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Key to Test 1Section A11. M: Sorry, I overslept. My alarm clock didnt go off this morning. If it breaks down tomorrow, I will definitely buy a new one.W: Maybe by then it will be too late. By that time you will be fired.Q: What does the woman imply about the man?D) 男士因为闹钟坏了上班迟到，女士警告说若是下次再迟到，就会被解雇。be fired此处意为“被解雇”，与选项中的lose his job相对应。12. W: Im going to go to college in Ohio after graduation. What about you? M: My father is going to give me a job in his company. Ill probably work there about a year, so I can learn the basics. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?B) 对话中女士问男士毕业后的打算，男士说他将在父亲的公司里工作一年，学习基本的东西。13. W: Well, I must be off now. I have an appointment at six and it will take me almost an hour to arrrive there. M: In that case, I wont keep you any longer. Drop in any time. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?C) 对话中女士说必须现在离开，因为六点有个约会，要花大约一个钟头到达那里。由此可知，女士离开的时间大概是五点左右。14. W: So Martin, what sports do you play? M: I play football, volleyball, tennis, and table tennis, but volleyball is my favorite game as its a team game and you can play it with your friends, and enjoy it as a team. Q: What does the man mean?A) 对话中男士说排球是他最喜欢的体育运动，这是一项团队运动，可以和朋友一起玩，并从团队中得到乐趣。15. W: I must admit I didnt quite follow Idas figures at meeting. Whre did she get them from? M: You mean things like $36,000 more spent on advertising, bringing in a $1.6 million increase in sales? She was comparing the figures of last year. Q: How did Ida get the figures at meeting?C) 对话中女士说没有听懂Ida会议上解释的数据，男士说她是在对比去年的数据。由此可知Ida在会议上所说的数据是和去年对比得出来的。16. W: Hello, Im Kren and Im interested inyour products. Im the buyer for Skopies. Thats a big store over here in Los Angeles. M: Im very pleased to have the exclusive rights to manufacture Vernays spring collection. Q: What are the two speakers talking about?B) 对话中女士说她是Skopie商店的采购员，对男士公司的产品感兴趣。男士说拥有Vernay春装的独家生产权非常高兴。由此可知，两人在谈论Skopie商店的采购。对话中exclusive意为“独有的，唯一的”，spring collection意为“春装系列”。17. W: I wonder if you could tell me why the teacher kept Jack in the office after school. M: It might be that he broke a window while playing football. I guess he will have to pay for that. Q: Why did the teacher keep Jack in the office after school?D) 对话中女士问男士为什么放学后老师把Jack留在办公室，男士说可能因为他踢足球的时候打破了窗户。smash意为“（使某物）粉碎，破碎”。18. W: My friend suddenly got a sharp pain in the stomach. Will you find someone to take us to the hospital? M: All right. By the way, in case he is not insured, the hospital never accepts any patient. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?A) 对话中女士说朋友突然胃疼。男士说医院不接收没有上保险的病人。由此可知，看病需要有保险。Conversation OneW: Hi, Tom, did you get your iPad? I heard on the radio that more than 700 people lined up Saturday morning at Apples Fifth Avenue store in New York City.M: Of course! How about you?W: Not yet. You are lucky to get one. (19) Many stores sold out of this new product even before noon. Did you get up early to get in line in front of the store?M: Yes and no. my ofice assistant John volunteered to line up for me. He waited in line all night.W: I know he is a fan of Apple products.M: It has become a tradition for some hardcore fans to stand in line, sometimes even days in advance in order to be one of the first to get the latest product.W: Well, I think they are crazy.M: I dont thnk so. This new touchscreen tablet is worth it.W: (20) I know a lot of people were attracted by the iPads novelty.M: (20) I think you will love it! The iPad works like a walking encyclopedia - it has everything. Its your library, your music store, your mailbox, your photo shop, your everything.W: Well, Ive read some negative remarks about the new product.M: Like what?W: Some reviewers said that the more they read about the iPad, the more it angered them. They said the new device is so useless, and the notebook can do multitudes more, and its cheaper.M: Well, thats true, but I still love it.W: (21) I know you are a brand loyalist who would buy anythng produced by Apple Inc.!M: (22) I think the iPad is a must. Its the latest, greatest and smartest thing.19. Why does the woman think the man is lucky to get his iPad?D) 对话开始女士得知男士买到了iPad时说道：你真幸运，很多商店的iPad在中午前就销售一空了。女士此处谈到的this new product指的就是iPad。20. What is the advantage of iPad according to this conversation?A) 对话中男士谈到iPad值得人们为它疯狂，接着谈及iPad的好处：iPad的新颖性吸引了人们，它就像活百科全书，里面的东西应有尽有。对话中a walking encyclopedia指“活字典，活的百科全书”。选项A)中novel意为“新颖的，新奇的”，对话中novelty是它的名词形式。21. What can we learn about a brand loyalist according to the conversation?C) 对话最后男士提出，尽管iPad有缺陷，但他还是喜欢它。女士说到：你真是一个品牌忠诚者，忠诚购买苹果公司的产品。对话中a brand loyalist指“品牌忠实者”。22. What are the two speakers talking about?D) 对话中女士先提到了人们抢购iPad的情况，继而谈到人们为它着迷的原因，最后提出了iPad品牌忠实者的概念。由此可知，本对话是关于iPad对人们的吸引力。Conversation TwoW: Goodnight! Im heading home. Its been a long day.M: Goodnight. Have a good evening.W: Youre nt going home?M: (23) I thought Id try and finish up this project Ive been working on.W: But its already 9:30! How many more hours do you plan to work?M: Oh, Id say this projuct will be done in six hours or so.W: So youre going to work through the night? Have your ever heard of “karoshi”?M: Karaoke?W: No karoshi, the Japanesse word for death by overwork! Youve been putting in overtime every night this week! (24) We all need some down time. If you put in too many hours, it can hurt your body and it can affect your work.M: So people in Japan actually die from working too hard?W: Yes. Its becoming a big problem. More than 100 people die from overwork in Japan every year.M: But I have so much to do. It seems the best way to get it all done is to plow through it until its complete!W: Well, that might seem like a smart way but you might be shooting yourself iin the foot. Scientists say rest is one of the most important things a human brain needs. (25) Did you know you will have more creative ideas if you are well-rested?M: These days I hardly have any good ideas. I drink a lot of coffee and I always finish my work, but Im not having many creative ideas.W: Maybe thats because your brain is overloaded. You know how you have to “defragment” your computer? Well, sometmes our brains need some defragmenting, too!23. Why wouldnt the man go home now?B) 对话开始女士准备离开时问男士为什么还不回家，男士答道：我要尽力完成一直在做的这个项目。