget to pay.
I: Have you ever met some people who don’t like women drivers?
N: Yeah. Once a passenger really objected to having a woman driver. That I laugh ed him so much that he stopped his fussing. Although there has been one or two c ases like this, I still think most people are nice to woman drivers. So this is really an interesting part of my work.
I: Now my last question. Have you ever thought of changing your job?
N: Not yet. I might in a few years time, but not at this moment, because I reall y enjoy my work. And I do get lots of satisfaction out of it. So why should I?
I: Ok. Our interview is coming to the end. I’d like to wind up our interview by wishing you good luck in your job. Thank you very much for your time, Nancy.
N: Pleasure.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1(For Question 11)
???? President Clinton has renewed his attacks on the American tobacco industry. Accusing of using delaying tactics to block anti-smoking legislation, the US co ngress is considering a bill which will place tight restrictions on tobacco adve rtising and impose penalties on tobacco companies if they continue to sell cigar ettes to children. Mr. Clinton said, it was a fight with the lives of the Amer i can children, and he urged congress to move ahead with the bill. But a spokesman f or one of the big tobacco companies called the legislation totally unreasonable, and he said the process had become wholly politicized.
News Item 2(For Questions 12-13)
??????The French President Jacques Chirac is to discuss the efforts to stimulate Japan’s economy during his visit to Japan which begins today. The French P r esident is no stranger to Japan. He’s visited the country 40 times before and t h is will be his second visit as President. Mr. Chirac will hold summit talks wit h Japanese Prime Minister next Monday. He is expected to discuss efforts to boos t Japanese economy as well as investment by Japanese companies in France. He’ll also meet the Emperor and Empress at a luncheon on Tuesday. But perhaps the event that will draw most attention is the launch of a-year-long festival of French ar t and culture in Japan. A replica of Arch de Triomphe that usually stands in Pad s has been transported to Tokyo Bay for the festival. And Mr. Chirac will unveil??it. The festival includes films, theatrical performance, dance and exhibitions,??as well as promotions for French food and wine, both of which are very popular in Japan.
News Item 3(For Questions 14-15)
??????Officials of the World Food Program (WFP) say they are receiving informati on that famine has great part of central Afghanistan. WFP officials say as the w inter’s snow begins to melt and high mountain paths begin to clear, local leade r s and international aid workers are reporting some people are dying of starvatio n. Officials say a major disaster affecting hundreds of thousands of people may be in the making. The Taliban are blocking food deliveries to central Afghanista n. The UN has warned for several months that more than one million people are su ffering from blockade and 160,000 face starvation. An emergency air-lift of food to central Bombay province was cancelled earlier this year when the Taliban bom bed the local airport. WFP officials say the existing food stocks in that area a re exhausted and an emergency effort will be launched to bring wheat and potatoe s into the area.
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
??????Good morning. Today I’d like to discuss with you the secrets of good conv ersation, that is, how to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.
??????When someone tells you that you have to give a speech, your response may b e ”I’ve got to do what? But it’s important to remember that speeches are like an ything else in life there’s always a “first time”. People, even those who are??wo nderful talkers in a conversational setting, are often terrified over the prospe ct of giving their first speech. Some are scared about it no matter how many spe eches they have given before. I suspect you may have the same experience, or hav e seen others in similar situations. I give speeches many times a year to groups of every possible description. My secret is simply that I think of public speak ing as no different from any other form of talk. It’s a way of sharing my thoug h t with other people. You know, in one sense, it’s actually easier than social c o nversation because you are in complete control of where the talk is going. At th e same time you have to have something to say, of course. This leads us to the f irst key of being a successful public speaker: Talk about something you know abo ut.
???? The second key to being a good speaker is to follow the motto of the Boy Sc outs-Be well prepared. Never go to a speech without some prior work on it. If yo u are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing th e??speech itself should not be too difficult. If you let the audience know where y ou’re going at the beginning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech. At the end of your speech, try to summarize your most important points in slightly different words from the ones you used in your opening.
