英語(yǔ)翻譯中級(jí)口譯模擬試題及答案解析（7）

（1~20/共20題）SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

A:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthe

passageONLYONCE.

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Newscanbesomethingtheauthoritieswantyoutoknow,orsomethingtheywouldratherkeep

secret:anannouncementofa1,denialofafailure,orasecretscandalthatnobodyreally

wantsyouto2.Iftheauthoritieswanttotelltheworldsomegoodnews,theyissue

statements,communiques,andcall3.Orpoliticiansmakespeeches.Localnewspapers,radio

andtelevisionhelpto4towhatisgoingon.Andbymakingcontactswith5,journalistscan

askformoreinformationorexplanationstohelpthem6.

Unlessthecorrespondentisan7,itisraretotrustanysinglesource.Officialshaveapolicyto

defend,and8wanttoattackit.Rumorandgossipcanalsoconfusethesituation,So,youhave

to9asmuchaspossible,usingcommonsenseandexperienceasfinalcheckstohelpestablish

justwhatzslikelytobethetruth,or10.

Justgettingthenewsisonlyhalfthejob.Acorrespondentmaybewell-informed,buthisjobis

to11,thepublic.So,oncetheinformationisavailableithastobewritten12whichisalso

easilyunderstood.Particularlyforradio,since,whileanewspaperreadercanturnbackand

rereadasentenceortwo,theradiolistenerhas13.Thisalsomeansthatonlyalimited

numberoffactscanbecontainedinasentenceandthatthereshouldbean14.Andvital

informationnecessarytounderstandthelatestdevelopmentshouldbepresented15inease

theproducerofanewsprogramdecidesto16anitem,bycuttingforexamplethelast

sentenceortwo.

Finally,thestyleofpresentationmust17.Acheerfulvoicemightbeperfectfora18.But

itwouldbesadlyoutofplaceforareportofa19.Andthiswouldalsoconfuseanddistractthe

listener,probably20justwhathadhappenedandtowhom.

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（21~25/共10題）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Sarahgetsherheadknockedonthedoorinarushtodelivertheworkontime.

B.ThoughSarahtriedherbestonthejob,shefailedtheexpectationofherboss.

C.Sarahworkedveryhardinthehopeofgettingpromoted.

D.Sarah'sbossgaveheranemptypromise,eventhoughSarahhaswornherselfoutonthejob.

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A.Ibarelyhadenoughtimetofinishmypaper.

B.ldidn'thearthephonebecauseIwastyping.

C.SomeonecalledjustasIstartedtowork.

D.lwasbusywithtypingandansweringaphonecallatthesametime.

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A.Thebetterhalfoftheclassdecidedtocancelthelecture

B.Teacherwassurprisedtofindlessthanhalfoftheclasswaspresent,buthedecidedtogivehis

lectureasoriginallyplanned.

C.Theteacher'ssurprisingannouncementtocancelthelectureledtochaos.

0.Unexpectedly,lessthanhalfOfclasswerepresent.

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A.Theauthorhasincludedsomeofherlifeinthebook.

B.Likemoststory-tellers,sheisfondofdrawingillustrationforherbook.

C.Theauthorissupposedtobeexperiencedatwritingfriction,yetIfindherbookbit

disappointing.

0.Experienceandpersonalimaginationisofequalimportancetosuchastory-tellerasher.

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A.Donnashouldgiveherfriendsachancetoexplain.

B.Donnashouldn'tbothertotrytochangeherfriendszopinion.

C.Donnazsfriendsaretoodeaftogiveanyattentiontohersuggestion.

D.Donnashouldconvinceherbrothertovisitherfriends.

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Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Laurenwantspeopletobelievethatsheisrich.

B.Laurenwasnotrich,butsheismadetoberichnow.

C.Laurenisnotasrichaspeoplebelievehertobe.

D.Laurenisprettyrichafterinheritingafortune.

