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PartIListeningComprehension(20SectionDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA)，B)，C),andD)anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughtheYouwillYouwill2345Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C]A)Hethinksthattherewon’tbeenoughsetsforHethinksthatthespeakerwon’tshowHethinkstheseminarwon’tbeopentotheHethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsA)TheirfatherisunabletokeephisTheirfatherisgoingonavacationwithoutTheirfatherisn’tlinghertheTheirfatherdoesn’twanttotravelA)Johndidn’tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisJohndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableJohngotanexcellentscore,whichwasJohnwasdisappointedathismathA)Theroofofthewoman’shouseneedstobeTheroofoftheman’shousehasseveralbadThewoman’sbathroomwasbadlyThemanworksforaroofingA)Mr.SmithwillbereplacedifhemakesanotherMr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianMr.Smith’sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthltheMr.SmithisseldominhisA)Shedon’thaveafaxShemayquitherpresentjobSheistiredofherpresentHerphonenumberhasA)SomeonehastakenherHerflightis50minutesHerluggagehasbeenShecan’tfindthemanshe’sbeenwaitingA)TodowhateverthecommitteeaskshimTomakedecisionsinagreementwiththeTorunthecommitteehisTomakehimselfthecommitteeA)ThewomanfoundthboxThemaniswaitingforsomeimportantThemanhas touthisThewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherA)ReadtheoperationTrythebuttonsonebyAsktheshopassistantforMakethemachinerunSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthePassageQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheyweredrawingTheywerewatchinTheyweremakingaephoneTheyweretidyingupthedrawingA)TheylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingTheyseriouslyinjuredtheownersoftheTheysmashedtheTVsetandtheTheytookawaysixteenvaluableA)HeaccusedthemoftheHeraisedtheHerefusedtoprolongtheirlandHeforcedthemtoabandontheirA)Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers’TheywantedtoextendthereservationareaforTheywantedtostealhisvaluableTheywantedtodrivehimawayfromthePassageQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ThroughThroughThroughThroughbodyA)TheyranahighTheydiedfromexcessiveTheirnervoussystemwasTheysufferedfromheart-A)ToseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheTostudyanimalsthat sogetinfectedwiththeTofindoutwheretheTolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethePassageQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TodeterminewhethertheEarth’stemperatureisgoingTostudythebehaviorofsomeseaTomeasurethedepthsoftheTomeasurethemovementofwavesintheA)TheywerefrightenedandTheyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedTheyswamcloserto“examine”thespeakerwhenitwasturnedTheydidn’tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingneartheA)ToattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingTodrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingTohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingTodeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachPartIIReadingComprehension(35Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B),C),andD).YoushoulddinthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingCyberspace(网络空间)，datasuperhighways,mulletmedia-forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputers, evisionand ephoneswillchangeourlivesforever,Yetforallthetalkofaingtechnologicalutopia()littleattentionhasbeengiventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththethequestionof“forwhom”isputasideonceEconomistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransitionalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavestoincreasetheircontrolonglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.Forthemtheresultisinstability.Develocountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As“futures”()aretradedoncomputerscreens,develocountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?Onealternativeisfordevelocountriestobuyinthelatestcomputersand municationsthemselves-so-called“developmentcommunications”modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintsondevelocountries’economies.CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries,Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtogain.Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoexploititfornativedevelopment.Thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransitionalcorporationsmaybenefit,thoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterests therichscientificthetheworldItcanbeinferredfromthepassage internationaltradeshouldbetheinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughtheexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbecommunicationstechnologyinthedevelocountriesshouldbeWhydoestheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpactondeveloBecauseitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalBecauseitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorBecauseitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorBecauseitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdeveloThedevelopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelocountries hindertheirindustrialcausethemtolosecontroloftheirforcethemtoreducetheirshareofcostthemtheireconomicTheauthor’sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolution Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingTheestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to35,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Hone-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion.Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationanmagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,charging ingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousinthecurriculumtoaherd-likeapproachtoteachingchildren.Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evenSaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Weare ingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.“Theideais,‘Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback.Perhaps,butdon’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolers,opposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation-whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace-isbest.“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocial.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn-bothinlectuallyandemotionally-thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.“Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriay,”VanGalenwrites.“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolers thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirthosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtothosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomethosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirPublicschoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschooling thereisn’tmuchtheycangotochangethepresenttheywanttoshowtheirtolerancefordifferenthomeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforpublicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforallHome-schooladvocatesareoftheopinion thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeentheirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublichomeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivetheirincreasedcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementofpublicMosthomeschoolers’oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfrom respectfortheinterestofworryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicconcernwiththecostdevotiontoAccordingtoVanGalensomehomeschoolersbelieve publicschoolstakeupaherd-likeapproachtoteachingteachersinpublicschoolarenotasresponsibleastheyshouldpublicschoolscannotprovideaneducationthatisgoodenoughfortheirpublicschoolsarethesourceofbureaucracyandinefficiencyinmodernQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingEveryyear evisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthantheprogramming.Inaddition,evisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedforreasonsofefficiency.AccordingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksoundlevelofadsandprogramming.GiveninformationwhydocommercialssoundsoThesensationofsoundinvolvesavarietyoffactorsinadditiontoitsspeaklevel.Advertisersareskilfulatcreatingtheimpressionofloudnessthroughtheirexpertuseofsuchfactors.Onemajorcontributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmushlessvariationinsoundleveloccursduringacommercial.Inregularprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralargerange.However,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.Other“tricksofthetrade”arealsoused.Becauselow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigherfrequencysounds,advertisersfilteroutanynoisesthatmaydrownouttheprimarymessage.Inaddition,thehumanvoicehasmoreauditory(听觉的)impactinthemiddlefrequencyranges.Advertiserselectronicallyvaryvoicesoundssothattheystaywithinsuchafrequencyband.Anotherapproachistowritethescriptsothatlotsofconsonants(辅音)areused,becausepeoplearemoreawareofconsonantsthanvowel(元音)sounds.Finally,advertiserstrytobegincommercialswithsoundsthatarehighlydifferentfromthoseoftheprogrammingwithinwhichthecommercialisburied.Becausepeople eadaptedtothetypeofsoundscomingfromprogramming,adramaticchangeinsoundqualitydrawsvieweraattention.Forexample,noticehowmanycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsometype.Theattention-gettingpropertyofcommercialscanbeseenbyobservingone-totwo-year-oldchildrenwhohappentobeplayingaroundaevisionset.Theymaytotallyignoretheprogramming.However,whenacommercialcomeson,theirattentionisimmediaydrawntoitbecauseofitsdramaticsoundAccordingtothepassage,theumintensityofsoundcomingfrom doesnotexceedthatofisgreaterthanthatofvariesoveralargerangethanthatofislessthanthatofCommercialscreatethesensationofloudness TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundtheirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaktheirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyunlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawideManycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekind popsongsattractvieweritcanincreasetheiradvertiserswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularadvertiserswanttomergemusicwithOneofthereasonswhycommercialsareabletoattractviewerattentionis thehumanvoicesincommercialshavemoreauditorypeoplelikecheerfulsongsthatchangedramaticallyinsoundhigh-frequencysoundsareusedtomasksoundsthatdrownouttheprimarytheypossesssoundqualitiesthatmaketheviewerfeelthatsomethingunusualisInthepassage,theauthoristrying l howTVadsvaryvocalsoundstoattracthowtheloudnessofTVads howadvertiserscontrolthesoundpropertiesofTVhowtheattention-gettingpropertiesofsoundsaremadeuseofinTVQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingIntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectplantandanimalspecieshas eahighlycontroversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageofangeredSpeciesActin1973.Theact,designedtoprotectspecies’livingareas,andpoliciesthatpreservelandandforestscompetewitheconomicinterests.Inthe1990’s,forexample,thewoodcuttersintheWesternUnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascadeMountains.Thechallengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl(猫头鹰),whoseremainingpopulationoccupiestheseforestsandrequirestheintact,ancientforestforsurvival.Theproblematicsituationsettheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoseofcorporationsandofindividualswhostoodtolosejobs.Aftermonthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthewoodcutters-andtheowls-wasstillundecidedinmid-1992.Similartensionsexistbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelonations.Manypeopleindustrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelonationsintropicalregionsshoulddomoretoprotecttheirrainforestsandothernaturalareas.Butthedevelocountriesmaybeimpoverished(使穷困),withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameanstotemporarilyavoidworseningpovertyandstarvation.ManyofthechangestoEarththatconcernscientistshavethepotentialtorobtheplanetofitsbiologicalrichness.ThedestructionofEarth’sozonelayer(臭氧层),forexample,couldcontributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmplantsandanimals.Andglobalwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochangingclimates.Clearly,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth’scomplexweblife.WhydoestheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversialBecausepeoplecan’tagreeastowhatspeciestoBecauseitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchBecauseitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofBecauseitisamajorprobleminvolvingaseriesoflegalAccordingtothepassage,thepreservationofrain mayhamperadevelocountryinitsfightagainstbenefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandeveloshouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanwillhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindeveloAccordingtothepassage,cuttingtresstogrowmore willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedeveloisbutashort-termrelieftothefoodcanhardlyalleviatetheshortageofprovestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishedAmong“humanity’scurrentproblems”(Line6,Para.3),thechiefconcernofthescientists.theimpoverishmentofdevelotheexplosionofthehumanthereductionofbiologicaltheeffectofglobalTheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity’scurrenttopresentthedifferentviewsonhumanity’scurrent yzethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity’scurrenttopointoutthathumanity’scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperationPartIIIVocabulary(20Directions:Thereare30 pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B),C),andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thedirectionswere thatitwasimpossibletocompletetheBecauseadegreeformagooduniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationisoneofthemostareasinJapaneselife.Ifrsontalksabouthisweakpoints,hislistenerisexpectedtosaysomethingintheway.Herinterestinredecoratingthebighousekept forawholeIf ourrelationswiththatcountry,we’llhavetofindanotherrofrawMoviedirectorsusemusic theactionontheAterribletrafficaccidenthappened;peopleweresaddenedwhentheywatchedthe Manytourists bythecity’scomplicatedtrafficOverthelastfifteenyears,runninghas eapopular for30millionparticipantsofallSomepeoplethinkthata translation,orword-for-wordtranslation,iseasierthanafreeManynovelsthatattempttomirrortheworldare oftherealitythattheyItisthroughlearningthatthe manyhabitualwaysofreactingtoGenerally,itisonlywhenanimalsaretrappedthat toinordertoescMary withanothermusiciantocomposeapieceofpopDuringtheirfistteachertrainingyear,thestudentsoftenvisitedlocalschoolsforthe Heattendsto ofimportantbusinessOut revenge,hedidhisworsttoblackenhercharacterandruinherAmost argumentaboutwhoshouldgoandfetchthebreadfromthekitchenwasgoingonwhenIcamein.Thechildrencheeredupwhentheysawhundredsofcolorful slowlyintotheDoyouhave aboutwhatlivingbeingsonotherplanetswouldbeinWerarelyperceivemorethanaminute ofthesightsandsoundsthatfalluponoursenseans;thegreatmajoritypassusby.Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthe andbeneficialformofIt’spleasureforhim hisenergyandevenhislifetoresearchTheyare witheachothersincetheyoncestudiedinthesameThereis differenceinmeaningbetweenthewordssurroundingsandAllthefinishedproductsarestoredina ofthedeliveryportandshipisavailableatanywhenhetriedtomakea

,hefoundthatthe was yfilledbecauseofParentstakeagreatinterestin questionsbraisedbytheirAlthoughitwashisexperienceaschairman, overthemeetingwithgreatBothpartiespromised thecontracttobesignedthefollowingkeeptangleadheredevotePartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15 Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsor pletestatements.ReadthePassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestPossiblewords(notexceeding10MostAmericansspendfarmoreoftheirleisuretimewiththemassmediathaninanyotheroccupation.Inaddition,mostofushear,see,orreadsomeofthemediawhileengagedinotheractivities.Thusanextremelylargenumberofourwakinghoursarespentwiththemassmedia.Ofallthemedia,evisionisclearlydominant,withnewsprsaclosesecond,atleastasasourceofnewsandotherinformation.Ourexposuretoallmediaisimportant,however,becauseallofthemcontributematerialsfortheconstructionofthatworldinourheads.Formostpeople,increaseduseofonemediumdoesnotdecreaseuseofanother.Infact,incertaincases,andespeciallyforcertainpurposes,themoreoneusesonemedium,themorelikelyoneistouseothers.Therearevariousfactorsthatcancauseyoutoexposeyourselftothemediaselectively,avoidingmuchofthematerialwithwhichyoudisagree.Someofthatselectiveexposureisprobablyduetothepsychologicalpressureyoufeel