??????Here are some other key tips based on my own speaking experience and what I’ve noticed in other good speakers. Look at your audience. I’ve already said ho w important it is to make eye contact. First, be sure to look up from you text o r notes. Second, don’t talk to the wall in the back, or to the window or to the side. They are not your audience. Each time you look up from your text, look at a different part of the audience, so the whole group feels they’re being addres s ed. Note the pacing and inflection you want to use in speech. Some speakers, if they’re reading from a complete text, underline the words they want to emphasiz e . If you are using an outline or notes, highlight ideas or phrases you should st ress in your speech with different-colored pen or something. This accomplishes t wo things: It guarantees that your emphasis will be where you intended it to be, and it assures your audience that you won’t be speaking in a dull monotone tha t will put them to sleep, especially if you’re talking after a heavy meal. Stand up straight. I don’ t mean that you have to assume a parade ground posture, but stand in a comfortable, natural way rather than hunching over the lectern. Hunch ing constricts your breathing, and it makes you look bad as well. If there’s a m icrophone in front of you, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing you rself to stoop during the speech. If you can, check this out before it’s your t u rn to speak. Talk normally into the microphone. If you speak at a high volume in to it, you will actually be harder to hear. And be careful to keep your mouth in the range of the mike; don’t wave around or turn away to answer a question fro m the side.
???? Last but not the least, a speaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.??It’s not easy to be brief, especially on a topic you know a lot about. But in a ny kind of communication, it’s always worth taking the time to boil your messag e down to its essentials. That emphasis on brevity applies even more when you are delivering a speech. The show business expression “know when to get off” come s into play again. And the best public speakers always know when. Some of the long est speeches ever inflicted on the American public have been the inaugural addre sses of their presidents. However one of the shortest inaugural addresses is als o one of the best remembered and most often quoted. It was delivered on January 20,1960 by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy spoke for less than 15 minutes. We can learn??from these speakers, whose ability to talk effectively was central to their suc cess, as is the case with so many successful people in every profession. Brevity??is the first thing we can learn from them. If people like Kennedy are willing t o keep it short to maximize their effectiveness as speakers, we should be smart enough to do the same thing.
??????To sum up, I’ve mentioned several key points in becoming a successful pub l ic speaker, such as good preparation, audience awareness, brevity, etc. I hope y ou find them very useful in making your speeches effective. Thank you.
PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENTION
SECTION A TALK
1.答案：B
【問句譯文】是誰起草了美國第一所私人圖書館的規(guī)章制度的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】由談話可知，哈佛投資建成了美國的第一所私人圖書館，但是“The librarian there set rules for the new library.”故答案選B。
2.答案：D
【問句譯文】最早的公共圖書館也被稱為捐獻圖書館，因為那里的圖書如何？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】在介紹建于1731的第一所公共圖書館時，談話者說“Although this library wa s open to every one, all readers had to pay a membership or subscription fee in order to borrow books.”由此可知，所有借書者必須交納一定的會費，故答案選D。??