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AJefferycontinuedtogivehisopiniononme.

BJefferycaredaboutmewhengivingopinions.

CJefferydidn'tcarewhatIfelt.

DJefferyhadalotofopinionstogiveonthematter.

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A.Harkworkoftenbringsaboutdiscomfortinpartsofthehumanbody.

B.Ifyouarenervous,youmayhurtyourselfinperformingthiskindoftask.

C.Thosestaffmemberswhoworkbacktobackarehardoneachother.

D.Thisexerciseistorelaxyourmusclesintheneck,theshoulderandtheback.

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A.Dr.Carteravoidsthecompanyofotherswheneverpossible.

B.Dr.Carteristoobusytohaveacupofcoffee.

C.Dr.Carterisaquitesociableperson.

D.Dr.Carterisalonelymanaccordingtohiscolleagues.

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A.Westillhave40minutesleftbeforedeparture.

B.Westillhave20minutesleftbeforedeparture.

C.Westillhave50minutesleftbeforedeparture.

D.Westillhave45minutesleftbeforedeparture.

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（31~34/共20題）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Complainingtothemanager.

B.Havingafightwiththemanager.

C.Buyinganotherpairofjeans.

0.Tryingtogethismoneyback.

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A.Thegirlrefusedtorefundthejeans.

B.Hewasgiventhewrongsize.

C.Thegirldeliberatelyputthejeansinabox.

D.Thegirldidn'thandlehiscomplaintwell.

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A.Apologetic.

B.Reasonable.

C.Pathetic.

D.Fault-finding.

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A.Themanagerwasoffthatday.

B.ltwasthepolicythatyoucouldn'trefundyourmoneywithoutthereceipt.

C.Thewomanwillexchangethemanzsjeansforarightsize.

D.Themanwassatisfiedatlast.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Awomanisnotascapableasaman.

B.Awomanisnotasattentiveasaman.

C.Awomantendstotaketheinitialsteptotalkwithaman.

D.Awomantendstoimprovethefirstimpressionshemakes.

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A.Steptothesidetoletotherpeoplepass.

B.Trytowalkinalone.

C.Gointotheroomaheadofothers.

D.Holdherheadhightoshowconfidence.

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A.Giveasmiletoeachmaninthegroup.

B.Approachthemaninthemiddleandgreethim.

C.Stretchouttoshakehandswiththem.

D.Walkovertostrikeaconversation.

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A.Facetoface.

B.Anyofthefingertipstuff

C.Smiling.

D.Sayingsomething.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Hewasattendingaweddingceremony.

B.HewasonhiswaytoEdinburgh.

C.Hewasinthefootballstadium.

D.Hewasinthecinema,withthewoman.

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A.Hehasdonetherightthing.

B.Hehashadsomebadmisses.

C.Hewasoveractive.

D.Hewassmartandclever.

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A.LeedsUnited2;YorkCity1.

B.LeedsUnited3;YorkCity2.

deedsUnited1;YorkCity3.

D.LeedsUnited2;YorkCity3.

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A.SometimelaternextSunday.

B.NextSundayasusualinthemanzshome.

C.BeforethefootballstadiumopensnextSaturday.

0.DuringthefootballmatchnextSaturday.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Oneyear.

B.Twoyears.

C.Threeyears.

D.Fouryears.

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A.20

B.25

C.75

D.125

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A.Congo,Ethiopia,Pakistan,Somalia,SudanandNorthernIndia.

B.Afghanistan,Angola,Congo,SomaliaandSudan.

C.Afghanistan,Ethiopia,PakistanandSudan.

0.Nigeria,Ethiopia,Pakistan,SomaliaandNorthernIndia.

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A.Tostopthewar.

B.Tostopthecripplingofchildren.

C.Eventuallytostopimmunizingchildrenagainstpolio.

D.Todevelopmedicaltechnologyinruralareas.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Themanforgottobuyhiswife'sfavoriteflowers.

