公共英语三级考试模拟试卷

公共英语三级考试模拟试卷SECTIONIListeningDirections:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:Youwillhear8shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.1、Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthepostoffice. B.Attherestaurant.C.Atabeautyshop. D.Atthecoffeeshop.2、Whatdoesthewomanmean?Theoldmanalwaystroublestheothers.Theoldmanlikestomakeajokeonothers.Theoldmanisgoodatpreventingyoufromdoinganything.Somethingiswrongwithyourlegs.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJimfromthewordsofthewoman?Jimwantstochangehisjob.Jimoftenmakeshisroomclean.Jimhaspressurefromhisnewjobinmind.Jimisdeterminedtobuyanewroom.4、Where'sMissRichard?A.Inherkitchen. B.Inheroffice.C.Inherbedroom. D.Inherfactory.5、Whatdidthemanforget?A.Cigaretteholder. B.Cigarettelighter.C.Cigarettecase. D.Cigarettes.6、Whatisthemangoingtodo?Toborrowsometypingpaperfromthewoman.Tolendthewomansometypingpaper.Totapeforthewoman.Tobuysometypingpaperforthewoman.7、What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?A.Student-Teacher. B.Reporter-Editor.C.Secretary-Administrator.D.Writer-Publisher.8、Whatisbeingdiscussed?A.Aheadcold. B.Theweather.C.Thewoman'sson.D.Fatigue.PartBDirections:Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.Youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.9、Wheredoesthisdialoguetakeplace?A.Onatrain. B.Inaconveniencestore.C.Onabus. D.Inabank.10、Whatseemstobethewoman'sproblem?Shedoesn'thaveapennyonhertotakethebus.Shedoesn'thavesmallchangetotakethebus.Sherefusestopaythebusfare.Shemisunderstandswhatthebusdriverissaying.11、Whatfavordoesthewomanaskthebusdrivertodoforher?Allowhertotakethebusforfreethistime.Givehertwentyminutestobreakthemoneyintheconveniencestore.Breakthemoneythedriverhimself.Sendhertohercompanybecausesheisgoingtobelate.12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Thedrivercan'twaitforherfor5minutesbecausehehastokeeptheschedule.Thedriversuggestshertakinganotherbus.Thedriverasksthewomantostandbytomakewayforotherpassengers.Thedrivergivesthewoman$2.5backforchangeaftershehasgivenhim$5.13、Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sfamily?A.Theykeptalotofbirds.B.Theylivedinabighouse.C.Theyownedasmallfarm.D.Theysufferedfrompoverty.14、Whatdidthewoman'smotherimpressherwith?A.Herlove.B.Hersuccess.C.Herambition.D.Herknowledge.15、Whatdidthewoman'smotherwishhertodo?A.Gotocollege.B.Becomeawriter.C.Haveabetterlife.D.Supportherfamily.16、InwhatfielddomostpeopleinKansaswork?A.Mining. B.Runningrailroads.C.Farming. D.Manufacturing.17、WhatdidtheearlypioneersthinkaboutKansas?Theylikedtherichsoil.Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.18、WhatistheprobablereasonwhythepopulationinKansasbegantogrow?Itsattitudetowardsslavery.Itscheapland.Itsclimatewhichissuitableforfarming.Itsadvancedrailroadsystem.19、WhatdidMarcoPoloseewhenhewasinChina?A．CaiLuninventedpaper.B．TheChineseusedpapermoney.C．TheChinesesavedpaper.D．CaiLuninventedbooks.20、Whendidpeopleinwesterncountriesfirstusepapermoney?A．Inthe7thcentury.B．Inthe15thcentury.C．Inthe13thcentury.D．2,000yearsago.21、Howmanytreesshouldbecutdownifyouwanttomake1,000tonsofpaper?A．71,000.B．48,000.C．17,000.D．28,000.22、Whyshouldwestartusinglesspaper?A．Becausepaperisbecomingmoreexpensive.B．Becausethewastepaperpollutestheenvironment.C．Becauseproducingpaperisverydifficult.D．