3.答案：A
【問句譯文】下列哪一項不是建立公共圖書館的目的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】這四個選項在錄音中都提到了，但是“comfortable reading rooms”只是圖書 館提供的服務，不是建立的目的，故答案選A。
4.答案：A
【問句譯文】現(xiàn)代私人圖書館和公共圖書館的主要區(qū)別是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“Unlike free pubic libraries, which open to everyon e, private libraries can be used only by authorized readers.”由此可知，私人圖書 館只供特定的讀者閱讀，而公共圖書館則面向所有的讀者。故答案選A。
5.答案：C
【問句譯文】該談話的目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】這段錄音是對美國的私人圖書館和公共圖書館作比較，介紹了不同類的圖書館的 功用。故答案選C。
SECTION B INTERVIEW
6.答案：D
【問句譯文】南茜為何成了出租車司機？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】采訪者一開始就問南茜這個問題，她的回答是“…even when I was young for I have to wait until I have a car to learn to drive.”由此可知，當一名司機是南茜 兒時的夢想，故答案選D。
7.答案：B
【問句譯文】根據(jù)她所說的，成為一名出租車司機最難的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“It was scary I didn’t know yet how to judge distan ce.”這就是她所說到的難事，故答案選B。
8.答案：B
【問句譯文】就她的工作而言，南茜最喜歡的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】當采訪者問到她工作的最大優(yōu)點時，南茜說道“I like best about the job wa s being outdoors, seeing how this city changes from season to season. And there are places of scene I would probably never have seen in another job.”由此可知， 她非常喜歡車窗外的各種景色。故答案選B。
9.答案：C
【問句譯文】由采訪可以推知，南茜是一位什么樣的母親？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】當采訪者說她的孩子們一定喜歡經常坐她的車時，南茜的回答是“So I’ve to p ay their fates one of these days, and take them out in my taxi, because I really??think it is fun out into the country side on the long drive, with the fresh air and sun shining. You just seem to want to drive for ever. At least that is how it’s for me.”由此可知南茜是一位對孩子非常慈愛的母親。故答案選C。
10.答案：D
【問句譯文】南茜遇到的都是什么人
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】南茜說她喜歡接觸不同個性的人，如“Some people are interesting, some ru shed, some pleasant, some funny, some talkative, some so pressed for time that t hey change clothes in the taxi.”由此可知，她所遇到的人個性各不相同。故答案選D。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1
11.答案：D
【問句譯文】美國制定禁煙法的主要目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】本題可從克林頓的話中得出答案，“It was a fight with the lives of the A merican children,…”即制定禁煙法是為了保護兒童。故答案選D。
News Item 2
12.答案：C
【問句譯文】法國總統(tǒng)訪問日本的目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】新聞首句說“The French President Jacques Chirac is to discuss the effo rts to stimulate the Japan’s economy during his visit to Japan which begins toda y.”因此答案選C。
13.答案：D
【問句譯文】這是Jacques Chime第幾次訪問日本？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】根據(jù)新聞中：“He’s visited the country 40 times before and this would be his second visit as President.”由此可知，他以前曾訪問過40次，那么這次即是第4 1次。
注意點：要區(qū)別，以總統(tǒng)身份，這是他第二次訪問日本。
News Item 3
14.答案：C
【問句譯文】阿富汗人民為和遭受饑荒？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】解答本題的關鍵句是“The Taliban are blocking food deliveries to centra l Afghanistan.”由此可知，是由于塔利班封鎖食品發(fā)放所造成的。故答案選C。
15.答案：A
【問句譯文】有多少阿富汗人正面臨饑餓？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】新聞中說“The UN has warned for several months that more than one mill ion people are suffering from blockade and 160,000 face starvation.”故答案選A。
注意點：要區(qū)別受封鎖的人數(shù)與受饑餓的人數(shù)。
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
1.答案：talk????
【詳細解答】有人害怕演講，于是講話者根據(jù)自己的經驗說“My secret is simply that I t hink of public speaking as no different from any other form of talk.”
2.答案：share????
【詳細解答】只要聽清關鍵句“It’s a way of sharing my thought with other people.” 就可知道此處應填原形動詞share。
3.答案：subject????
【詳細解答】根據(jù)關鍵句“If you are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.”這里說的 是自由決定演講的主題（subject）。
4.答案：knowledge????
【詳細解答】在談到如何取得演講的成功時，第一要點是“Talk about something you know about.”也就是要掌握“knowledge of the subject matter”。
5.答案：theme／idea
【詳細解答】錄音中說“If you let the audience know where you’re going at the begin ning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech.”這句話 告訴了我們演講一開始就告知聽眾主題“theme／idea”的重要性。
6.答案：speaking
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的其他要點時說“Note the pacing and inflecti on you want to use in speech.”即要注意演講語速（the speed of speaking）的變化。
7.答案：comfort
【詳細解答】錄音中提到要調整麥克風的高度，“If there’s a microphone in front of yo u, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing yourself to stoop during th e speech.”這樣做的目的是為了讓你在演講過程中感覺舒服（comfort）。
8.答案：short
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的最后一點時說“Last but not the least, a sp eaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.”這里的brevity意為shortness，即t ry to make your message short。
9.答案：shortest????