B.Themandidn'tremembertheiranniversary.

C.Themandidn'ttakehiswifeoutlastweek.

D.Theflowersthemanboughttohiswifearenotattractivetohiswife.

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A.Acruisetofarawayexoticplaces.

B.Aweekaloneatahotspringsresort.

C.Comfortabledaysathigh-classaccommodations.

D.AtriptoChicago.

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A.Hercurrentstoveisnztworkingproperly.

B.Thekitchenstoveburnsthewoman'smeals.

C.Thekitchenrangeistoosmallforthefamily.

D.Thekitchenstoveisnotfitforoutdoorbarbecue.

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A.Sheneedssmallersizesbecauseshehaslostweight.

B.Shewantsmorecomfortableclothingforthewinter.

C.Sheistiredofwearingold,usedclothing.

D.Shewanttolookmorebeautifultoherhusband.

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（51~55/共5題）C:ListeningTranslation

SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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（56~57/共2題）PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

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Steppingawayfromthegamewillallowmetospendqualitytimewithmywifeandkids.Thisisa

rewardthatfarexceedsanythingthatlzveeverachievedonthebasketballcourt.Ihaveprayed

forthisdayandIseeitasmygreatestgift.IwanttothankthepeopleofReebokInternational

Ltd.,foralwaysallowingmetobemeandforsupportingmemywholecareerthroughallthe

upsanddowns.

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WhenIwasayoungman,Ithoughtlifewasallaboutme-abouthowlzdmakemywayinthe

world,becomesuccessful,andgetthethingsIwant.Butthenthetwoofyoucameintomyworld

withallyourcuriosityandmischiefandthosesmilesthatneverfailtofillmyheartandlightup

myday.Andsuddenly,allmybigplansformyselfdidn'tseemSOimportantanymore.Isoon

foundthatthegreatestjoyinmylifewasthejoyIsawinyours.AndIrealizedthatmyownlife

wouldn'tcountformuchunlessIwasabletoensurethatyouhadeveryopportunityfor

happinessandfulfillmentinyours.

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(58~62/共30題)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Muchnewknowledgeisadmittedlyremotefromtheimmediateinterestsoftheordinaryman

inthestreet.Heisnotintriguedorimpressedbythefactthatanoblegaslikexenoncanform

compounds—somethingthatuntilrecentlymostchemistssworewasimpossible.Whileeventhis

knowledgemayhaveanimpactonhimwhenitisembodiedinnewtechnology,untilthen,hecan

affordtoignoreit.Agoodbitofnewknowledge,ontheotherhand,isdirectlyrelatedtohis

immediateconcerns,hisjob,hispolitics,hisfamilylife,evenhissexualbehavior.

Apoignantisthedilemmathatparentsfindthemselvesintodayasaconsequenceof

successiveradicalchangesintheimageofthechildinsocietyandinourtheoriesofchildrearing.

AttheturnofthecenturyintheUnitedStates,forexample,thedominanttheoryreflectedthe

prevailingscientificbeliefintheimportanceofheredityindeterminingbehavior.Motherswho

hadneverheardofDarwinorSpencerraisedtheirbabiesinwaysconsistentwiththeworldviews

ofthesethinkers.Vulgarizedandsimplified,passedfrompersontoperson,theseworldviews

werereflectedintheconvictionofmillionsofordinarypeoplethat"badchildrenarearesultof

badstock",that"crimeishereditary",etc.

Intheearlydecadesofthecentury,theseattitudesfellbackbeforetheadvanceof

environmentalism.Thebeliefthatenvironmentshapespersonality,andthattheearlyyearsare

themostimportant,createdanewimageofthechild.TheworkofWatsonandPavlovbeganto

creepintothepublicken.Mothersreflectedthenewbehaviorism,refusingtofeedinfantson

demand,refusingtopickthemupwhentheycried,weaningearlytoavoidprolonged

dependency.

