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Part LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTURE1. humans / human species2. intelligence3. learn from others4. repeat5. others wisdom/other peoples wisdom6. accumulate7.an evolutionary dilemma8.watching others/watching other people9. systems of communication10. knowledge and wisdom11. benefits of cooperation12. identity establishment/establishment of identities13. isolation14. communication15. different languagesSECTION B INTERVIEW1. Which aspect of the election event is the interviewee most concerned about?答案：D. Direction of the electoral events.2. Why was the announcement made yesterday, according to the interviewee?答案：B. The date had been set previously.3. According to the BBC interviewer, why did the electoral institutions want to prepare the ground?答案：D. To stop complaints from the loser.4. What did the interviewee think of the BBCs reason of preparing the ground?答案：D. Ill considered.5. What is the interviewees attitude towards establishing a parallel presidency?答案：C. Opposed.6. What does the interviewee think both candidates need to do?答案：D. Seek support from important sectors.7. What was the margin of victory at the time of the interview?答案：C. 56%-44%.8. Who should be responsible for dealing with the fraud in the election?答案：B. Electoral institutions.9. What does the interviewee think of the problem in the Afghan election?答案：D. It occurred elsewhere.10. What is the interview mainly about?答案：A. Problems in the electoral process.Part II READING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE11. The Australians want a strong flow of immigrants because .答案：A. immigrants speed up economic expansion12. Australia prefers immigrants from Britain because .答案：C. they easily merge into local communities13. In explaining why some migrants return to Europe the author答案：B. emphasizes the variety of their motives14. Which of the following words is used literally, not metaphorically?答案：D. “selective” (Para. 6).15. Para. 11 pictures the Australians as .答案：B. ungenerous.PASSAGE TWO16. According to the author, which of the following advantages of bilingualism is commonly accepted?答案：B. Better task performance.17. According to the passage, that language influences thought may be related to .答案：D. the slowdown of thinking in a second language18. What is the authors response to the question at the beginning of Para. 8?答案：A. Its just one of the popular tales of national stereotypes.19. Which of the following statements concerning Para. 9 is correct?答案：C. Grammar is unnecessarily a condition for change in personality.20. In discussing the issue, the authors attitude is .答案：B. objectivePASSAGE THREE21. She quickened her steps because she .答案：C. wanted to look like someone working there22. Why didnt she enter Storm and King the first time?答案：A. She was too timid to enter the building.23. What does “every foot of her progress being a satisfactory portion of a flight which she gladly made” mean according to the context (Para. 2)?答案：D. She just wanted to leave the place.24. Why did she feel greatly relieved (Para. 7)?答案：B. She was kindly received by the clerk.SECTION B SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE25. What do “promise” and “should” in Para. 2 imply about the authors vision of Australias economy?答案：Australian economy cannot achieve fast development as assumed without immigrants.26. Explain the meaning of “the growth of national groups” according to the context (Para. 7).答案：The increase of groups formed by immigrants from different sources.PASSAGE TWO27. Explain the meaning of “The choice between two languages is a huge prime.” according to the context (Para. 6).答案：Different languages trigger different related memories and feelings.28. What reasons does the author give to explain why people feel different when speaking different languages?答案：Asymmetric language competence and the priming effect.29. What does the author focus on in the passage?答案：Whether different languages confer different personalities.PASSAGE THREE30. Select and write down at least THREE words or phrases in Para. 1 describing the girls inner feelings while walking in the streets looking for a job.答案：Lacked courage, indefinable shame, weakening heart, hesitating and helpless.31. Explain the meaning of “So severe a defeat told sadly upon her nerves.” according to the context (Para. 2).答案：The severe defeat made her sad and disheartened.32. In “It was a severe set-back to her recently pleased mental state.” (Para. 16), what does “her recently pleased mental state” refer to according to the context?答案：Courage and joy gained from her previous reception.答案解析：Part III LANGUAGE USAGE1. casethe2. aslike3. smallsmaller4. specialtywhile5. raiserise6. it alsobut7. thethe8. wereare9. WhenWhile10. understandunderstanding参考译文：When life gives us lemons, literature books provide us with an achievable realm that is better than reality. The water described in the books may be clearer than the water in our real life and the sky is bluer than w