【詳細解答】錄音中談到如何取得演講成功的最后一點時舉例說“However one of the short est inaugural addresses is also one of the best remembered and most often quoted .”由此可知，此處應填寫shortest。
10.答案：success
【詳細解答】談話者以美國總統(tǒng)肯尼迪的著名演講僅用時15分鐘為例，旨在說明演講要盡量簡 潔。即簡潔是成功（success）的關鍵。
改錯
1.答案： the
【詳細解答】本句中的most為副詞，修飾形容詞obvious，意為“十分，非?！?，由于obvious 不是最高級形式，故不用定冠詞the。
2.答案：but→and
【詳細解答】根據(jù)文章內容判斷，but后面的陳述與前文并不是相反之意，而是并列關系。
3.答案：in→to
【詳細解答】as opposed to為固定搭配，意為“與……對照，與……相比”。
4.答案：misled→misleading
【詳細解答】根據(jù)句意，這里的方式（way）是對他人有誤導，不是被他人誤導。所以應該用m islead的現(xiàn)在分詞表示主動的含義。
5.答案：away
【詳細解答】far away from意為“距離某處很遠”，而far from being則意為“遠不是，遠 夠不上”。根據(jù)上下文，這里是說“遠非毫無意義”，故應該用短語far from being。
6.答案：single→only
【詳細解答】此處用only修飾vehicle比用single更符合習慣用法。
7.答案：as→in
【詳細解答】本句中的介詞in表示“在……方面”，as則無此意。
8.答案：mean→means
【詳細解答】by no means為固定搭配，意為“絲毫不，絕不”。
9.答案：have∧→such
【詳細解答】such as是常見表達方式，用來舉例說明。
10.答案：obscurity→obscurities
【詳細解答】a number of 意為“大量的”，應修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)形式。
閱讀理解 A
SECTION A
TEXT A??
短文大意：本文是有關丹麥社會秩序的介紹。
16.答案：B
【參考譯文】作者認為丹麥人對他們的國家持什么樣的態(tài)度？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段首句說“Despite Denmark’s manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they are to be Danes.”由此可知，丹麥人對他們的國家持謙虛態(tài)度， 故答案選B。
17.答案：A
【參考譯文】下列哪一項不是文中所評價的丹麥人的特征？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第二段第二句說“…and despite all the English that Danish absorbs — there is no Danish Academy to defend against it — old dialects persist in J utland that can barely be understood by Copenhageners.”由此可知，丹麥是一個在語 言上有容忍性的國家，故可排除選項C；下一句接著說“It is the land where, as the sa ying goes,“ Few have too much and fewer have too little, ”and a foreigner is str uck by the sweet egalitarianism that prevails,…”由此可知丹麥社會是個人人平等的 社會，故可排除選項B；由本段最后一句“It’s a nation of tireless planner. Trains r un on time. Things operate well in general.”可知，丹麥是個有秩序守時的國家，故 可排除選項D。文中并沒有提到丹麥人喜歡外國文化，故選項A為正確答案。
18.答案：D
【參考譯文】作者對工商業(yè)部長所說的話的反應是什么？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】工商部長在講話中說到丹麥是世界上最干凈，最有秩序的國家，沒有污染，沒有 犯罪與貧窮等等，作者并沒有直接地表達自己的態(tài)度，而是列舉了一些與該部長談話相反的 社會現(xiàn)象，由此可知，作者是持懷疑的態(tài)度，故答案選D。
19.答案：C
【參考譯文】根據(jù)該短文，丹麥社會的井然有序怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第四段中說到“Orderliness is a main selling point.”由于丹麥缺乏自 然資源，井然有序的社會秩序對該國經濟發(fā)展起到重要作用，故選項C為正確答案。
20.答案：D
【參考譯文】下列哪一項不是作者在文中最后一段陳述的內容？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】由本段第三句“The rules of the welfare system are clear to everyone,… ”，可排除選項A；由第二句中的“…you shouldn’t feel bad for taking what you’re e ntitled to,…”可排除選項B；由最后一句“the orderliness of the system makes it p ossible for the country to weather high unemployment and social unrest without a sense of crisis.”可排除選項C。本段并沒有提到“井然有序的社會秩序有可能減輕失業(yè) 問題”，故答案選D。
TEXT B??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是三類使用英語的人。
