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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononetopic:CityProblems.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.越來越多的人涌入大城市，有些問題隨之產(chǎn)生

2.比較明顯的大問題有……

3.我對(duì)這種現(xiàn)象的想法

CityProblems

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

ScientistsWeighOptionsforRebuildingNewOrleans

Asexpertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastated(毀壞)city,onequestioniswhethertowalloff—orworkwith—thewater.

EvenbeforethedeathtollfromHurricaneKatrinaistallied,scientistsarecautiouslybeginningtodiscussthefutureofNewOrleans.FewseemtodoubtthatthisvitalheartofU.S.commerceandculturewillberestored,butexactlyhowtorebuildthecityanditsdefensestoavoidarepeatcatastropheisanopenquestion.PlansforimprovingitsleveesandrestoringthebarrierofwetlandsaroundNewOrleanshavebeenonthetablesince1998,butfederaldollarsneededtoimplementthemneverarrived.Afterthetragedy,that'sboundtochange,saysJohnDay,anecologistatLouisianaStateUniversity(LSU)inBatonRouge.Andifthereisanupsidetothedisaster,hesays,it'sthat'nowwe'vegotacleanslatetostartfrom."

ManyarelookingforguidancetotheNetherlands,acountrythat,justlikebowl-shapedNewOrleans,sitsmostlybelowsealevel,keepingthewateratbaywithaconstructionofamazingscaleandcomplexity.Others,pointingtoVenice'slong-standingadaptations,sayit'sbesttoletwaterflowthroughthecity,depositingsedimenttooffsetgeologicsubsidence—amodelthatwouldrequirearadicalrethinkingofarchitecture.Anotherideaistoletnaturehelpbyrestoringthewetlandbuffersbetweenseaandcity.

Butbeforetheoptionscanbeweighed,severalunknownswillhavetobeaddressed.Oneispreciselyhowthecurrentdefensesfailed.Toanswerthat,LSUcoastalscientistsPaulKempandHassanMashriquiarepickingtheirwaythroughthedestroyedcityandsurroundingregion,reconstructingthesizeofwatersurgesbymeasuringtelltalemarksleftonthesidesofbuildingsandhighwaystructures.TheyarefeedingthesedataintoasimulationofthewindandwateraroundNewOrleansduringitsordeal.

"Wecan'tsayforsureuntilthisjobisdone,"saysDay,"buttheemergingpictureisexactlywhatwe'vepredictedforyears."Namely,severalcanals—includingtheMRGO,whichwasbuilttospeedshippinginthe1960s—havethecombinedeffectoffunnelingsurgesfromtheGulfofMexicorighttothecity'seasternleveesandthelakesystemtothenorth.Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding."Oneofthefirstthingswe'llseedoneisthecompletebackfillingoftheMRGOcanal,"predictsDay,"whichcouldtakeacoupleofyears."

Thelevees,whichhavebeenprovisionallyrepaired,willbeshoredupfurtherinthemonthstocome,althoughtheirlong-termfateisunclear.Betterleveeswouldprobablyhavepreventedmostofthefloodinginthecitycenter.Toprovidefurtherprotection,amobiledamsystem,muchlikeastormsurgebarrierintheNetherlands,couldbeusedtocloseoffthemouthofLakePontchartrain.Butmostexpertsagreethattheseareshort-termfixes.

ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansandtheLouisianacoastlineisthattheentireMississippiRiverdeltaissubsidinganderoding,plungingthecitydeeperbelowsealevelandremovingathickcushionofwetlandsthatoncebufferedthecoastlinefromwindandwaves.Partofthesubsidenceisgeologicandunavoidable,butthereststemsfromtheleveesthathavehemmedintheMississippiallthewaytoitsmouthfornearlyacenturytopreventfloodsandfacilitateshipping.Asaresult,riversedimentisnolongerspreadacrossthedeltabutdumpedintotheGulfofMexico.Withoutaconstantstreamoffreshsediment,thebarrierislandsandmarshesaredisappearingrapidly,withaquarter,roughlythesizeofRhodeIsland,alreadygone.

