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1、Part (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the Surfing on the Web. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in SurfingonthePart Listening Comprehension(30minutes) SectionADirections: In this section, you will hear 8

2、short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationandthe questionswillbe spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea pause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)，anddecid

3、ewhichis the best answer.Then markthecorrespondingletter on AnswerSheet1 witha single line through the centre.A)SurfingtheC)PackingabirthdayB)WatchingatalkD)Shoppingatajewelry A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.C) He doesnt know if he can do well in the exam.B) He is sure of his success in the ex

4、am.D) He used to get straight As in the exams he took.A)ThemanisgenerouswithhisgoodcommentsonThewomanisunsureiftherewillbepeaceintheThewomanisdoubtfulaboutnewspaperThemanisquiteoptimisticabouthumanA)Studyforsome C)StayinB)AttendamedicalD)Sellhis A)More C)AcollegeB)FairD)ShorterworkA) She was exhaust

5、ed from her trip.C) She was impressed by Mexican B)ShemissedthecomfortsofD)ShewillnotgotoMexicoA)Cheerherselfupabit.C)SeekprofessionalB)FindamoresuitableD)TakeapsychologyA) He dresses more formally C) He has ignored his friends B)WhathewearsdoesnotmatchhisD)Hefailedto dowellatQuestions9to12arebasedo

6、ntheconversationyouhavejustA)TogoC)TopromoteanewB)TohaveD)TojoininatrainingA)It canreduce thenumberofpassengercomplaints. C) Itcancut down theexpenses for air travel.B) It can make air travel more entertaining.D) It can lessen the discomfortcaused by air travel.A)TookbalancedmealswithC)Refrainedfrom

7、fishor B)AtevegetablesandfruitD)AvoidedeatingrichA) Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane. C) Not many of them chose to do what she did.B) Manyof them were concernedwith theirwell-being. D)Not manyofthemunderstoodthe Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Ata C)Inacomp

8、uterB)AtaD)InashoppingA) The latest computer technology.C) The purchasing of some B) The organizing of an exhibition.D) The dramatic changes in the job A)Data C)CorporateB)TrainingD)InformationSectionDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will he

9、ar some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.PassageQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassa

10、geyouhavejustA)ImproveC)FollowtheculturalB)GetridofemptyD)AttemptsomethingA) By finding sufficient support for implementation. C) By constantly keeping in mind their ultimate goals.B) By taking into account their own ability to change. D) By making detailed plans and carrying them out.A)Toshowpeople

11、howtogettheirlivesbacktoToshowhowdifficultitisforpeopletoloseToremindpeopletocheckthecaloriesonfoodToillustratehoweasilypeopleabandontheirPassageQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA) Michaels parents got C) Karens mother died in a B) Karen was adopted by Ray Anderson.D) A truck driver los

12、t his life in a A) He ran a red light and collided with a truck.C) He was killed instantly in a burning car.B)HesacrificedhislifetosaveababyD)HegotmarriedtoKarensA) The reported hero turned out to be his father.C) Such misfortune should have fallen on him.B) He did not understand his father till too

13、 late.D) It reminded him of his miserable PassageQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)C)TheU.B)D)TheU.A) By doing odd jobs at weekends.C) By putting in more hours each B) By working long hours every D) By taking shorter vacations A) To combat competition and raise C) To help them maintain

14、 livingB) To provide them with more job opportunities.D) To prevent them from holding a second job.A)ChangetheirC)ReducetheirworkingB)EarnmoreD)StrengthenthegovernmentsSectionDirections: In this section, you will heara passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should list

15、en carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Growing numbers of bright students face missi

16、ng out on their first choice university, academics warned today, as figures showed three-quarters of institutions are being forced to reduce places.Almost 100 out of 130 universities in England could be forced to take fewer 26 this year, following the introduction of Coalition reforms designed to dr

17、ive down 27 fees.Manymembersof theelite RussellGroupareamongthose facing 28 ,withLiverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton being particularly 29 .Data from the Governments Higher Education Funding Council for England suggests some newer universities such as Bedfordshire and East London

18、 are expecting to lose around one-in-eight places.The cuts are being 30 following the introduction of new rules that effectively 31 universities charging more than 7,500 in student fees from this autumn.It means large numbers of places are being 32 towards cheap further education Ministers are also

19、lifting controls on the number of bright students gaining at least two grades and a BatA-levelthatuniversities can recruit 33 an inevitable scramble towards a small number of top institutions.The funding councils chief executive denied the loss of student places would tip any institution into signif