21.答案：D
【參考譯文】自信類的人對語言的態(tài)度如何？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第三段在談到自信類的人時說“…who therefore do not feel they need worry much about their use of English. Their education and occupation make them confident of speaking an unimpeachable form of English: no fear of being critici zed or corrected is likely to cross their minds, and this gives their speech tha t characteristically unselfconscious and easy flow which is often envied.”由此 可知，自信類的人總是泰然自若、無所畏懼的樣子，故答案選D。
22.答案：B
【參考譯文】為何焦慮類的人被認為是不幸的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第五段第三句說“They live their lives in some degree of nervousnes s over their grammar,…”第六段第二句說“Their lot is also the open or veiled co ntempt of the ‘assured’on one side of them and of the “indifferent” on the oth er.”由此可知，內外受困使得焦慮類的人成為不幸者，故答案選B。
23.答案：D
【參考譯文】作者認為應該如何看待焦慮者為實現(xiàn)他心中的好英語所做出的努力？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文最后一段首句說“It is all too easy to raise an unworthy laugh at t he anxious.”這些人可能會在語言方面花費過多的精力，以致被英語的各種形式所困擾。 作者認為這些做法是不明智的。故答案選D“不合理的，荒謬的”。
TEXT C??
短文大意：本文是對著名廣播節(jié)目主持人庫克的一生的評論。
24.答案：C
【參考譯文】短文的開頭，作者似乎對庫克的哪一方面進行了批評？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段首句中說“…it should be reflected that the real snob is Coo ke himself, who has spent a lifetime disguising them.” 這句話表明作者對于庫克放 棄英國護照的做法是持批評態(tài)度，認為這一點是不能容忍的，故答案選C。
25.答案：B
【參考譯文】不能用下列哪一個形容詞來描述庫克？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第一段描寫的是庫克過90歲生日的盛況，由此可知庫克相當有名，故可首先 排除選項D；短文最后一段第二句說“His arrogance in not allowing BBC editors to se e his script in advance worked, not for the first time, to his detriment.”由此 可知他的傲慢個性，故可排除選項C；這里接著說“His defenders said he could not hel p living with the 1930s values he had acquired and somewhat dubiously went on to cite “gallantry” as chief among them.”由此可知他是一位保守人物，故可排除選項A ；全文沒有提到他的“真誠”一面，故答案選B。
26.答案：C
【參考譯文】在評論庫克的一生和他的職業(yè)時，作者的語氣有點怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】文中在談到庫克的事業(yè)成功給予了肯定。而當談到他的國籍、婚姻、軍隊中性犯 罪、為人處事等問題時，作者提出了極其嚴厲地批評。故選項C“尖銳的，諷刺的”為正確 答案。
TEXT D
短文大意：本文主要是對Duffy先生得知舊情人死訊后心情的描寫。
27.答案：A
【參考譯文】當Duffy先生看到有關那位女士死亡的報道時，他的第一反應是什么？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第三句說“The whole narrative of her death revolted him and it revolted him to think that he had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred. ”這里兩次用到revolt（厭惡，反感）一詞，因此答案選A。
28.答案：C
【參考譯文】從文章中能推斷出記者在報道該女土死亡時用的什么方式？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第四句說“The cautious words of a reporter won over to conce al the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach.”由此可知選項 C“謹慎的”為正確答案。
29.答案：D
【參考譯文】我們可以從文章最后一段推斷出Duffy先生的心情如何？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】短文最后—段提到，當Duffy先生坐在房間里回想與“她”的往事的時，“He be gan to feel ill at ease. He asked himself what else could he have done. He could not have lived with her openly. He had done what seemed to him best. How was he to blame?”從這里我們可以看出他處于一種自責、懊悔的情緒之中。故選項D“懊悔的” 為正確答案。