AstudybyMarthaWolfensteinhascomparedtheadviceofferedparentsinsevensuccessive

editionsofINFANTCARE,ahandbookissuedbytheUnitedStatsChildren'sBureaubetween1914

and1951.Shefounddistinctshiftsinthepreferredmethodsfordealingwithweaningand

thumb-sucking.Itisclearfromthisstudythatbythelatethirtiesstillanotherimageofthechild

hadgainedascendancy.Freudianconceptssweptinlikeawaveandrevolutionizedchildrearing

practices.Suddenly,mothersbegantohearabout"therightsofinfants"andtheneedfor"oral

gratification".Permissivenessbecametheorderoftheday.

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Thepassagetellsusthatanynewknowledgewillhaveapowerfulinfluenceonordinarypeopleif

A.itissimpleandunderstandable

B.itisadvocatedbyeminentpersons

C.ithasbeenputintopracticeandprovetree

D.itbassomethingtodowiththeirimmediateconcerns

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Theprevailingscientificbeliefattheturnofthecenturywasthat.

A.personalitywasshapedbyenvironment

B.characterwastransmittedfromparents

C.behaviorwasdeterminedbysocialbackground

D.outlookwascoloredbyprevailingbeliefs

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ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmotherswhowereinfluencedbyFreudianideastended

tobe.

A.criticalofprolongedmaternalcareoftheinfants

B.tolerantoftheirbabieszthumb-suckinghabits

C.awareoftheimportanceofweaninginfantsearly

D.firedofpickingtheirbabiesuptheminutetheycried

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Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheworldviewsisbasically.

A.humorous

B.negative

C.positive

D.tolerant

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Thebesttitleforthispassageis"

A.ShiftinChildrearingPatterns

B.RevolutioninChildrearingPractices

C.FreudianTheoriesandChildrearing

0.PenetrationofNewKnowledge

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(63~67/共30題)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

ItisMondaymorning,andyouarehavingtroublewakingyourteenagers.Youarenotalone.

Indeed,eachmorning,fewofthecountry's17millionhighschoolstudentsareawakeenoughto

getmuchoutoftheirfirstclass,particularlyifitstartsbefore8am.Sure,manyofthemstayedup

toolatethenightbefore,butnotbecausetheywantedto.

Researchshowsthatteenagers'bodyclocksaresettoasschedulethatisdifferentfromthat

ofyoungerchildrenoradults.Thispreventsadolescentsfromdroppingoffuntilaround11pm,

whentheyproducethesleep-inducinghormonemelatonin,andwakingupmuchbefore8am

whentheirbodiesstopproducingmelatonin.

Theresultisthatthefirstclassofthemorningisoftenawaste,withasmanyas28percentof

studentsfallingasleep;accordingtoaNationalSleepfoundationpoll.Somearesosleepytheydo

notevenshowup,contributingtofailureanddropoutrates.

Hereisanidea:stopfocusingontestingandinsteadsupportchangingthehoursoftheschool

day,startingitlaterforteenagersandendingitlaterforallchildren.Indeed,noonedoeswell

whentheyaresleep-deprived,butinsufficientsleepamongchildrenhasbeenlinkedtoobesity

andtolearningissueslikeattentiondeficit/hyperactivitydisorder.Youwouldthinkthiswould

spureducatorstotakeaction,andafewhave.

In2002,highschoolsinJessamineCountyinKentuckypushedbackthefirstbellto8:40am,

from7:30am.Attendanceimmediatelywentup,asdidscoresonstandardizedtests,whichhave

continuedtoriseeachyear.InMinneapolisandEdina,Minnesota,whichinstitutedhighschool

starttimesof8:40amand8:30amrespectivelyin1997,students，gradesroseslightlyand

lateness,behavioralproblemsanddropoutratesdecreases.Laterisalsosafer.Whenhighschools

inFayetteCountyinKentuckydelayedtheirstarttimesto8:30am,thenumberofteenagers

involvedincarcrashesdropped,evenastheyroseinthestate.