20、icant financial trouble.But Prof Michael Farthing, vice-chancellor of Sussex University and chairman of the 1994 Group, which represents many small research institutions, said the figures show that many excellent students will be denied places at their first choice universities.The number of student

21、s universities are allowed to recruit has been cut across the sector, with 20,000places 34 to institutions with lower than average fees, he said.Far from giving the best universities freedom to 35 more students, this represents a push to a cut-price education.Part Reading Comprehension(40minutes) Se

22、ctionADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a lette

23、r. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingNearly a third of women are the main breadwinners in their household in Britain, according to

24、 a major survey.Researchers said that in many relationships it was no longer assumed that the man would bring in the bigger income,in a time of widespread redundancies (裁员).In ashift in attitudes, four out often women said that the career of whichever partner had the highest income would takein the

25、relationship.In one in ten families, a house husband looks after the children and does thetheir female partner works full time.Ten percent of women admitted this rolehadputstrainsontheirrelationshipand some said it had even led to themThe Women and Work Survey 2010，commissioned (受委托) by Grazia found

26、thatalmosthalfoffull-timenotearningtheirownAnd two thirds of the mothers among the 2，000 women in the survey said they wanted to keep working in some way after having children.A 43higher number of those with children under three said they would prefer to work preferably part-timerather than stay at

27、home.Victoria Harper of Grazia said, Women are getting good jobs when they graduate, and working up the careerfaster than they have ever done. This means that there has to be morebetween the roles of men and women in a relationship and when they have children.I)J)K) L)M)N)O)SectionDirections: In thi

28、s section, youare going toreada passage with ten statementsattachedto it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choosea paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the ques

29、tions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet A few months ago I booked a flight for two and then went to select seats on the airlines site. Based on the destination and time of year, I was surprised to find only two adjacent seats were available withoutpayinga premium额外费用ButIwasevenmore

30、 surprised a fewweeks later, when we boarded the aircraft and a flight attendant announced that only 30% of seats were occupied, so we should all feel free to stretch out.Sohow coulda flightthatlookednearlyfulla monthearlier windupwithsevenoutof ten seatsempty? Thatsa question onlythe airlinescanans

31、wer,andtheyre noteagertoprovide many Are some carriers intentionally holding back seat assignments, in the hope well all pay for premium seats? Its a fair question, and the evidence is intriguing.BehindthescreenAnawful plot goes on behind airline and travel booking screens,and much of it is strictly

32、 off-limits to consumers. What we do know is that for decades now airlines have become masters of what the industry calls yield management, offering millions of combinations of fares based on advance purchase patterns and other booking trends, so nearly everyone pays a different price based on when

33、they buy. But now that paying extra for your seat selection has become common practice, securing your reservation is just half the battle.Some industry experts have connected the dots. Theyre trying to get people to buy premium seats, says George Hobica, USATODAY.coms Fly Guy columnist and the found

34、er of A. They want to increase revenue. And were getting more complaints about it. He notes that it really annoys passengers who want to sit together, particularly when traveling with small children.Hes echoed by Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition (联盟): yield management, consu

35、mers are aware and they know that airlines are constantly changing prices on seats. But if this is true, it is unethicaltheyre grossly misleading us. The thing that I find so offensive is conveying to me that I have no options, but if I wait a week or two then I do have options. Accordingtotheairlin

36、es,thereasonforancillary附加的revenueisunbundling分类计价) ticketprices,so passengers who desire a given service-say checking a bag or ordering a soft drinkpay for it, while those who dont are spared the cost. But as Mitchell notes, Theres another twist to this. The airlines are saying fees are for optiona

37、l services. Well, seats arent Of course, securing a good seat isnt an issue if youre in first class or youre an elite member of a frequentflyer program. Butwhat about the rest ofus?As Ive pointed out repeatedly in recent columns, were faced with record-high load factors, the highest for the U. S. ai

38、rline industry since World War II. But even with the average percentage of occupied seats for domestic flights at 82.7%，its still an averagesome flights will be fuller but others will not, particularlyweeksinadvance.Yetsearchingforseatskeepsgettingharderandharder.SeatsforHobicacitesthemajorairlinesa

39、stheprimeculprits起因)，buthealsonotesevenlow-cost carriers can make securing seats difficult. On the flip side, he credits JetBlue and Virgin America for providing customers with clear policies. And then there is British Airways, which allows passengers in economy and business classes to select seats