24. What may happen if one puts in too many hours for work?A) 对话中女士得知男士要熬夜加班时，提到了日本的过劳死现象并说到：如果工作时间太长，会使身体受到伤害并且影响工作。对话中down time意为“停机时间，停工期”，而B)中的feel down意为“情绪低落”。25. What is the benefit one can get if he is well-rested?C) 对话中女士谈及过劳死以及加班工作的坏处后，接着谈到休息这一方面时说到：如果休息好，可以有创造性的想法。Section BPassage OneAre you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV, friend requests, exciting online games and your mobile - or would you easily survive?Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. (26) It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devicees for 24 hours. The experiment is now over but the full findings hasnt yet been known. However, during the experiment, Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.During their 24-hour experiment, a BBC reporter plus cameraman followed them around for the day. (27) They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline. The words reveals how they are influenced.Elliot was surprised by how empty her life was without the radio or newspapers desipite being aware of the social importance of the media. Being deprived of the media for 24 hours, Caroline Scott thinks her day-to-day activities become so much harder to carry out than usual. (28) Charlotte Gay even thinks the most difficult item is to be without her mobile phone because it is not only a social tool but her main access point of communicatin. With technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?26. Why is the global experiment called Unplugged?A) 短文第一段指出沉迷于媒体的现象，第二段提出对此现象调查的目的：“涉及这项实验旨在发现，如果年轻人24小时不使用媒体设备，他们的反应会如何”。27. What were the volunteers asked to do to reveal how they are influenced?B) 短文第三段谈到实验的实施方法：“要求他们写下100行关于离线生活的文章”。28. Why does Charlotte Gay think being without her mobile phone is the most difficult item?B) 短文最后一段谈到研究结果：“Charlotte Gay认为手机是最难离开的一项，因为手机不仅仅是社交工具，而且是主要的交流渠道”。Passage TwoMary Lyon was a leader in womens education in the 19th century. (29) During the 19th century, womens educationw was not considered important in the United States. Supporters of advanced education for women faced many problems. States did require each town to provide a school for children, but teachers often were poorly prepared. Most young women were not able to continue on with their education in private schools. If the did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew clothing, and music.Mary Lyon felt that womens ducation was extremely important. (30) Through her lifelong work for education she became one of the most famous women in 19th century America. She believed that women were teachers both in the home and in the classroom. And, she believed that efforts to better educate young women also served God. If women were better educated, she felt, they could teach in local schools throughout the United States and in foreign countries.People who have studied Mary Lyon say she was not fighting a battle of equality between men and women. Yet she knew she wanted more for women. (31) Her efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Historians say she was the strongest influence on the education of American young people during the middle of the 19th century. Her influence lasted a s many students from Mary Lyons schools went out to teach others.29. Why did supporters of advanced education for women face many problems?B) 短文第一段第二句谈到19实际美国女子教育的情况：“在美国，人们认为女子教育并不重要”。30. How did Mary Lyon become one of the most famous women in 19th century America?A) 短文第二段谈到Mary Lyon的贡献：“她终身致力于教育，这使得她成为19世纪美国最著名的女性之一”。31. What did Mary Lyons efforts lead to according to this passage?C) 短文最后一段评价了Mary Lyon的贡献：“她的努力使得美国普及了女子高等教育”。Passage ThreeCar crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. (32) Most of the crashes result from distracted driving - not paying attention to the road.Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car accident. He was one of the nations more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008. nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent, involved drivers age fifteen to twenty. It was an inexperienced, immature driver who felt that he was too strong to be defeated, driving at night with a carload of kids. (33) He was distracted, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing Ryans death and some others serious injury and tragedy for the rest of the community.Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company says (34) the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone. He says talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving. If theyre texting while driving, they are 23 times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isnt. reaching for a cell phone when its going off, theyre nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving.(35) Government and private groups are using public service announcements and events to bring more attention to the problem. For example, the insurance industry recently held a safety event near Washington for teen drivers.32. What is the main cause for the car crashes?C) 短文第一段提出车祸是青少年死亡的头号原因：“大多数车祸都是由于开车分心”。33. Why did Ryan Didone die according to this passage?D) 短文第二段以Ryan Didone为例，说明青少年死于车祸的原因：“没有经验的司机开车分神，并且开得太快，最终导致Ryan的死亡和其他人的受伤”。34. What is the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents?B) 短文第三段分析开车分神的原因：“开车分神的首要原因是使用手机”。35. How do the government and private groups bring people more attenti