30.答案：C
【參考譯文】根據(jù)該短文，下列哪一種說法是不正確的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】短文第一段第四句說“…h(huán)e had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred .”，由此可知他曾經十分信任她，故可排除選項A。第六句說“Not merely had she degra ded herself, she had degraded him.”這表明他感到非常羞恥，故可排除選項B；該段還 提到Duffy先生和“她”發(fā)生了一次激烈的爭吵，于是他提出分手，最后一句說“He had no difficulty now in approving of the course he had taken.”這表明是Duffy先生想要 結束他們之間的關系。故答案選項C。
閱讀理解 B
TEXT E??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是比爾·蓋茨的教育觀，強調了學校教育的重要性。
31.答案：C
【參考譯文】在該短文中，比爾·蓋茨主要討論了什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】快速閱讀全文，便知談的是學校教育。短文第二段比爾·蓋茨說道“Get the be st education you can. Take advantage of high school and college. Learn how to le arn.”故這篇短文主要討論的是“教育的重要性”。
TEXT F??
短文大意：本文主要論述的是倫敦在當今社會的重要地位。
32.答案：D
【參考譯文】這篇文章著重論述了什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】這篇文章從三個方面論述了倫敦地位的重要性：重要的港口城市、最大的制造中 心以及國內國際商貿中心。在回顧倫敦歷史的同時，又提到倫敦的現(xiàn)狀。故選項D為正確答 案。
TEXT G??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是網絡技術的發(fā)展對印刷業(yè)帶來的沖擊。
33.答案：A
【參考譯文】本文的寫作目的是什么？
【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
【詳細解答】短文第一段最后一句首先引出話題“The very existence of paper copy has b een brought into question once more.”接著文中從四個方面論述了網絡技術給印刷業(yè)所 帶來的影響。故答案選A。
TEXT H??
短文大意：這篇短文是有關Owen先生所著書的書評。
34.答案：B
【參考譯文】評論者對（Owen先生的）書的態(tài)度如何？
【試題分析】本題為推理題。
【詳細解答】本文先介紹的是Owen先生的書的內容，指出了值得肯定的方面，接著談到書中的 不足之處。作者知識客觀地去評論。故答案選B。
TEXT I??
短文大意：本文介紹的是《讀者文摘》改版后的內容、原因以及人們對它的看法。
35.答案：D
【參考譯文】該雜志的目錄是何時放在封底的？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段第二句說“For a couple of years in the 1960s, Willcox said, the table of contents was shifted to the back cover.”，由此可知，時間為二十世紀 六十年代。
36.答案：A
【參考譯文】該雜志為何受到指責？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第三段第三句說“Publishing industry executives and Wall Street ana lysts have criticized the magazine for failing to attract the next generation of readers.”由此可知，不能吸引年青人是其受到指責的原因。故答案選A。
TEXT J
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是Oxford Wordfinder（OWF）這部字典的諸多優(yōu)點。
37.答案：A
【參考譯文】OWF與Longman Activator這兩部字典的詞匯怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】短文第二段開頭說“The OWF is based upon similar lines to the ground br eaking Longman Activator in that words in each dictionary are not simply listed in alphabetical order.”由此可知，這兩部字典除了按字母表順序排列單詞之外，還根據(jù) 詞意、用法的異同排列。故答案選A。
38.答案：B
【參考譯文】要查到一個意為“boiling with a low heat”的詞，你可能首先翻到第幾頁？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。 詳細解答短文第四段第二句說“Let’s say the learner wishes to know the correct wor d for “boiling with a low heat”. The intermediate learner, who will probably beg in her search under “Cook” on page 99,…”由此可知，正確答案為B。
TEXT K??