40、only 24 hours in advance. I asked an airline representative if seeing fewer free seats is a trend, and the response was: Thats going to vary because there are so many variables. I decided to check on seat availability at Delta. com. I inquired about economy-class availability for two seats on a busy

41、 route Atlanta to Chicago and conducted an apples-to-apples search for the same morning departure seven days in advance, and again 14 days in advance. For the flight one week out, a total of only eight seats were available, one preferred and seven standard, but only one set of two seats together. Fo

42、r the flight two weeks out, a total of 29 seats were available, consisting of 20 preferred and only nine standard, and still with only one set together. Remarkable how even twice the booking time still produced so few free seats, separately or together, yet there were plenty of seats that could be b

43、ought for the right price.I contacted Delta and a spokesman said the price for preferred economy varies depending on a number of different factors, so customers need to compare the costs on a flight-by-flight basis. The preferred seatsare reserved primarily for Medallion (大勋章members, and become avai

44、lable without additional charge 24 hours prior to departure. When asked if Delta hasreceivedcomplaintsabouta dearthoffree seats,hestated,Overallourseatprogramhasbeen received very well. But my findings dovetailed (吻合) with recentcomplaints filed with Airfarewatchdog: (1) When (my husband) tried to g

45、et a seat assignment on the first flight there was just one complimentary (免费的) seat(near the back in the middle) available. . .the other available seats had to be purchased for $69. On the connecting flight there were no complimentary seats at all! Is this legal? He bought and paid for a ticket on

46、these flights and now he is supposed to buy a seat! (2) (After) paying for the flight, a message popped up and said that I could only get a seat assignment when I checked in. In order to get a confirmed seat, I had to pay $129 extra! Unless I pay, without a confirmed seat, I am the first one to be b

47、umped from the flight if they are overbooked. How do they get away with this? (3) Does checking in online at the 24-hour mark before the flight give me a number in line or let me select seats then? Or do we all rush the gate with our boarding passes (and no seat assignment) in order to get the seat

48、assignment?HowtoSo what can you do? Its a tough proposition. Usually I would offer strategies for counteringsuchairline initiatives,butinthiscase theoptionsare limited.Thatswhysome believe the U. S. Department of Transportation should investigate these practices. As Mitchell says, The airlinesare ho

49、ldingall the cardswith thisone. There isa sore needfor transparency onthis.When people are confused, they make bad decisions. That said, consider the following: (1) When budgeting your airfares, make sure you consider not just baggage fees but the added cost of seat selectionfor all travelers and in

50、 both directions. (2) If possible, book early, when there should be more seats available, and check in early too. Why the qualifier should? Because if availability is artificially manipulated, its hard to be certain.(3) Bookairlines thatoffer more transparentseat-selection policies. Ofcourse, this i

51、s not an issue with Southwest and other carriers that offer open seating policies. (4) Finally, thelast resort is what Hobica calls horse trading: negotiating seat swaps with other passengers. But this has become a risky and undesirable option with flights so full, overhead bins (行李仓) so crammed and

52、 fellow passengers who may have paid for premium seats in advance.Behind the airline and travel bookingscreens,a terrible plot is beingcarried out, muchof which is rigorously kept confidential from passengers.The airlinesexcuse for additionalfees is unbundling ticket prices, so those whowant the giv

53、en service like baggage check and soft drink ordering will have to pay.Whether some carriers withhold seats on purpose for earning consumers premium is a question deserving to be cleared up.MitchellholdsthatthereisanurgentneedfortransparencyoncarriersseatWhile Hobica ascribes the main responsibiliti

54、es to the major airlines, he also mentions that the low-cost carriers are making securing seats difficult.Some believe that, in order to solve the problem of airlines withholding seats, some actions should be taken by the U. S. Department of Transportation.When people budget their airfares, they sho

55、uld consider both the baggage fees and the added cost of seat selection.Kevin Mitchell considers the so-called yield management of the industry unethical and What the spokesman of Delta says suggests that the preferred economy-class tickets are available 24 hours in advance of the planes departure.T

56、he last strategy to counter the airlines initiatives is to exchange seats with other passengers by negotiating with them.SectionDirections: There are 2 passages inthis section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).You s

57、hould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingYou hear the refrain all the time: the U. S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesnt feel good. Why doesnt ever-greater wealth

58、 promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates back at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的) Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.The Affluent Society is a modern classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of his

59、tory, hunger, sickness, and cold threatened nearly everyone. Galbraith wrote Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours. After World War ，the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s

60、 it was 4.5percent.To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising companiesconditionedconsumers tobuy things they didnt really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make every