试卷一解析
NOTES
Part I Tapescript of Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: There is a direct flight at 10 o’clock or a flight at 2 this afternoon that stops over in San Francisco.
W: I think I’d rather have the earlier one so I can go to work tomorrow.
Q: What relationship do these people have?
2. W: Robert worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels.
M: I know. And he has been doing nothing else ever since.
Q: What is the man’s occupation now?
3. M: What a lot of traffic! We shouldn’t have driven down the main street, not when it’s so crowded.
W: Well, I told you, dear, didn’t I? I said the roads would be very busy, especially on Saturday.
Q: Where did the conversation take place?
4. M: Louis, do you want me to try to fix that broken camera of yours?
W: Thanks, but I already had it taken care of.
Q: What happened to the camera?
5. M: When can I make the earliest appointment with Dr. Johnson?
W: Dr. Johnson has appointments on Monday and Tuesday mornings, Thursday and Friday afternoons, and he has a conference the whole day Wednesday.
Q: When can the man meet Dr. Johnson the earliest?
6. M: Have you made up your mind?
W: Yes, I’ll give up biology and switch to archeology, where my interest lies.
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
7. M: I’ve just recovered from a severe stroke. Would you kindly turn your TV down a bit ?
W: Sorry. I didn’t know that.
Q: What will the woman do?
8. W: I’m exhausted. I stayed up the whole night studying for my history midterm exam.
M: Why do you always wait till the last minute?
Q: What can be inferred about the woman?
9. W: Why do we have to finish this proposal tonight? It’s already six p.m. Can’t we complete it tomorrow?
M: It has to go to the post office before twelve tonight. We must make sure that all the figures are correct.
Q: How many hours at most do they have to finish the proposal?
10.M: People first sent signals by flags, some archaeologists observed.
W: No. I think they exchanged news by smoke, hence the torch towers on the Great Wall.
Q: What are they discussing?
Section B Spot Dictation
To be successful in a job interview, you should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities. You need to create a good image in the limited time available, usually from 30 to 45 minutes. You must make a positive impression which the interviewer will remember while he interviews other candidates. The following are some qualities you should especially pay attention to during an interview. First of all, you should take care to appear to be properly dressed. The right clothes worn at the right time can win respect of the interviewer and his confidence in your judgement. It may not be true that clothes make a man. But the first and often last impression of you is determined by the clothes you wear. Secondly, you should pay close attention to your manner of speaking, since speech is a reflection of personality. You should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard, without being aggressive or overpowering. You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the requirements of the position you are applying for. Finally, to be really impressive you must convey a sense of selfconfidence and enthusiasm for work. If you display these characteristics, with just a little luck, you’ll certainly succe`ed in the typical personal interview.
Part II Reading Comprehension
11. 细节题。文章第二段的倒数第二句话提到“Schools are businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise.” 可知不是因为管理不善,而是因为性质决定。
12. 语义题。本文第一段和第二段谈到了学校的财政困难的问题以及探讨了其产生的原因。作者在第二段中否认低入学率是造成财政困难的原因,指出即便学校满注册,仍会面临财政困难。不难推断,这里的go under, 指的是陷入困境。
13. 主题题。解此题要明确作者写此篇文章的目的。从文章第三段可知,作者认为使高等教学机构摆脱困境的办法可以通过实现教育机构的私有化,资助学校方式的多样化有助于带来教育形式的多样化。(参见文章第三段的第三句话和倒数第四句话)。选项C带有一定的迷惑性,意思不够明确,教育的多样化并不等同于教育形式的多样化。
14. 是非题。选项A、B、D均与文章的事实矛盾。选项C可根据文章第三段第四句话和第五句话“There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound.” (并没有根据说私立学校比公立学校好,实际上大量相反的例子存在。)推出。
15. 推断题。本题仍与作者写此篇文章的意图有关。文章第三段的第三句话指出挽救陷于财政困境的学校的办法是保持学校的私立性,而这种努力是一种“national necessity”,可推知,作者希望唤起人们的觉悟和支持,意识到这种做法的必要性。
16. 根据文章第一段的首句“A close analogy to a study design is the rough sketch made by an artist before he commits his vision to canvas.” (一项研究的设计就好比画家将头脑中的意想付诸画布之前所画的草图一样),便可得出答案。
17. 主旨题。文章第一段介绍了研究设计;第二段说明研究设计的目的就是要看这种研究方法在有关青少年方面的作用;后面三段谈这种研究方法在研究青少年犯罪方面的贡献和优点。答案B概括了主旨。
18. 语义题。第四段第二行中“undertaken during the earliest stage of the project”是“an extensive survey of previous researches on crime”的定语,而其中的crime 具体指的就是青少年犯罪。
19. 单句理解题。根据文章第三段的最后一句话“This study makes an additional contribution by using a design specially planned to permit a comparison of several approaches.” 可得出答案。
20. 推断题。根据文章的最后一段最后一句话指出,实验性研究给方法和发现带来的最主要的贡献之一就是将三种设计研究类型结合在一起,目的是为了将它们的发现彼此联系,并且根据产生的数据对研究者的有用程度大小来评估这些研究类型的相对重要性。由此,可推知答案。
21. 细节题。文章第一段第一句讲述了人们总担心联邦特工窥探我们的私生活,而文章第一段第二句But the private Sector outdoes the government every time 清楚说明私营企业尤其后面谈及的商业领域泄漏私密远超过政府部门,所以D正确。
22. 细节题。第二段的第二句话The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will 是D选项等值叙述,legislators 就是立法者,virtually at will 也即give a free hand,意为“任意地”,所以D正确。
23. 细节题。文章第四段第二句及第三句话告诉我们如果30天内客户不在此期限内取消免费试用服务的话,服务商将通过其银行和信用卡自动收取费用。
24. 细节题。文章倒数第二段第一句话You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit 告诉我们企业利用你的个人账户赚取利润,而受不到任何法律保护,紧接着的举例也充分说明B正确。
25. 推断题。文章最后一段讲述了虽然用户被告知所有私人信息是绝密的,而经营商言行不一致,他们出卖用户信息营利,并宣称只是共享信息资料,由此我们可推测这种做法将继续下去,也即用户个人隐私会继续受到侵犯。
26. 推断题。依据文章的第一段的末句,可知作者根据民意测验得出的结论,选项C是第一段的末句的同义替换。
27. 细节理解题。文章第二段用一系列的“should we not...”和“should we”给出了作者的建议和看法,他认为不能把就业当作惟一的标准,应当鼓励那些自重的人们以其他的方式参与工作。
28. 推断题。依据文章第三段的第一句话和第二句话可知:工业时代是人类历史上惟一一个人们的工作大多以job形式出现的时代;随着工业时代的结束,工业时代带来的人们工作方式上的变化将会得到逆转。由此可推断出,工业革命的到来使得人们的工作方式发生了变化。
29. 段落理解题。文章的第四段指出了17世纪和18世纪的圈地运动带来的后果(参见该段的首句和末句):圈地运动使人们丧失土地,失去了谋生的手段而不得不离开家去其他地方找工作。
30. 推断题。根据文章的末段第二句话“The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all...” 中的“impractical”这个词可推出答案。