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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

1.

A)Thewomanshouldgoonplayingchess.

B)Heiswillinggoplaychesswithawoman.

C)Thewomanhasgoodreasontoquitthegame.

D)Hewillgivethewomansometipsonthegame.

2.

A)ShewouldliketoresumecontactwithSally.

B)ThemancanforwardthemailtoMarry.

C)ShecancallMarytotakecareofthemail.

D)MaryprobablyknowsSally*snewaddress.

3.

A)Hedidnotattendtoday*sclass.

B)Hisnotesarenoteasytoread.

C)Hisnotesarenoteasytoread.

D)Heisverypleasedtobeabletohelp.

4.

A)Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating.

B)Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately.

C)Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant.

D)Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant.

5.

A)Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway.

B)Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale.

C)Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring.

D)Hewillcleanthewoman*sbootsforspring.

6.

A)Thewomanoftenv/orksovertimeatweekends.

B)Themanappreciatesthewoman*shelp.

C)Themanoftenlendsbookstothewoman.

D)Thewomanisratherforgetful.

7.

A)Takeasightseeingtrip.

B)Gotoworkonfoot.

C)Startworkearlierthanusual.

D)Takeawalkwhentheweatherisnice.

8.

A)Temporaryclosinghasdisturbedtheairporfsoperation.

B)Theplaneisgoingtolandatanotherairport.

C)AIIflightshavebeendelayedduetothebadweather.

D)Theairport*smanagementisinrealneedofimprovement.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.

A)Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.

B)ItisheadquarteredinLondon.

C)Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.

D)Ithasapartnershipwith1CP.

10.

A)Heisasafetyinspector.

B)HeisMr.Grant,sfriend.

C)Heisachemist.

D)He,sasalesman.

11.

A)Thepublicrelationsofficer.

B)Headofthepersonaldepartment.

C)Mr.Grand'spersonalassistance.

D)Directorofthesafetydepartment.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.

A)Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirword.

B)Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.

C)LeaveamessageforMrGrant.

D)WaitforMr.Granttocallback.

13.

A)ShelistenedtorecordingsofmanyEuropeanorchestras.

B)ShereadalotaboutEuropeanmusiciansandtheirmusic.

C)ShedreamedofworkingandlivinginaEuropeancountry.

D)ShelearnedplayingtheviolinfromafamousFrenchmusician.

14.

A)ShewasapupilofafamousEuropeanviolinist.

B)Shegaveherfirstperformancewithherfather.

C)Shebecameaprofessionalviolinistatfifteen.

D)Shebegantakingviolinlessonsasasmallchild.

15.

A)Itwasthechanceofalifetime.

B)Itwasagreatchallengetoher.

C)Itgaveherachancetoexplorethecity.

D)IthelpedherlearnclassicalFrenchmusic.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissecrion,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleIne

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.

A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks.

B)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.

C)Hisworkshasnomatchworldwide.

D)Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim.

17.

A)Heonceworkedinawell-knownactingcompany.

B)HemovedtoStanford-on-Avoninhischildhood.

C)Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool.

D)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.

18.

A)PpoplpofhistimehadlittpinWrastinhim.

B)Hisworkswasadaptedbeyondrecognition.

C)Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.

D)Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)Theft.

B)Cheating.

C)Aircrash.

D)Roadaccidents.

20.

A)Learnthelocalcustoms.

B)Havetherightdocuments.

C)Bookticketswellinadvance.

D)Makehotelreservations.

21.

A)Contactyouragent

B)Useofficialtransport.

C)Getaliftifpossible.

D)Haveafriendmeetyou.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.

A)Cutdownproductioncost.

B)Refinethetasteofhisgoods.

C)Sellinexpensiveproducts.

D)Specialiseingoldornaments.

23.

A)AtameetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople.

B)Duringalocalsalespromotioncampaign.

ODuringalivetelevisioninterview.

D)Atthenationalpressconference.

24.

A)Discouraged.

B)Distressed.

C)Puzzled.

D)Insulted.

25.

A)Heisnotlaughedatthatlaughsathimselffirst.

B)Thereshouldbealimitedtoone'ssenseofhumour.

C)Hewhoneverlearnsfromthepastisboundtofail.

D)Thewordsofsomebusinesspeoplearejustrubbish.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisread

forthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejust

heard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Lookingatthebasicbiologysystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomic

indicatorsshowtheworldis26.Despiteaslowstartatthebeginningoftheeighties,

globaleconomicoutputincreasedbymorethanafifthduringthe27.Theeconomy

grew,tradeincreased,andmillionsofnewjobswerecreated.Howcanbiologicalindicators

showthe28ofeconomicindicators?

Theansweristhattheeconomicindicatorshaveabasicfault:theyshownodifference

betweenresourcesusesthat_2?_progressandthoseusesthatwillhurtit.Themain

measureofeconomicprogressisthegrossnationalproduct(GNP).30,thistotalsthe

valueofallgoodsandservicesproducedandsubtractslossinvalueoffactoriesand

equipment.Developedahalf-centuryago,GNPhelped31acommonwayamong

countriesofmeasuringchangeineconomicoutput.Forsometime,thisseemedtowork

32well,butseriousweaknessarenowappearing.Asindicatedearlier,GNPincludeslossin

valueoffactoriesandequipment,butitdoesnot33thelossofnaturalresources,

includingnonrenewableresourcessuchasoilorrenewableresourcessuchasforests.

Thisbasicfaultcanproducea34senseofnationaleconomichealth.Accordingto

GNP,forexample,countriesthatovercutforestactuallydobetterthanthosethatpreserve

theirforest.Thetreescutdownarecountedasincomebutnosubtractionismadefor35

theforests.

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SectionA

Shortconversations

1.A.Thewomanshouldgoonplayingchess.

2.D.MaryprobablyknowsSally'snewaddress.

3.B.Hisnotesarenoteasytoread.

4.D.Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant

5.C.Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring.

6.B.Themanappreciatesthewoman*shelp.

7.B.Gotoworkonfoot.

8.A.Temporaryclosinghasdisturbedtheairport*soperation.

Longconversation1

9.C.Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.

10.D.He'sasalesman.

ll.C.Mr.Grand1spersonalassistance.

12.B.Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.

Longconversation2

13.A.ShelistenedtorecordingsofmanyEuropeanorchestras.

14.D.Shebegantakingviolinlessonsasasmallchild.

15.A.Itwasthechanceofalifetime.

SectionB

PassageOne

16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?

答案:B)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.

【點評】本題考察事實細(xì)節(jié)。文章中作者先提出“有多少人理解莎士比亞本人”的問題，接著指

出各學(xué)者通過幾種世紀(jì)的研究之后，仍然在不停探索發(fā)現(xiàn)他的個人史。由此可知，莎士比亞的個人史

很少有人懂得。

17.WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?

答案:D)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.

【點評】本題考察事實細(xì)節(jié)。文章中提到莎士比亞的父親受人尊敬，是Stratford-on-Avon鎮(zhèn)

議會的一名組員。選項amemberofthetowncouncil與原文完全對應(yīng)。

18.WhydoesthespeakersaypartsofShakespeare'slifewillremainamystery?

答案：C)Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.

【點評】本題考察事實細(xì)節(jié)。文章中提到莎士比亞一部分的生活將永遠(yuǎn)不為人所知。由于1666

年倫敦的一場大火把諸多重要文獻(xiàn)燒毀了，而這些本來也許是理解莎士比亞的重要線索。因此答案選

擇Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire。

PassageTwo

19.Whatismentionedasamostcommondangerwhenpeoplegotravellingabroad?

答案:A)Theft.

【點評】本題考察事實細(xì)節(jié)。原文開篇就提SU人們在外出旅游時會碰到諸多危險，而其中最為常

見的就是盜竊。根據(jù)所聽即所得，可選出對的答案。

20.Whatisthemostimportantthingtodowhenyouprepareforyourtripabroad?

答案:B)Havetherightdocuments.

【點評】本題考察事實細(xì)節(jié)。原文中提到在準(zhǔn)備出國旅游時，一定要保證文獻(xiàn)對的，防止出現(xiàn)簽

證錯誤、過期護(hù)照等狀況。因此答案應(yīng)選對的的文獻(xiàn)。選項中的documents與文中的paperwork

對應(yīng)。

21.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarriveatyourdestination?

答案:B)Useofficialtransport.