Sowhyhasnoteveryschoolboardmovedbackthatfirstbell?Well,itseemsthatimproving

teenagers'performancetakesabackseattomorepressingconcerns:thecostofadditionalbus

service,thedifficultyofadjustingafterschoolactivityschedulesandtheinconvenienceto

teachersandparents.

Butfewoftheseproblemsactuallycometopass,accordingtotheCenterforAppliedResearch

andEducationalImprovementattheUniversityofMinnesota.InKentuckyandMinnesota,simply

flippingthestartingtimesfortheelementaryandhighschoolsmeantnoextracostforbuses.

Thereareotherreasonstostartandendschoolatalatertime.AccordingtoPaulRev川e,a

professorofeducationpolicyatHarvardandchairmanoftheMassachusettsBoardofEducation,

"tryingtocrameverythingout21th-centurystudentsneedintoa19th-century

six-and-a-half-hourdayjustisnztworking".Hesaidthatchildrenlearnmoreatalessfranticpace,

andthatlengtheningtheschooldaywouldhelp"closetheachievementgapbetween

disadvantagedstudentsandtheirbetter-offpeers".

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Accordingtothepassage,whatdeterminesaperson'sbodyclockis.

A.melatoninproduction

B.one'slifestyle

C.schedulesetting

D.one'ssleeppatterns

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Accordingtothepassage,whathassomethingtodowithteenagers'obesityandscantattention

inclass?

A.Unhealthydietaryhabit.

B.Internaldisorder.

C.Unnecessarydrop-off.

0.Insufficientsleep.

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTapositiveresultthatsomeschoolshaveachievedaftertheyhave

pushedbacktheirfirstclasses?

A.Bettergrades.

B.Improvedattendance.

C.Fewercarcrashes.

0.Decreaseddropoutrate.

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Thephrase"takesabackseatto"(para.6)couldbebestreplacedby?

A.issecondaryto

B.isapreludeto

C.lendssupportto

0.providesasolutionto

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Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Teenagersneedmuchmoresleepthantheyactuallyhavenow.

B.Thescheduleofteenagersshouldbemadedifferentfromthatofadults.

C.Startingthefirstclasslateisadvantageousinmorethanoneway.

0.Unanticipatedproblemswillarisefromthepostponementofthefirstclass.

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthata

colleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmighteven

beoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas"alltoohuman",withtheunderlyingassumptionthat

otheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.Butastudyby

SarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeen

publishedinNature,suggeststhatitalltoomonkey,aswell.

Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.

Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodtardily.Aboveall,like

theirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoods

andservices"thanmales.

SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan'sandDr.deWaalzsstudy.

Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,

themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,

whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobserve

whattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbecamemarkedlydifferent.

Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).So

whenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctantto

handhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingto

providehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheror

outofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofa

grapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoreduce

resentmentinafemalecapuchin.

Theresearchessuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions,in

thewild,theyareaco-operative,grouplivingspecies,Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonly

wheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,are

notthepreserveofpeoplealone,Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelings

abundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However;whethersuchasenseoffairness

evolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestor

thatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.

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Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby.

A.posingacontrast

B.justifyinganassumption

C.makingacomparison

0.explainingaphenomenon

第69題

Thestatement"itisalltoomonkey"(Lastline,Para.1)impliesthat.

A.monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals

B.resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysznature

C.monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother

D.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions

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Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.

A.moreinclinedtoweighwhattheyget

B.attentivetoresearcherszinstructions

C.niceinbothappearanceandtemperament

D.moregenerousthantheirmalecompanions

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Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys.

A.prefergrapestocucumbers

B.canbetaughttoexchangethings

C.willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheated

D.areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers

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Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.

B.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.

C.Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.

0.Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedint