2017年成人高考專升本英語考試真題及答案解析

2017年成人高考專升本英語考試真題及答案解析

第1卷(選擇題，共125分)

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,C

andD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandiden-tifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyour

answerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.penaltyB.momentC.quarrelD.absent

2.A.sympathyB.materialC.courageD.analysis

3.A.starvationB.suggestionC.satisfactionD.situation

4.A.donkeyB.turkeyC.moneyD.obey

5.A.reviseB.consistC.advertiseD.visit

II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

6.JonathanandJoeleftthehousetogofor_aftersupper.

A.walkB.thewalk

C.wallksD.awalk

7.Hepointedatthenewcarandasked,"_isit?Haveyoueverseenitbefore?"

A.WhyB.Where

C.WhoD.Whose

8.Myfatherasked—tohelpwithhiswork.

A.IandTomB.Tomandme

C.meandTomD.TomandI

9.Nowadayslittleknowledge_tobeadangerousthing.

A.seemB.seemed

C.doesseemD.doseem

10.Iftheirmarketingteamsucceeds,they—theirprofitsby20percent.

A.willincreaseB.wouldbeincreasing

C.willhaveincreasedD.wouldhavebeenincreasing

11.You'dbettertakethesedocumentswithyou_youneedthemforthemeeting.

A.unlessB.incase

C.untilD.sothat

12.1haven'tbeentoapopfestivalbeforeandMikehasn't—

A.tooB.aswell

C.neitherD.either

13.—isknowntotheworld,MarkTwainwasagreatAmericanwriter.

A.AsB.Once

C.ThatD.It

14.Johncomplainedtothebooksellerthattherewereseveralpagesinthedictionary.

A.lackingB.losing

C.missingD.dropping

15.Notuntilthegamehadbegun_atthesportsground.

A.shouldhehavearrivedB.wouldhehavearrived

C.didhearriveD.hadhearrived

16.Moviegoersknowthatmanyspecialeffectsarecreatedbycomputers,theyoftendon'tknowisthatthesescenesstill

requirealotofwork.

A.ThatB.Whom

C.WhatD.How

17.Thepresidentistogiveaformal_attheopeningceremony.

A.speechB.debate

C.discussionD.argument

18.WhenIamconfrontedwithsuchquestions,mymindgoes_,andIcanhardlyremembermyowndateofbirth.

A.faintB.blank

C.darkD.blind

19.Iftheyarewillingtolendusthemoneyweneed,allourproblemswillbe—

A.solvedB.caused

C.coveredD.met

20.Thisarticle_moreattentiontotheproblemofculturalconflicts.

A.caresforB.allowsfor

C.appliesforD.callsfor

III.Cloze（30points）

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BOCandD.Choosetheonethatismost

suitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Whatenablessomepeopletogetbigcreativebreakthroughswhileothersonlygetsmallandnon-creativebreakdowns,

blamingthemselvesandsociety?Aresomepeople"gifted"?Arethereotherfactors21work—factorsthatwehavemore

controloverthanwethink?

Whilenobodycandenythe22thatsomepeopleseemtobeblessedwithparticularcreativity,researchshowsthatanyonecan

23theirchancesofcomingupwithnewandoriginalideas24theywouldonlyengagethemselvesmoreintheprocessof25.

It'stheoldThomasEdisonthingabout"discovery2699percentperspiration（汗水）and1percentinspiration."

27,thestudiesprovethis:greatcreativebreakthroughsusuallyhappenonly28intenseperiodsofstruggle.Itissustained

efforttowardsaspecificgoal29eventuallypreparesforgreatcreativeinsights.

Thiskindofsustainedeffortdoesnotalways30immediateresults,afactthatnotonlyseparatestheinnovators（革新者）

fromnon-innovators,but31leadssomepeopletoconcludethatitisjustnot32forthem."MaybeIshouldhavegoneto

medicalschoollikemymotherwanted,"theywonderwhenthebreakthroughis33tobefound.Alas,oneforgetsduring

inevitableencounters34self-doubt,thatthebigsurpriseisnever35.Indeed,itcanhappenatanytimeandplace.

21.A.toB.inC.atD.by

22.A.issueB.problemC.reasonD.fact

23.A.missB.reduceC.increaseD.lose

24.A.becauseB.ifC.whileD.whether

25.A.creationB.practiceC.productionD.achievement

26.A.beingB.beC.wasD.were

27.A.Soonerorlater

B.Somedayorother

C.Everynowandthen

D.Timeandagain

28.A.beyondB.afterC.aboveD.through

29.A.thatB.whoC.whatD.as

30.A.createB.produceC.inspireD.encourage

31.A.tooB.onceC.againD.also

32.A.goodB.difficultC.possibleD.stupid

33.A.anywhereB.everywhereC.somewhereD.nowhere

34.A.againstB.acrossC.withD.into

35.A.farawayB.usedupC.clearedoffD.nearby

IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.Foreachquestionthere

arefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Debateisavaluablewaytopractisecommunicating.Itcanalsobringlong-lastingrewards,especiallyforpeopleworking

withWesternbusinesses.Themainactivityofdebateispresentingone'sopinionandsuppmtingitwithevidence,suchas

statisticsorfacts.Itisawayofpersuasivecommunication.

CharlesLebeauhelpedcreatethe"DiscoverDebate"method.Hesaysdebateisimportanttounderstandinghowpeople

communicateinWesternbusiness.Successfuldebaterslearnhowtogivetheiropinkm,reasansandsupport."Whatweare

tryingtodoistodevelopakindofthinkingorapproachtodiscussionandhowtointeract(交流)withsomeoneelse's

opinion,ratherthanbrushtheiropinionaside."

Debateskillsarealsoimportantinsellingaproduct,hesays.Inthatsituation,thejudgesarethecustomem."SoonMonday,

forexample,onecompanymaycomeinandpresenttheircasetothecustomerandthey"11makeasstrongaeaseastheycan.

OnTuesday,thenextday,anothercompanywillcomeinandpresenttheireasetothecustomer.Usuallythepartythatcan

presentthestrongestcasewins”

Debatealsostrengthenscriticalthinking.Inotherwords,ithelpsstudentslearntoaskquestionsandtrytounderstand

someone'sreasonsandevidence.lift-.Lebeaupointsoutthatsuccessfuldebaterslearntolistencarefullytowhatotherpeople

aresaying.Then,theylookfortheweakpointsinsomeoneelse'sopinionorargument.Hesaysdebateteachesasystematic

wayofquestioning.

Successfuldebatersalsolearntothinkfromsomeoneelse'spointofview.Mr.Lebeausaysdebatecanhelpbroadenthemind.

"There'sanexpressioninEnglish:don'tcriticizeanotherpersonbeforeyouhavewalkedintheirshoes.Ithinkthe

wonderfulthingaboutdebateis,itputsusinanotherperson'sshoes."

36.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatisthepurposeofdebate?

A.Tobringlong-lastingmaterialrewards.

B.Topresentevidencesuchasstatisticsandfacts.

C.Torespondtoquestionsinasystematicway.

D.Topersuadepeopletoacceptyouropinions.

37.Whyisdebateimportant.9

A.Ithelpspeopleunderstandothersbetter.

B.Itallowspeopletopresenttheiropinions.

C.Itdevelopsone'sthinkingandcommunicativecompetence.

D.Itgivesonetheopportunitytobrushothers'opinionaside.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"case"inParagraph3referto?

A.Container.B.Evidence.

C.Problem.D.Product.

39.Whatcandebatersbenefitfrom"walkinginanotherperson'sshoes".9

A.Becomingmorebroad-minded.B.Developingcriticalthinking.

C.Findingothers'weakpoints.D.Tryingoutothers'methods.

PassageTwo

Weallloveahero,andrescuedogsaresomeofthebiggestheroesofall.Youwilloftenfindthemgoingaboveandbeyond

dutytosavesomeone,risking—andattimeslosing—theirlivesintheprocess.

RescuedogsaregenerallyfoundintheSportingandHuntingGroups,orfromthetraditionalHerdingGroup.Thesetypes

includetheBloodhound,LabradorRetriever,Newfoundland,GermanShepherd,GoldenRetriever,andBelgianMalinois-all

ofwhicharechosenforsearch-and-rescuedutybecauseoftheiramazingphysicalstrength,loyalty,andtheirtendencyfor

mentalstability.

Thesetypesalsohaveakeensenseofhearingandsmell—tobetterlocatelostindividuals—andareoftenabletoaccess

hard-to-reachareas.Ashighlytrainedanimals,theyserveinmanydifferentfields,includingspecialistsearch,snowslide

rescue,deadbodylocation,andtracking.

Toovercomeobstaclesandsucceedwhenperformingthedemandingdutiesofasearch-and-rescueworker,adogmust

displaycertainqualities.Inadditiontointelligenceandstrength,thedogmustbeswift,confident,easilytrainable,adaptable,

andhaveahighlevelofstamina（而寸力）andendurance.

Astrongsenseofgroupcooperationandanabilitytoengageinfriendlyplayduring"down"timeisalsorequiredof

search-and-rescuedogs.

Arescuedoggoesthroughmany,manyhoursofintensivetrainingtobefitforduty.Trainingisnotforthefaint-hearted.

Certificationtrainingcantakefromtwotothreeyears,workingthreetofourhoursaday,threetosixdaysaweek,oftenin

group,team-orientedsessions.

Eachsearch-and-rescuefieldrequiresdifferenttypesoftraining.Rescuetraining,fbrinstance,includes"airscenting"—where

dogsaretrainedtosmelltheairfbrthevictim'sscent（氣味）andthenfollowthescenttotheperson.Thisabilityiscrucialto

findingvictimstrappedundercollapsedbuildingsandsnowslide.

40.Rescuedogsarechosenprobablybecause—

A.theyareloyalB.theyarebrave

C.theyhaveamazingappearancesD.theyhavegoodeyesight

41.Whatdoes"faint-hearted"inParagraph5mean??

A.Courageous.B.Cowardly.

C.Energetic.D.Slow.

42.Whichabilityismostimportantfordogstorescuepeopletrappedinsnow?

A.Sharphearing.B.Swiftmovement.

C.Extraordinarysmelling.D.Astrongmemory.

43.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Selectionprocessofrescuedogs.

B.Qualitiesandtrainingofrescuedogs.

C.Risksrescuedogsarefacedwith.

D.Typesoftasksrescuedogscanperform.

PassageThree

Eatinganappleadaydoesn'tkeepthedoctoraway,butitdoesreducetheamountoftripsyoumaketothedrugstoreper

year.That'saccordingtoanewstudythatinvestigateswhetherthere'sanytruthintheoldsaying.

AteamofresearchersledbyDrMatthewDavis,oftheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofNursing,asked8,399participantsto

answersurveyquestionsaboutdietandhealth.Atotalof753wereappleeaters,consumingatleast149gofrawappleperday.

Theremaining7,646wereclassedasnon-appleeaters.Whenbothgroupsansweredquestionsontripstothedoctorandtrips

tothedrugstoreperyear,theappleeaterswerefoundtobe27%lesslikelytovisitthedruggistfordrugs.

Tripstothedoctorwerenotsignificantlyaffectedbyappleconsumption,though."Evidencedoesnotsupportthatanapplea

daykeepsthedoctoraway.However,thesmallnumberofUSadultswhoeatanappleadaydoesappeartousefewer

prescriptionmedications,"thestudyconcludes.

Appleeaterswerealsofoundtobelesslikelytosmokeandbemorelikelytohaveahighereducationalattainmentthan

non-appleeaters.Whileapplesdonotcompetewithoranges,theydocontainsomeimmune（免疫的）system-increasing

vitaminC,whichmaybewhyapple-eatersvisitthedruggistless.Withover8mgofvitaminCpermedium-sizedfruit,an

applecanprovideroughly14%yourdailyrecommendedintake.

PreviousstudieshavealsolinkedappleconsumptiontoalowerriskofType2diabetes（二型糖尿病）,improvedlung

functionandalowerriskofcolon（結(jié)腸）cancer.

44.Howmanynon-appleeatersansweredsurveyquestionsintheresearch?

A.149.

B.7,646.

C.753.

D.8,399.

45.Whatistheconclusionofthestudy?

A.AppleconsumptionhasgreatlyreducedUSadults'tripstothedoctor.

B.Anappleadaydoeskeepthedoctoraway.

C.Applesarefarmorenutritiousthanoranges.

D.AsmallnumberofUSadultappleeaterstendtotakelessmedicine.

46.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Applesarebetterthanoranges.

B.ApplesdohavesomevitaminCtoincreasetheimmunesystem.

C.Applescanhelpcurecertaindiseases.

D.Applescanprovidepeoplewithsufficientdailyintakeofenergy.

47.Whatcanbedescribedasthewritingstyleofthispassage?

A.Objective.

B.Creative.

C.subjective

D.persuasive

PassageFour

SometimesIscratchmyheadwhenIreadaboutthegovernment'seffortstoimproveschools:newstandardsandteststobe

applied,strictteacherevaluations,andthreatsofschoolclosuresandjoblosses.Theyfrightentheschoolemployees,notto

mentionthestudents.Insteadofmakingpeopleunabletosolveproblemsortrynewideas—whichiswhatfeardoesto

us—researchonschoolreformstronglysuggeststhatpolicy-makersshouldencourageschoolleaderstotakeamorehumane

approach.IntheirstudyonthereformeffortsoftwelveChicagopublicschools,BrykandSchneiderfoundthatenabling

positivesocialrelationshipsbetweentheadultswasthekeytosuccessfulschoolimprovementandthattrustwasattheheart

ofthoserelationships.

Trustinschoolscomesdowntoonething:psychologicalsafetyorsafetytospeakone'smind,todiscusswithopennessand

honestywhatisandisn'tworking,tomakecollectivedecisions.

Yetthiskindofsafetydoesn'tcomeeasilytoschools.AccordingtoBrykandSchneider,theadultsinschoolrelyoneach

othertodotheirjobscorrectlyandwithintegrity（正直）.Thechalleageisthatourexpectationsareverydiversebasedonour

uniquebackgrounds.

AtoneschoolwhereItaught,eachteacherhaddifferentexpectationsabouthowmucheffortteachersshouldputintotheir

work-abigdifferencebetweentheteacherswholeftaf-thelastbellandthosewhoworkedintotheevening.Andwhen

expectationsareuncoasciorunspoken,itbecomesimpossiblefbrotherstoliveuptothem.

Wealsomakeassumptionsabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior.AsweallImam,assumptionsareoftenwrong.

Forexample,parentsandteachersmythinktheprincipaltamlparticulardecisionbasedonhiscareeradvancementrather

thanhat"sbestforthestudeata.don'tfeelpsychologicallysafetoquestionourassumptionsande-aecmtiatm,trustitieaam

thewindowandourrelationshipssuffer.

48.AccordingtoParagraphl,whydoestheauthorscratchhishead?

A.Becausehedoesn'tknowwhattodoonceschoolsareclosed.

B.Becauseheisnotsureaboutthepracticabilityofthosenewtests.

C.Becauseheisconcernedthatmanyteacherswilllosetheirjobs.

D.Becauseheisnotinfavorofthegovernment'sreformefforts.

49.AccordingtoBrykandSchneider,whatwasmostimportantfbrsuccessfulschoolimprovemt?

A.Newstandardsandtestsinschools.

B.Positivesocialrelationships.

C.Strictteacherandstudentevaluations.

D.Assistanceofthegovernment.

50.Whatismeantbytrustinschool?

A.Freedomtoexpressone'sviews,

B.Extraeffortteachersputintotheirwork.

C.Independenceoftheteachersinschools.

D.Unconsciousandunspokenexpectations.