Afteryearsofpoliticalwrangling,abroadgrouppulledtogetherbytheLouisianagovernmentin1998proposedamassive$14billionplantosavetheLouisianacoasts,calledCoast2050(nowmodifiedintoaplancalledtheLouisianaCoastalAreaproject).Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent."It'soneofthebestandcheapesthurricanedefenses,"saysDay,whochaireditsscientificadvisorycommittee.

Althoughtheplanwasnevergivenmorethantokenfunding,ateamledbyDayhasbeenconductingapilotstudysince2000,divertingpartoftheMississippiintothewetlandsdownstreamofthecity."Theresultsareasgoodaswecouldhavehoped,"hesays,withlandlevelsrisingatabout1centimeterperyear—enoughtooffsetrisingsealevels,saysDay.

Evenifthewetlandswererestoredandnewleveeswerebuilt,thecombinationofgeologicsubsidenceandrisingsealevelswilllikelysinkNewOrleansanothermeterby2100.Theproblemmightbesolvedbyanotherambitiousplan,saysRoelBoumans,acoastalscientistattheUniversityofVermontinBurlingtonwhodidhisph.D.atLSU:shoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsedimentpipedinfromtheriver.Themajorityofthebuildingsinthefloodedareaswillhavetoberazedanyway,hesays,"sowhynottakethisopportunitytofixtherootoftheproblem?"TherivercoulddepositenoughsedimenttoraisethebottomoftheNewOrleansbowltosealevel"in50to60years,"heestimates.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldliveintheseareasVenice-style,withbuildingsbuiltonstilts.Boumanseventakesitastepfurther:"Youwouldhavetoraiseeverythingabout30centimetersonceevery30years,sowhynotmakethejobeasierbymakinghousesthatcanfloat."

Whetherthatistechnicallyorpoliticallyfeasible—Day,forone,callsit"notlikely"—remainstobeseen,especiallybecauseuntilnow,thepoorestresidentslivedinthelowestpartsofthecity.Anydecisiononhowbesttoprotectthecityinthefuturewillbetiedtohowmanypeoplewilllivethere,andwhere."theremaybealargecontingentofresidentsandbusinesseswhochoosenottoreturn,"saysBillGood,anenvironmentalscientistatLSUandmanageroftheLouisianaGeologicalSurvey'sCoastalProcessessection.Itisalsonotyetclearhowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemade,saysGood,"Sincethereisnoprecedentofcomparablemagnitude."Everylevelofgovernmentissuretobeinvolved,and"theprocessislikelytobeadhoc."

Evenwiththeinevitableminglingofscienceandpolitics,westillhave"auniquechancetobackoutofsomebaddecisions,"saysGood,whogrewupinNewOrleans."Ihopethatwedon'tletthisonce-in-historyopportunityslipthroughourfingersintherushtorebuildthecity:"

1.ThepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthesuggestionstoreconstructNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.

2.TwoexamplestodealwithwaterareNetherlandsandVenice.

3.Thecanalshavenothingtodowiththeflooding.

4.Theleveeswillbeshoredupfurtherwithclearlong-termfate.

5.ThebasicproblemforNewOrleansisthesubsidenceofMississippiRiverdelta.

6.ThekeycomponentofCoast2050iswetlandrestoration.

7.TheplanofCoast2050willgetbillionsoffederalfunding.

8.NewOrleanswilllikelysink________________by2100.

9.Anotherambitiousplanistoshoringupthelowestlandwithaslurryofsediment________________.

10.HowdecisionsaboutthereconstructionwillbemaPartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Themandoesn'twanttoseeMr.Williams.

[B]Mr.JonesisinaninferiorpositiontoMr.Williams.

[C]Mr.Jonesusedtobeincharge.

[D]Mr.Williamsdoesn'twanttoseetheman.

12.[A]Theyneedtomakemoreefforts.[C]Theothershavedonethegreaterpartofit.

[B]Shefeltabitannoyed.[D]They'vefinishedmorethanhalfofit.

13.[A]Shefeltverysorry.[C]Shewasinahurry.

[B]Shefeltabitannoyed.[D]Shewassurprised.

14.[A]Theknifebelongstohim.[C]ThemanonceborrowedBob'sknife.

[B]Bobshouldmindhisownbusiness.[D]Bob'sknifeisn'tasgoodasthatoftheman.