短文大意：本文主要介紹的是留學比利時的條件。
39.答案：C
【參考譯文】那些想去荷蘭或法國讀書的學生應該怎樣？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。
【詳細解答】首先快速查找有關“Dutch or French”的文字，發(fā)現(xiàn)它在Language skills中， 由此可知，這些學生可能要接受語言培訓。故答案選C。
40.答案：B
【參考譯文】比利時大學不開設什么課程？
【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題，可用排除法解答。
【詳細解答】快速查找programmes項，可分別查到選項A、C和D，只有選項B沒有提到，故為正 確答案。
翻譯
PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
???? The first-generation museums in the world are museums of natural history. W ith fossils and specimens they introduce to people the evolution of the earth an d various living organisms on it. The second-generation museums are those of ind ustrial technology. Fruits of various stages of industrial civilization are on d isplay here. Although these two generations of muslins have played the role of s preading scientific knowledge, they regard visitors as passive spectators.
???? The world’s third-generation museums are full of completely new concepts. H ere visitors can carry out operations and careful observations themselves. In th is way they come closer to advanced achievements in science and technology so as to probe their mystery.
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
???????? 提起英年“早逝”，人們或有所指。人們定會相信有些人死亡的時刻更為適宜。壽終正寢極少稱為“早逝”。長壽即意味著生命之完整。但英年早逝常令人感到逝者美好時光尚未到來，一生之評說尚未做出。然而，歷史卻否認這點,提起杰出的早逝者，人們定會億起瑪麗蓮·夢露和詹姆士·迪恩。兩人生命短暫，卻完美無缺。詩人約翰·濟慈26歲與世長辭，作家們對此難以接受。而他們自己過了26歲時卻只能半開玩笑地認為今生今世無所作為。生命短暫即未成果這—觀念荒謬無理。生命的價值取決于它留給世界的印象、它的貢獻及它的美德。
寫作
Education as a Lifelong Process
???? When education is mentioned, we can easily think of school, colleges and yo ung people. In fact, education is so important in modern society that it can be viewed as a lifelong process.
???? First, it’s the requirement of fast-developing society, to accept education despite of your age. Our world is changing dramatically with the development of new science and technology. A person who completed his education at school in 7 0s or 80s may have encountered new problems when he is working now. The problems??might have something to do with his major or other aspects. For example an acco untant now must master the skills of accounting through computers, which is the basic tools for him, so he should also learn how to apply his job in a computer.??No matter how old is he.
???? Secondly, education creates human character and moralities. Through educati on, youth may learn how to make contributions to the world. And the old may lear n new things to enrich their lives. Through education, a healthy person can beco me stronger and a disabled person can have a new hope on his life. Man can find great pleasure by accepting education.
???? Thirdly, our modem society has provided everyone the chance to accept educa tion. As long as you wish you could get education by attending night-schools, ad ult colleges, training centers and even long-distance education through Internet and TV.
???? In one word, knowledge is limitless. And life is limited. So education is a lifelong process.
本套真題測試的語言重點：
重點單詞：
improviser??即興詩人，即興演講者，即席演出者
distributor??發(fā)行人
stratification??層化，階層的形成
downright??明白的，明顯的
frenzy??狂暴，狂怒
adherent??信徒，追隨者，擁護者
benighted??愚昧的
jeopardize??危害
重點詞組：
persist in??堅持
creep into??開始發(fā)生于，溜進……
drop out of??退出……,不參與……
cut out??切掉, 取代, 停止