【點評】文章最終提到，抵達(dá)目的地后要選擇乘坐正式的交通工具，不要搭乘陌生人的車。選項

useofficialtransport和文中完全一致，所聽即所得可得出答案。

Passagethree

22.C)Sellinexpensiveproducts.

23.A)AtameetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople.

24.D)Insulted.

25.B)Thereshouldbealimittoone'ssenseofhumour.

SectionC

26.prospering27.decade28.opposite29.sustain30.Insimpleterms

31.establish32.reasonably33.takeintoaccount34.misleading35.

usingup

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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Shortconversations

1.

W:Tmgoingtogiveupplayingchess.Ilostagaintoday.

M:Justbecauseyoulost?Isthatanyreasontoquit?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.

M:DoyouknowSally'snewaddress?She'sgotsomemailhere,andfdliketoforward

ittoher.

W:Well,we'venotbeenintouchforquiteawhile.Let/ssee.Maryshouldknowit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.

W:Imissedclassesthismorning.Couldyoupleaselendmeyournotes?

M:Mynotes?You'veneverseemyhandwriting,haveyou?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

4.

M:I'mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight.

W:Iwenttherelastweekend,Ifounditratherdisappointing.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.

W:Winterisoveratlast.Timetoputawaymyglovesandboots.

M:Tvebeenwaitingforthisformonths.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.

W:Thankyouforbringingthebooksback.

M:Ithoughtyouneedthemovertheweekend.Manythanksforlettingmeusethem.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

7.

W:Areyouworkingflexiblehours?

M:No,Tmnot.Theweathertodayissonice,soIdecidedtowalktowork,andthat

meantIhadtoleaveanhourearlierthanusual.

Q:Whatdidthemandecidedtodo?

8.

W:Ourplanphashppncirclingforalongtime.Whythpdplay?

M:Theairportisclosedforawhilethismorning,andthingsarestillnotbacktonormal.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation1

Woman:Morning,thisisTGC!

Man:Goodmorning,WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.CouldIspeaktoMr.Grand,

please?

Woman:Who*scalling,please?

Man:WalterBarry,fromLondon.

Woman:Whatisitabout,please?

Man:Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalprocessingplant.Myown

companyLCP,LiquidControlProducts,isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldof

chemicalprocessing.I*dliketospeaktoMr.Grandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelp

TGCtoprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesametime.

Woman:Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.

Man:CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim?

Woman:He'sverybusyforthenextfewdays.Thenhe'IIbeawayinNewYork.Soit'

sdifficulttogiveyouatine.

Man:CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps?

Woman:Who,inparticular?

Man:Acolleague,forexample?

Woman:Youarespeakingtohispersonalassistance.IcandealwithcallsforMr.Grand.

Man:Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow?

Woman:No,Ymsorry,hewon'tbefreetomorrow.Listen,letmesuggestsomething.

Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices,togetherwithreferencesfromother

companies.Andthenwe'IIcontactyou.

Man:Yes,that*sverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.

Woman:Verygood,Mr...?

Man:Barry.WalterBarry,fromLCPinLondon.

Woman:Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Man:Thankyou,goodbye.

Woman:Bye.

9.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman*scompany?

10.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

11.What'sthewoman,spositioninhercompany?

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

Longconversation2

Man:MissYamada,didyoueverthinkthatyouwouldfindyourselflivingandworkingin

thewesternworld?

Woman-No,notreally,althoughT'vealwayslistenedtorecordingsofgreatorchestras

fromEurope.

Man:Soyouenjoyedclassicalmusicevenwhenyouwereveryyoung?

Woman:Oh,yes.Iwasanonlychild.

Man:Youwerebornin1955,isthatright?

Woman:Yes,IbeganviolinlessonsatschoolwhenIwas6.

Man:Asyoungasthat,didyoulikeit?

Woman:Oh,yes,verymuch.

Man:Whendidyoufirstplayonyourown?Imean,whendidyougiveyourfirst

performance?

Woman:IthinkIwas8...?No,Nine.Ijusthadmybirthdayaweekbefore,andmyfather

hadboughtmeanewviolin.Iplayedasmallpieceattheschoolconcert.

Man:Didyouknowthenthatyouwouldbecomeaprofessionalviolinist?

Woman:Yes,Ithinkso.Ienjoyplayingtheviolinverymuch,andIdidn'tmind

practicing,sometimesthreeorfourhoursaday.

Man:AndwhendidyoufirstcometoEurope?

Woman:Iwasverylucky.WhenIwasfifteen,IwonascholarshiptoacollegeinParis.

Thatwasforathree-yearcourse.

MarvHowdidyourparentsfeelaboutthat7

Woman:Ithinktheywerepleasedandworriedatthesametime.Itwasthechanceofa

lifetime.ButofcourseIwouldbethousandsofmilesfromhome.Anyway,IstudiedinParis

forthreeyearsandthenv/entbacktoTokyo.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanbeforeshewenttoEurope?

14.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthermusicexperience?

15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherstudyinParis?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Whatmakesapersonfamous?Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefully

thoughtabout.Allkindsofmythssurroundthelivesofwell-knownpeople.

MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatest

Englishwritersofthe16t卜and17thcenturies.YethowmanyknowShakespearetheperson,

themanbehindtheworks?

Aftercenturiesofresearch,scholarsarestilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare'spersonal

history.Itisnoteasilyfoundinhiswritings.Authorsofthetimecouldnotprotecttheir

works.Anactingcompany,forexample,couldchangeaplayiftheywantedto.Nowadays,

writershavecopyrightsthatprotecttheirwork.

ManymythsaroseaboutShakespeare.Somesaidhehadnoformaleducation.Others

believethathebeganhiscareerbytendingthehorsescfwealthymen.Allofthesemyths

areinteresting,butaretheytrue?Probablynot.Shakespeare'sfatherwasarespectedman

inStratford-on-Avon,amemberofthetowncouncil.HesentyoungWilliamtogrammar

school.MostpeopleofElizabethantimesdidnotcontinjebeyondgrammarschool;so,

Shakespearedidhave,ateast,anaverageeducation.

SomepartsofShakespeare'slifewillalwaysremainunknown.TheGreatLondonFireof

1666burnedmanyimportantdocumentsthatcouldhavebeenasourceofclues.Wewill

alwaysbeleftwithmanyquestionsandfewfacts.

Questionl6WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?

Question17WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?

Question18WhydoesthespeakersaypartsofShakespeare'slifewillremainamystery?

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Whereveryougoandforwhateverreason,itrsimportanttobesafe.Whilethemajority

ofpeopleyoumeetintravellingareshorttobefriendlyandwelcoming,theyaredangerous.

Firstbeingthemostcommon.Justasinyourhomecountry.Donotexpecteveryoneyou

meettobefriendlyandhelpful.It1simportanttoprepairedforyourtripinadvanceandto

takeprecautionswhileyojaretravelling.Asyouprepareforyourtrip,makesureyourhave

therightpaperwork.Youdon'twanttogettoyourdestination,onlytofindyouhavethe

wrongvisa,orworse,thatyourpassportisn'tvalidanymore.Also,makesureyoutravelwith

propermedicalinsurance.Sothatifyousickorinjuredduringyourtravels,youwillbeable

togettreatment.Ifyouwanttodriveallyearabroad,makesureyouhaveainternational

driver*slicense.Whenyougettoyourdestination,useofficialtransport.Alwaysgotobus

andtaxistands,don'texceptrightsfromstrangerswhoofferyoualift.Ifthereisn'tameter

inthetaxi,agreeonthepricebeforeyougetin.Ifyouprefertostayincheaphotelswhile

travelling,makesureyoucanlockthedoorofyourroomfromtheinside.Finally,bearin

mindtosimile.Itrsthefriendlyandthemostsincereformofcommunication.Anditsureto

beunderstoodinanypartoftheworld.

Question19Whatismentionedasamostcommondangerwhenpeoplegotravelling

abroad?

Question20Whatisthemostimportantthingtodowhenyouprepareforyourtrip

abroad?

Question21Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarriveatyour

destination?

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

TheBritisharesupposedtobefamousforlaughingatthemselves,buteventheirsense

ofhumourhasalimit,astheBritishretailerGeraldRatnerfoundouttohiscost.When

Ratnertookoverhisfather'schainof130jewelryshopsin1984,heintroducedaveryclear

companypolicy.Hedecidedthathisshopsshouldselldownmarketproductsatthelowest

possibleprices.Itwasagreatsuccess.TheBritishpubliclovedhischeapgoldearringsand

histastelesssilverornaments.By1991,Ratner'scompanyhad2,400shopsanditwasv/orth

over680millionpounds.ButinAprilofthatyear,GeraldRatnermadeabigmistake.Atabig

meetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople,hesuitedupandexplainedthesecretofhissuccess.

Peoplesay"Howcanwesellourgoodsforsuchalowprice?"Isay"Becausetheyare

absoluterubbish."Hisaudienceroaredwithlaughter.ButtheBritishnewspapersandthe

Britishpublicwerenotsoamused.PeoplefeltinsultedandstayedawayfromRatner'sshops.

Salesfelland6monthsafterhisspeech,Ratner'ssharepricehadfallenby42%.The

followingyear,thingsgotworseandGeraldRatnerwasforcedtoresign.Bytheendof1992,

helosthiscompany,hiscareerandhishouse.Evenworse,25,000ofhisemployeeshadlost

theirjobs.Ithadbeenaveryexpensivejoke.

Question22WhatdidGeraldRatnerdecidetodowhenhetookoverhisfather'sshops?

Question23OnwhatoccasiondidGeraldRatnerexplainedthesecretofhissuccess?

Question24HowdidpeoplefeelwhentheyleanedofGeraldRatner'sremarks?

Question25WhatdoesthestoryofGeraldRatnersuggest?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisread

forthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejust

heard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Lookingatthebasicbiologysystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomic

indicatorsshowtheworldisprospering.Despiteaslowstartatthebeginningoftheeighties,

globaleconomicoutputincreasedbymorethanafifthduringthedecade.Theeconomy

grew,tradeincreased,andmillionsofnewjobswerecreated.Howcanbiologicalindicators

showtheoppositeofeconomicindicators?

Theansweristhattheeconomicindicatorshaveabasicfault:theyshownodifference

betweenresourcesusesthatsustainprogressandthoseusesthatwillhurtit.Themain

measureofeconomicprogressisthegrossnationalproduct(GNP).Insimpleterms,this

totalsthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedandsubtractslossinvalueoffactories

andequipment.Developedahalf-centuryago,GNPhelpedestablishacommonwayamong

countriesofmeasuringchangeineconomicoutputForsometime,thisseemedtowork

reasonablywell,butseriousweaknessarenowappearing.Asindicatedearlier,GNPincludes

lossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment,butitdoesnottakeintoaccountthelossofnctural

resources,includingnonrenewableresourcessuchasoilorrenewableresourcessuchas

forests.

Thisbasicfaultcanproduceamisleadingsenseofnationaleconomichealth.According

toGNP,forexample,countriesthatovercutforestactualydobetterthanthosethat

preservetheirforest.Thetreescutdownarecountedasincomebutnosubtractionismade

forusinguptheforests.

6月英語四級聽力真題及答案(含錄音和原文)第一套

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissecrion,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

It'sourguiltypleasure:WatchingTVisthemostcommoneverydayactivity,afterwork

andsleep,inmanypartsoftheworld.AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday,andwhile

weknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting(36)canleadtoobesity(肥胖癥)andother

disease,researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow(37)beingacouchpotatocanbe.

Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge(38)publishedstudies,aHarvard-ledgroup

reportedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationthatforeverytwohoursper

dayspentchannel(39),theriskofdevelopingType2diabetes(糖尿病)rose20%over8.5

years,theriskofheartdiseaseincreased15%overa(40),andtheoddsofdying

prematurely(41)13%duringaseven-yearfollow-up.Allofthese(42)arelinkedtoa

lackofphysicalexercise.Butcomparedwithothersedentary(久坐的)activities,likeknitting,

viewingTVmaybeespecially(43)atpromotingunhealthyhabits.Forone,thesheer

numberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimev/espendonanythingelse.And

otherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikely

to(44)them.

Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn'tcomparedifferentsedentaryactivities

to(45)whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes,heartdiseaseor

earlydeathcomparedwith,say,reading.

A.climbedB.consumeC.decadeD.determineE.effective

F.harmfulG.outcomesH.passivelyI.previously

J.resumeK.sufferedL.surfingM.termN.terminalsO.twisting

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

toit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan

once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Essay-GradingSoftwareOffersProfessorsaBreak

[A]Imaginetakingacollegeexam,and,insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettinga

gradefromaprofessorafewweekslate