15.[A]He'llmissthemeetingthatafternoon.[C]Hewon'tmissthemeeting.

[B]Hecan'thaveanappointmentwiththehost.[D]Heisahardworkingman.

16.[A]Becauseshedidn'tfulfillherpromise.

[B]Becausehermotherwouldbeveryangry.

[C]Becauseshecan'tfinishthejobaheadofschedule.

[D]Becauseshewouldbethelasttofinishthejob.

17.[A]Healwaystalksonthephoneforthatlongifit'stollfree.

[B]Theyhadsomuchfreetimetotalkonthephoneforthatlong.

[C]Theytalkedonthephonefortoolong.

[D]Hewantstoknowwhattheytalkedabout.

18.[A]Atarestaurant.[C]Intheoffice.

[B]Atthecinema.[D]Atadepartmentstore.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.[A]HeisateacherofEnglishinCambridge.[C]HeisaconsultanttoaScottishcompany.

[B]Heisaspecialistincomputerscience.[D]HeisaBritishtouristtoChina.

20.[A]22℃[C]25℃

[B]23℃[D]34℃

21.[A]WithanEnglishfamily.[C]Withalanguageteacher.

[B]Inaflatnearthecollege.[D]Inastudentdormitory.

22.[A]Certainthingscannotbelearnedfrombooks.

[B]Foreignstudentshadbetterliveoncampus.

[C]Choiceofwheretolivevariesfrompersontoperson.

[D]Britishfamiliesusuallywelcomeforeignstudents.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.[A]Waystodeterminetheageofafossil.[C]Acomparisonoftwoshellfishfossils.

[B]Theidentityofafossilthewomanfound.[D]Plansforafieldtriptolookforfossils.

24.[A]Hehasneverseenafossilthatold.[C]Itisprobablyarecentspecimen.

[B]Itcouldbemanymillionsofyearsold.[D]Hewillaskthelabhowolditis.

25.[A]Takeittoclass.[C]Takeittothelab.

[B]Putitinhercollection.[D]Leaveitwithherprofessor.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]Shedidn'twanttobeatypist.[C]Shewasnotenthusiasticabouttyping.

[B]Shewasnotenergeticenoughtodothejob.[D]Sheneverwenttoauniversity.

27.[A]Becausenobodywantedtohireherasapilot.

[B]Becauseshewantedtoprovethatawomancouldflyanairplane.

[C]Herparentsdidn'twanttohireapilot.

[D]Shedidnothaveenoughmoneytohireapilot.

28.[A]Vienna.[C]India.

[B]Baghdad.[D]Australia.

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.[A]Readingmagazinearticles.[C]Writingresearchpapers.

[B]Reviewingbookreports.[D]Selectinginformationsources.

30.[A]Gatheringnon-relevantmaterials.[C]Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.

[B]Stealinganotherperson'sideas.[D]Handinginassignmentslate.

31.[A]Inthestudent'sownwords.[C]Inshortphrases.

[B]Indirectquotations.[D]Inshorthand.

32.[A]Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.[C]Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthor.

[B]Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.[D]Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.[A]Seasonalvariationsinnature.

[B]Howintelligencechangeswiththechangeofseasons.

[C]Howwecanimproveourintelligence.

[D]Whysummeristhebestseasonforvacation.

34.[A]Summer.[C]Fall.

[B]Winter.[D]Spring.

35.[A]Allpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthanintheotherseasonsoftheyear.

[B]Heathasnoeffectonpeople'smentalabilities.

[C]Peoplelivingneartheequatorarethemostintelligent.

[D]Bothclimateandtemperatureexertimpactonpeople'sintelligence.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblank,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Buildingafterbuildingunderwater.(36)________inshelters.Thousandsofothersunsurewheretogo.(37)________forhelp.Anarchy.Bodiesinstreets.ThisiswhatoneofAmerica'shistoriccitieswas(38)________tothisweekbyapowerfulstorm,Katrina.

OfficialswanteveryonestillleftinNewOrleans,Louisiana,toleavefornow.The(39)________ofNewOrleanssaysthousandsmaybedead.(40)________Katrinaalsocauseddeathand(41)________inpartsofMississippiandAlabamaalongtheGulfofMexico.FederalofficialsreportedFridaythatmorethanonemillionfivehundredthousandhomesandbusinesses(42)________withoutelectricpower.

NewOrleansPartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Blueistheworld'sfavoritecolor.Itisalsothecolormostoften47withintellectandauthority.

Mostuniformsareblue.InGreekandRomanmythology,blueisthecolorofskygods.IntheOldTestament,Godis48bydeepblue.Blueandturquoise(青綠色)arerepresentedbytheIslamicreligion.Itisthe49colorinthemosquesoftheworld.

Bluesymbolizestruth,peaceandcooperation.ItisthecoloroftheflagoftheUnitedNationsandofEurope.Asthecoolestcolorofthespectrum,itisthehuemostlikelytohavearecedingeffect.Asintheskiesandwaterthat50us,blueisseenasapeacefuland51color.Bluelighthasseento52bloodpressurebycalmingthenervoussystemhencerelaxingthebodyandmind.Bluecreateslargeairyspaces.Itmakesroomsbigger.

Thewrongshadeofbluecanbeuncomfortable.Itcanalsobecoldandsterile(枯燥的)unless53withwarmercolors.

Lightandsoftbluemakesusfeelquietandprotectedfromthebustle(喧鬧)and54oftheday.Bluebedroomsarerestful.Bluebathroomsareappropriatelywatery.Blue55depthwithgreensandreds.Darkbluerepresentsthenightmakinguscalm.Itsapparentlycalmingeffectmakesittheperfecttoneforthequieter56ofyourlivingspace.

[A]represented[I]activity

[B]engage[J]zones

[C]refreshing[K]foolish

[D]surround[L]line

[E]curved[M]acquires

[F]dominant[N]associated

[G]lower[O]rash

[H]balanced

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthesection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostshoplifters(商店扒手)agreethattheJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthehard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowdedandthestaffsobusy,itdoesnotrequireanyextraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwolittlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown,inthebusiness,as"hoisting".

Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.Evenattheheightofthesales,shoplifterstodayneverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneofthoseevillittleballsthathangfromtheceilingsofsomanydepartmentstoresabovethemostdesirablegoods.

Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem,theycannowbefilmedatworkandobligedtoattendashowingoftheirperformanceincourt.

SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoretoinstallclosed-circuitvideotapeequipmenttowatchitssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewonitsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusingaevidenceavideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealingdresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhichencouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilarequipment.

Whentheballs,calledsputniks,firstmakeanappearanceinshops,itwaswidelybelievedthattheironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances,thecuriousholesandredlightsgoingonandoff,certainlymakethetheorybelievable.

Itdidnottakelong,however,forseriousshoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.SoonaftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges,storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthecontrolroomwatchingawomansecretlyputtingbottlesofperfumeintoherbag.

"Assheturnedtogo,"Chadwickrecalled,"shesuddenlylookedupatthe'sputnik'andstopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthecamerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletelyhidden,butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwaslookingather."

"Foramomentshepaused,butthenshereturnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverythingback.Whenshehadfinished,sheopenedherbagtowardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyandhurriedoutofthestore."

57.Januaryisagoodmonthforshopliftersbecause________.

[A]theydon'tneedtowaitforstafftoservethem

[B]theydon'tneedanypreviousexperienceasthieves

[C]therearesomanypeopleinthestore

[D]Januarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthem

58.Thesputnikshangingfromtheceilingareintended________.

[A]towatchthemostdesirablegoods[C]tofrightenshopliftersbytheirappearance

[B]tomakefilmsthatcanbeusedasevidence[D]tobeusedasevidenceagainstshoplifters

59.ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause________.

[A]thestoregotthedressesback

[B]theequipmentwasabletofrightenshoplifters

[C]othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipment

[D]thekindofevidencesuppliedwasacceptedbycourt

60.Thewomanstealingperfume________.

[A]guessedwhatthesputnikswerefor[C]couldseethecamerafilmingher

[B]wasfrightenedbyitsshape[D]knewthatthedetectivehadseenher

61.Thewoman'sactionbeforeleavingthPartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.

Todaythecaristhemostpopular67oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely68thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarfor6990percentofallpersonal70.

MostAmericansareableto71cars.Theaveragepriceofa72madecarwas,500in1950,740in1960andup73750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericanearmanufacturerssetabout74theirproductsandworkefficiency.

Meanwhile,theyearlyincomeofthe75familyincreasedfrom1950to197576thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason,77anewcartakesasmaller78ofafamily'stotalearningstoday.

In195179ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily's80tobuyanewcar.In1962,anewcar818.3ofafamily'sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7582income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically83tomodelsfrompreviousyears.

The84oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy85thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoney86theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.

67.[A]kinds[B]means[C]mean[D]types

68.[A]denied[B]reproduced[C]replaced[D]ridiculed

69.[A]hardly[B]nearly[C]certainly[D]somehow

70.[A]trip[B]works[C]business[D]travel

71.[A]buy[B]sell[C]race[D]see

72.[A]quickly[B]regularly[C]rapidly[D]recently

73.[A]on[B]to[C]in[D]about

74.[A]raising[B]making[C]reducing[D]improving

75.[A]unusual[B]interested[C]average[D]big

76.[A]slowest[B]equal[C]faster[D]less

77.[A]bringing[B]obtaining[C]having[D]purchasing

78.[A]part[B]half[C]number[D]side

79.[A]clearly[B]proportionally[C]obviously[D]suddenly

80.[A]income[B]work[C]plants[D]debts

81.[A]used[B]spent[C]cost[D]needed

82.[A]months[B]dollar[C]family[D]year

83.[A]famous[B]quick[C]superior[D]inferior

84.[A]running[B]notice[C]influence[D]discussion

85.[A]then[B]so[C]as[D]which

86.[A]starting[B]leaving[C]keeping[D]repairing

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

Directions:CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.

87.Thechairmanrequested________________________(所有書面資料都要儲(chǔ)存在電腦硬盤上).

88.________________________(如果我是你)，Iwouldhaveacceptedsuchanoffergivenbythemanager.

89.Doyoumind________________________(推遲這次會(huì)議到本季度末)?

90.________________________(考慮到各種各樣的因素)，oursubjectsshouldberearrangedtomeettherequirementsofthecurriculum.

91.________________________(理完發(fā)之后)，ProfessorSmithwentstraightlytothelaboratorytoproceedwithhisexperiments.2010年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試全真預(yù)測(cè)試卷一答案詳解

PartIWriting

CityProblems

Nowsdays,millionsofmigrantworkersflockintocitiesinsearchofjobsandbetterliving.However,withthesharpriseintheurbanpopulation,manyproblemsariseinthedevelopmentofcities.

Firstly,citiesbecomemoreandmorecrowded,puttingmuchpressureupontransportation,housing,sanitation,education,employmentandsoon.Cityservicesandfacilitieshavebeenstrainedtoabreakingpoint.Secondly,agrowingnumberofprivatecarsemitahugeamountofcarbondioxide,leavingtheairmercilesslypolluted.Whatismore,thecityisalsothreatenedbyanincreaseincrime.Thereisnotasingledaypassingwithoutthereportofsomeonebeingrobbed,kidnappedorevenmurdered.

Lastbutnotleast,city-dwellersarenotonlyseparatedfromthenaturebutalsoisolatedfromeachother,evennotknowingnameoftheirnext-doorneighbor.

Alltheseproblemshaveharmedtheattractivenessofthecity.Morepeoplemayseektoliveinthesuburbsifthereisn'tanyimprovement.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y文章開頭提到expertsponderhowbesttorebuildthedevastatedcity,并在第三段簡(jiǎn)要介紹了重建的幾種方案，隨后文章詳細(xì)地闡述了各種建議，由此可知該句正確。

2.Y根據(jù)題干中的信息詞NetherlandsandVenice定位到原文第三段。文中關(guān)于前者的描寫是keepingthewateratbay,關(guān)于后者蝗是letwaterflowthroughthecity,由此可知題干表述正確。

3.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞canals和flooding定位到原文第五段，該段提到運(yùn)河的作用是funnelingsurges,而Thosesurgesaretoblamefortheflooding,早些可知運(yùn)河與洪災(zāi)是有關(guān)系的故該句錯(cuò)誤。

4.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞levees及l(fā)ong-termfate定位到原文第六段第一句話，可知theirlong-termfateisunclear,故該句表述錯(cuò)誤。

5.Y根據(jù)題干中的信息詞basicproblemforNewOrleans定位到原文第七段第一句話，可知題干表述與原文相符。

6.Y根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Coast2050定位到原文第八段，在Coast2050后明確提到Wetlandrestorationwasakeycomponent,可知題干表述正確。

7.NG根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Coast2050定位到原文倒數(shù)第三段第一句，可得到答案。

8.anothermeter.根據(jù)題干中的信息詞by2100定位到原文倒數(shù)第三段第一句，可得到答案。

9.pipedinfromtheriver.根據(jù)題干中的信息詞anotherambitiousplan定位到原文倒數(shù)第三段第二句，可得到答案。

10.notyetclear.根據(jù)題干的中的信息詞decisions和reconstruction定位到倒數(shù)第二句，可知關(guān)于城市的重建方案沿?zé)o定論。

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.C綜合推斷題。男士說他想找瓊斯先生，女士說瓊斯先生已經(jīng)不在這兒了，現(xiàn)在是威廉斯先生負(fù)責(zé)，由此推斷，瓊斯先生以前是這兒的負(fù)責(zé)人，所以C正確。

12.D同義替換題。選項(xiàng)中morethanhalf與女士說的thegreaterpart構(gòu)成同義替換，所以D正確。

13.B綜合推斷題。從女士的話Can'tyouknockonthedoor...可以推斷出，女士對(duì)男士不敲門就進(jìn)她的辦公室感到有些生氣，所以B正確。

14.B綜合推斷題。女士說鮑勃認(rèn)為男士不該用那么好的刀去修理東西，男士讓女士告訴鮑勃這不是他(鮑勃)的刀，由此可知，男士認(rèn)為鮑勃應(yīng)該少管閑事(mindone'sownbusiness),所以B正確。

15.C綜合推斷題。男士問女士此次聚會(huì)持續(xù)多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，他四點(diǎn)鐘還要去參加一個(gè)會(huì)議，女士安慰男士說主人三點(diǎn)鐘有約會(huì)，由此可知，聚會(huì)肯定會(huì)在三點(diǎn)以前結(jié)束，不會(huì)影響男士四點(diǎn)開會(huì)，所以C正確。

16.A綜合推斷題。男士問女士為什么那么焦慮，只有一個(gè)人在她之前完成，女士則說自己已向媽媽承諾了要得第一，由此推斷，女士之所以感到焦慮是因?yàn)樗龥]能實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的諾言，所以A正確。

17.C綜合推斷題。女士說自己昨晚和朋友在電話里聊了兩個(gè)小時(shí)，男士問：“難道電話費(fèi)免費(fèi)嗎?"由男士的反問語氣可以推斷出，他認(rèn)為女士和朋友的通話時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)了，所以C正確。注意對(duì)話中的toll意為"電話費(fèi)。"

18.D綜合推斷題。由對(duì)話中的color,size,taketheblueone可以推斷，對(duì)話發(fā)一在商店里，應(yīng)試是營(yíng)業(yè)員與顧客的對(duì)話所以D正確。

19.B信息明示題。弗朗西斯博士說他擔(dān)任咨詢工作，接著又說自己和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)系同事相處得很好，由此可知，他是位電腦專家，所以B正確。

20.C信息明示題。弗朗西斯博士說Cambridgewouldbewarmer,around25,所以C正確。對(duì)話還集中出現(xiàn)了其他幾個(gè)數(shù)字，考生在聽錄音時(shí)要注意數(shù)字與地點(diǎn)的對(duì)應(yīng)。

21.A信息明示題。弗朗西博士雖然開始提到了stayinthecollege-ownedflats,但接著就談了住公寓的壞處????——與社會(huì)脫節(jié)，還說李麗是名語言教師，應(yīng)從社會(huì)中學(xué)習(xí)，并在最后提到了findinganEnglishhostfamily,這才是他給李麗的最終建議，所以A正確。

22.A綜合推斷題。弗朗西斯博士以Ali為例來說明上文提到的觀點(diǎn)Ithinklearningfromsocietyisavaluableexperience.由此推斷，他認(rèn)為從社會(huì)中可以學(xué)到從書本上學(xué)不到的東西，所以A正確。

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23.B綜合推斷題。女士找到了