51.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheassumptionsmadeabouttheintentionsbehindaperson'sbehavior?

A.Theyshouldbetrusted.

B.Theyareoftenbold.

C.Theyareoftenincorrect.

D.Theyshouldbeencouraged.

PassageFive

AninterestingprojectcalledBlueZonesisrecordingthelifestylesecretsofthecommunitieswiththehighest,hest

concentrationsofcentenariansintheworld.

ThepeopleinthefiveregionsinEurope,LatinAmerica,AsiaandtheUSthatlivetobe100havealotgoingfbrthem.Genes

probablyplayasmallrole,butthesefolksalsohavestrongsocialties,tightly-knitfamiliesandlotsofopportunitiesto

exercise.

AswewereexaminingthedietarysecretsoftheBlueZones,asdescribedinauthorDanBuettner"slatestbook,TheBlue

ZonesSolution,wewerestruckbyhowessentialteadrinkingisintheseregions.Infact,Buettner'sBlueZonesBeverage

Rule—akindofguidelinesummarizedfromhis15orsoyearsofstudyingtheseplaces—is:"Drinkcoffeeforbreakfast,teain

theafternoon,wineat5p.tm"

Sciencehasplentytosayaboutthehealthfulvirtuesofgreentea.Researchersaremostenthusi-asticalmtthecomponentsin

greentea,aswellasfoodslikecocoa.WhymighttheyhelpsomanyOkina-vansinJapanbreak1007Somecomponentsin

greenteacanlowertheriskofstroke,heartdiseaseattdseveralcancers.Onereviewstudyalsofoundthatdrinkinggreentea

canslightlyimprovemetabolism（新陳代謝）.

IfyoufindyourselfontheislandofIkaria,theGreekBlueZoneinthemiddleoftheAegean,youwon'tbeofferedanytea

madewithtealeaves.Instead,Ikarianstypicallymaketheirdailycupofteawithjustonefreshherbthattheyhavepicked

themselvesthatday—eitherrosemary,wildsage,oregano,nmijotmn,mintordandelion,allplantsthatmayhave

anti-inflammatory（消炎的）properties,

whichmayhelplowerbloodpressure.ThiscouldexplainIkaria'sverylowdementia（癡呆）rate,sincehighbloodpressureis

ariskfactorforthedisease.

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"centenarians"inParagraph1referto?

A.Peoplewhohavesecretlifestyles.

B.Peoplewhoenjoyphysicalexercise.

C.Peoplewhoareonehundredyearsoldorolder.

D.Peoplewhocarrythegeneforbeingslim.

53.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatistherecommendedtimefbrteadrinking?

A.Inthemorning.B.Anytimeofaday.

C.Intheearlyevening.D.Intheafternoon.

54.WhatmaytheteaIkariansdrinkdailyhelp?

A.Toimprovemetabolism.B.Tolowerbloodpressure.

C.Tolowerlifestress.D.Toimprovesocialrelationships.

55.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tea-DrinkingTipsB.LifestyleSecretsofIkarians

C.Tea-DrinkingCeremonyinOkinawaD.BlueZonesSolutions

V.DailyConversation（15points）

DirectionsTickoutappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefbllowingdialoauebyblackenina

thecorresuondinaletterontheAnswerSheet.

Woman:Hello,Mr.Johnson'soffice.

Man:Goodmorning.56?

Woman:Sorry,he'sinameetingatthemoment.57?

Man:Yes.ThisisSteveLeefromBrightlightSystems.58?

Woman:Tomorrowafternooninyouroffice.

Man:59

Woman:Okay.60

Man:Thankyou.

第n卷(非選擇題，共25分)

VI.Writing(25points)

Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteanessayinEnglishin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowinginformation.

Remembertowriteitclearly.

61.你(LiYuan)組織同學(xué)進(jìn)行了一次燒烤野餐(barbecue)。請給你的英國朋友Tim寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

?野餐前的準(zhǔn)備；

?野餐過程；

?印象最深刻的人或事。

2016年成人高考專升本英語考試真題及答案解析

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,C

andD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswer

byblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.vital

B.silent

C.collide

D.Fierce

答案：D

2.A.taught

B.caught

C.laugh

D.Fault

答案：C

3.A.reception

B.receipt

C.capture

D.Concept

答案:B

4.A.boom

B.goose

C.flood

D.Gloom

答案：C

5.A.finger

B.singer

C.hanger

D.Ringer

答案：A

II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions..Thereare15incompletesentencesinthis

section.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence

andblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

6.AsachildIusedtowashmyparents*cartoearnsome_money.

A.paper

B.easy

C.private

D.Pocket

答案：D

7.AfterthebusydayI'vehad,Ineeda_drink.

A.heavy

B.sharp

C.Strong

D.Powerful

答案:c

8.Ifyou_stayedathome,thiswouldneverhave

happened.

A.Have

B.Had

C.willhave

D.wouldhave

答案：B

9.—Howmuchdidthissetoffurniturecost?

—Iforgot—

A.howmuchitcosts

B.howmuchdiditcost

C.howmuchitcost

D.howmuchdoesitcost

答案：C

10.Wehadalongwaytogosowedecidedto—

early.

A.seton

B.puton

C.setoff

D.putoff

答案：C

11._itisnothisresponsibilitytodothat,hesaidhewouldhelp.

A.Although

B.As

C.Since

D.Unless

答案：A

12.Oneofthestrongesthurricanes_wastheFloridaKeysStormof1935,duringwhich500peoplewerekilled.

A.torecord

B.recorded

C.recording

D.beingrecorded

答案：B

13.Ms.Jolieisbeautifulandverytalented,andincontrolofherowncareer.

A.basically

B.remarkably

C.perfectly

D.Actively

答案：B

14.WhenJohnlefttheoffice,Amy_atherdesk.

A.isstillworking

B.hasstillworked

C.hadstillworking

D.wasstillworking

答案：D

15.Youshouldlearnthroughfailures.Whydon'tyou_yourplanortryanewapproach?

A.adjust

B.repeat

C.accept

D.Refuse

答案：A

16.Thecarpethassomanystainsonitthatitneeds

A.replace

B.toreplace

C.beingreplaced

D.tobereplaced

答案：D

17.1senthimthepackageyesterday.He_itbynow.

A.mighthavereceived

B.received

C.willreceive

D.Receives

答案：A

18.Isthisthefactory—youvisitedtheotherday?

A.what

B.where

C.That

D.When

答案：C

19.Tomakethefish_nice,sheputinsomesugarandwinevinegar.

A.taste

B.totaste

C.tasted

D.Tasting

答案：A

20.Mydaughterrunsfasterthan_inherclass.Sherunsthefastest.

A.aboy

B.anyboy

C.someboys

D.mostboys

答案：B

III.Cloze(30points)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethaismost

suitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Insomnia,or"poorsleep",canhavebadeffectsonaperson'shealthandgeneralwell-being.Itcan21onbothourphysicaland

mentalhealthandcanleadtootherhealth22

Insomniacanbetracedtomanydifferentreasons,butwhatis23toninnysufferersistheirinabilitytorelaxfullyand"switch

themind24Constantthoughts,25aroundandaroundinthemind,movingfromone26tothenext,preventstillnessandpeace

and27asuffererextremelytired.

Inordertotreatinsomnia28,itisfirst

necessarytoallowasufferertore-experience29real

relaxationfeellike.Ifsalmostasthoughthey'veforgottenhowtorelax.Oncethishasbeen30bythebrain,thenfastand

effective31canbemadetoreeducatetheunconscioustowardsallowingthepersontorelax32andtoallowanaturalstateof

sleep

to33

Hypnotherapy(催眠療法)isoneofthefastestand

mosteffectivewaysof34thisgoalfbrlong-lastingresults.

Sleepingpills,ifusedatall,shouldonlybeashort-term35astheireffectissoonreducedandtheirsideeffectscanbedeep

andfar-reaching.

21.A.harm

B.affect

C.change

D.Impact

答案：D

22.A.demands

B.concerns

C.Reasons

D.Questions

答案：B

23.A.interesting

B.same

C.common

D.Alike

答案:c

24.A.on

B.off

C.up

D.Down

答案：B

25.A.getting

B.taking

C.going

D.pulling

答案：D

26.A.image

B.dream

C.concept

D.Thought

答案：D

27.A.cause

B.leave

C.disturb

D.lead

答案：B

28.Acarefully

Beasily

C.effectively

D.Finally

答案：C

29.Aif

B.how

C.where

D.What

答案：D

30.Aremembered

Bpulled

C.changed

D.Printed

答案：A

31.A.scales

B.steps

C.methods

D.techniques

答案：B

32.Afully

Brecently

C.silently

D.Actively

答案：A

33.A.appear

B.show

C.occur

D.Realize

答案：c

34.A.achieving

B.targeting

Ckeeping

D.Aiming

答案：A

35.A.0bject

B.system

C.result

D.Strategy

答案：D

IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions：Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.Foreachquestionthere

arefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandIChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

PassageOne

AlexiaSloane,a10~,year-oldgirLlosthersightwhenshewastwofollowingabraindiseaseButdespiteherdisabilityshe

hasexcelledatlanguagesandisalreadyfluentinEnglish,French,SpanishandChineseoandislearningGerman.

Nowshehasexperiencedherdreamjobofworking

asaninterpreterafterEastofEnglandMEP(歐盟議員)

RobertSturdyinvitedhertotheparliamentbuildinginBrussels,thusbecomingtheyoungestinterpretertoworkatthe

EuropeanParliament.

“Shewasgivenaspecialpermittogetintothe

buildin9,wherethereisusuallyaminimumagerequirementof14.andsatinaboothlisteningand

interpreting^saidhermother,Isabelle/'Theother

interpreterswereamazedathowwellshedidasthe

debatewasquitecomplicatedandmanyofthewords

wererathertechnical.”

Alexiahasbeentri-lingualsincebirthasher

mother,ateacher,ishalfFrenchandhalfSpanish,whileherfather,Richard,isEnglish.Shestartedtalkingand

communicatinginallthreelanguagesbeforeshelosthersightbutadaptedquicklytoherblindness.Bytheageoffour,she

wasreadingandwritinginBraille（盲文）.WhenshewassixoAlexiabegantolearnChinese.ThegirlisnowlearningGerman

atschoolinCambridge.

Alexiahasbeenlongingtobeaninterpretersince

shewassixandshechosetogototheEuropeanParliamentasherprizewhenshewonayoungachiever

oftheyearaward.SheaskedifshecouldshadowinterpretersandMr.Sturdyagreedtotakeheralongashisguest.

Alexiaworkedwiththeheadofinterpretingandhad

arealtasteoflireinparliament.<4ItwasfantasticandImabsolutelydeterminednowtobecomeaninterpreter,shesaid

36.WhatdoesthepassagetellaboutAlexiaSloane?

A.Sheisveryproudofherparents.

BShehaslearnedfiveforeignlanguages.

C.Sheisaquicklearneroflanguages.

D.Shehasdifficultieswithlanguagelearning.

答案：c

37.WhydidAlexianeedspecialpermissiontoenterthe

parliamentbuilding?

A.Shewasnotinastateofgoodhealth.

B.Shecouldnotaffordtheadmissionfees.

C.Shedidnotmeettheagerequirement.

D.Shedidnothaveanadulttoaccompanyher.

答案：C

38.WhatdidAlexiawanttodoaftershegottheaward?

A.TotraveltootherEuropeancountries.

B.TovisittheEuropeanParliament.

C.Toapplyforapositioninthegovernment.

D.TostudyGermanatCambridgeUniversity.

答案：B

39.Thetoneofthepassagecanbebestdescribed

as

A.Critical

B.admiring

C.Understanding

D.Doubtful

答案：B

PassageTwo

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtupto

believethatago