Becauseittakesatreemorethantenyearstogrowup.SECTIONIIReadingPartADirections:Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Text1Sincehewasachild,DonCameronhasbeeninterestedinanythingthatflies.HegrewupontheoutskirtsofGlasgowand,asastudentatGlasgowUniversity,joinedtheUniversityAirSquadron.Interestinthemechanicsofmovement,ifnotflight,wasafamilytradition.Hisgrandfatherwasanengineer,whoturnedhishandtomakingmodelsteamenginesandboats.DonCameron'sfirstjobwasatBristolAircraft,whereheworkedasanengineer.HethenhadjobsinthesteelworksatLanwernandforRio-TintoZineinBristol,workingwithcomputers.Inthemid-sixtiescamenewsofAmericanexperimentswithhotairballoonsthatcrossedtheAtlantic,soheandacoupleoffriendsdecidedtobuildtheirownballoon.ProbablythefirsthotairballooninwesternEurope,theycalledittheBristolBelle.Nowthereare300balloonsinthiscountryalone—andatleasttwo-thirdsofthemhavebeenmadebythefirmDonCameronsetup,CameronBalloons.At40hehasalreadybeenhalfwayroundtheworldbyballoons.In1972hepilotedthefirsthotairballoontocrosstheSwissAlps;andlaterthatyearhetookpartinwhathecalls"anoddexpedition"totheSaharaDesert,withtwoballoonsandatrucktocarrythegas.HehascrossedtheChannelbyballoonandevenflownintheArcticCircleinone.HestartedthebusinessinthebasementofthelargeVictorianhouse,whereheliveswithhiswifeKimandtwochildren.NowCameronBalloonshasitsownpremisesinanoldchurchhallinBristol,makingabout150balloonsayear.Theyincludespeciallydesignedballoonsforadvertisingpurposes.ThefirmexportsallovertheworldandissettingupafactoryinAmerica,whereballoonswillbemadeforthemunderlicense.Theturnoverisnowaround$500000ayearandthereisastaffofabout25.DonCameron'sinterestinflying .beganatschoolbeganatuniversitycamefromawishtoimitatehisgrandfatherwastheresultofhisprofessionalexperienceHebeganworkingwithballoons .asarelaxationfromhisworkonaircraftaspartofhisjobatthetimeasahobbywhenheheardthatsomeAmericanshadcrossedtheAtlanticinoneDonCameron'scompany .istheonlyoneofitskindinBritainmadethefirstballooninEuropehasmademostoftheballoonsinBritainisnowthelargestintheworld26、Whenhestartedhiscompany,Don .spentmostofhistimeontestflightswasmainlyinterestedindesigningballoonsforadvertisingworkedhard,whereasnowherelaxesbuilttheballoonsathome27、ThesuccessofDon'sbusinesscanbemeasuredbythefactthat .hehasmade150oftheballoonsinBritainhenowhasenoughorderstoemployanumberofpeoplehedeliversballoonstoFranceheisgoingtomovehisfactorytoAmericaText2In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launchedJeeba(thenamemeans"oldmanandoldwoman")tomakesenior-friendlyproducts.Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhentheycoinedtheircompanymotto:"Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandfortheelderly."Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheirworkersis75.Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanandworldwide.Buttheelderlyhavenumbersontheirside.Healthierandlonger-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,arereachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedevelopedworld.Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.Onelikelyconsequenceisnowclear:shrinkingworkforces.Whilethestreamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionarefocusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortageofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeoplebacktowork,whethertheylikeitornot.Indeed,advancedeconomieslikethoseofFinlandandDenmarkhavealreadyraisedtheirretirementages.Othersareunderseverepressuretofollowsuit,asboththeEuropeanCommissionandtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmenthaverecentlywarnedtheirmembersthattheirfutureprosperitydependsonagrowingcontributionfromtheelderly.Whetherthesechangesaregoodorbadnewstoworkersdependsonwhethertheyanticipateretirementwitheagernessordread.IntheUnitedStates,halfofworking-ageAmericansnowexpecttoworkintotheir70s,whetherbyfinancialnecessityorbylifestylechoice,accordingtoanewstudybyPutnamInvestments.Contrarytostillwidespreadassumptions,thereisverylittlehardevidencetosuggestthatcompaniescannotstaycompetitivewitharisingshareofolderworkers.AtBritishhardwarechainB&Q,its"elderworker"storesinManchesterandExmouthwere18percentmoreprofitablethanitsregularoutlets—dueinpart,thecompanysays,tosixtimeslessemployeeturnoverand60percentlessshopliftingandbreakage.Jeeba'sdifferencefromaconventionalcompanymainlyliesin .A.theageofitsemployees B.thenumberofitsownersC.thequalityofitsproducts D.thescopeofitsoperationsInthedevelopedworld,comparedwithyoungpeople,theelderly .A.arebetteratbusiness B.aregreaterinnumberC.havehealthierlifestyles D.havemorejobopportunitiesAccordingtothewriter,inthecurrentsituationcompaniesarefacedwiththetoughtaskofA.creatinggoodpositions B.employingretiredworkersC.fillingvacantpositions D.replacingunskilledworkersForfutureprosperity,manyEuropeancountrieswillhaveto .A.increasethenumberofyoungworkersB.offermanysenior-friendlyjobsC.improveservicesforseniors D.raisetheirretirementagesB&Q's"elderworker"storesarementionedtoshowthattheemploymentofolderworkersdoesnotreduceacompany'scompetitivenessdoesnotaffectolderworkers'lifestylechoicesisnotausualpracticeamongcompetitivefirmsisnotgoodnewstothosewhoareeagertoretirePartBDirections:Readthetextsfromamagazineinwhichfivepeoplevoicetheirdifferentopinionsinresponsetoanarticleontheissueofpraising.Forquestions1-5,matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements(A-G.givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.Mike:Praiseoftenandsincerely—it'sassimpleasthat.Employeeswanttofeelneededandappreciated.Byofferingsincerepraisewithexamplesaboutwhattheydidright,you'llgofarincreatinganenergeticteam.Meanwhile,Idon'tagreewiththeassertionthat"tofocusonwhatneedsimprovingisn'tgoodmanagement."Infact,it'sthebalanceofpraisealongwithconstructivecriticismthatdrivesemployeestoworksmarterandreachhigher.Frank:Thisarticlemakesavalidpointthatneedstobeunderstood,especiallyforthenewgenerationofworkers,mygeneration.Wedon'tseeourselvesaspartsinthemachinetobeputinthedarktowork.Mygenerationneedsrespectinreturnfromouremployer,weneedtofeelappreciatedbeyondjustapaycheck,it'sthedifferencebetweenbeingfulfilledatourcareerandbeingsadatourjob.Joyce:Oneskillmissingintoday'sworkplaceistheabilitytobuildeffectivebusinessrelationships.Atthecoreofthatrelationshipistheneedforconsistentfeedback."HowamIdoing?"isaquestionthatshouldbeansweredconsistently.Whenyoutellanemployeeonceayearwhatisneededtoimprove,youhavenotdoneyourjobasaleader—buildskills,providefeedbackandhelptheemployeegrowanddevelop.Ellen:Idon'tseeaproblemwithpraisingemployeeswhenit'strulydeserved(insincerepraiseisanentirelydifferentstory).It'sacost-free"benefit",ifyouwill,inthatitallowsemployeestoseethattheireffortsarebothnoticedandvalued.Intheworkworldtherearealwayspeopleavailabletotellthatyouaredoingsomethingwrongandfartoofewoccasionswhenemployeesaretoldthatthey'vedonesomethingright!Diana:Praisewhattheemployeedid.Bespecificaboutwhyitwashelpful.Anemployeewhocontinuallyearnsyourpraisealsodeservesyourattentionastohowelsetorewardtheirbehavior.Meaningfulpraiseencouragespeoplebeyondanythingelse.Writtencommentsareavailableforlaterreview.Theygivethemconfidencethattheycan"doitagain."Ineverregrettedpraisinganemployeewhodeserveditbutoftenkickedmyselfformissinganopportunity.Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(1to5)totheappropriatestatement.Note:therearetwoextrastatements.StatementsPraisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogivepraise.Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.MikeFrankJoyceEllenDianaPartCDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(1-5).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Inshoppingmalls,theassistantstrytopushyouintobuying"agifttothankherforherunselfishlove".Whenyoulogontoawebsite,asmallpop-upinvitesyoutobookabouquetforher.CommercialwarmthandgratitudearetheatmospherebeingspreadaroundforthisspecialSundayinMay.ThepopularityofMother'sDayaroundtheworldsuggeststhatJarvisgotallshewanted.Infact,shegotmoreenoughtomakeherhorrified.Theybuy,amongotherthings,132millioncards.Mother'sDayistheNo.1holidayforflowerpurchases.Thentherearethevariouscommodities,rangingfromjewelryandclothestocosmeticsandwashingpowder,thattakeadvantageofthepromotionopportunities.Becauseofthis,Jarvisspentthelast40yearsofherlifetryingtostopMother'sDay.OneprotestagainstthecommercializationofMother'sDayevengotherarrested—fordisturbingthepeace,interestingly.AsRalphFevre,areporterattheUKnewspaperTheGuardian,observed,traditionally"motherhoodissomethingthatwedobecausewethinkit'sright."Butinthelogicofcommercialism,peopleneedsomethinginexchangefortheirtimeandenergy.Acareerservesthispurposebetter.Sotheyworkhardandplayhard.Becomingamother,however,inevitablyhandicapscareeranticipation.AccordingtoTheGuardian,therearetwiceasmanychild-freeyoungwomenastherewereagenerationago.Or,theyputofftheresponsibilityofparentinguntillaterintheirlives.So,FevrewritesthatthemeaningofcelebratingMother'sDayneedstobeupdated:"Itistopersuadepeoplethatparentingisagoodideaandtohonorpeoplefortheirattempttobegoodpeople."Obviously,thebestgiftwillbeaphonecalloravisit.NowadaysMother'sDaybecomemoreandmorecommercialization.AccordingtoaresearchbytheUScardcompanyHallmark,96percentofAmericanconsumerscelebratetheholiday.Inaddition,womenarebeingencouragedtopursueanycareertheydesire.Butwhat'smore,commercialismchangesyoungpeople'sattitudetowardsmotherhood.Asaresult,motherhoodhassufferedahugedropinstatussincethe1950s.TheAmericanversionofMother'sDaywasthoughtupasearlyas1905,byAnnaJarvis,asawayofrecognizingtherealvalueofmotherhood.PartDDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhich10wordshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthewordsA-Othemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(1-10).ThereareFIVEextrawordsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis43forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.Ifafirmwantsto44anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona45ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe46,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"points",whichare47togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir48tosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagersareoftendecidedwithout49toanevaluationsystembasedonpoints.Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshould50thevalueofeachjobwiththeseinthejobmarket.51,paymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworksdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoftenchosen,for52workers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.adoptfindusefulindirectresponsiblereferenceaddedmethodcapacityBasicallyNecessarilysuccessfulabilitycombinedcompareSECTIONmWritingDirections:YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononyourANSWERSHEET.PartA53、Youhaven'tcontactedyourAmericanfriendJamesforalongtime,andnowyouneedtowritealettertoinvitehimtodeliveralectureonAmericanCulture.Pleasewritealetter.(About100words)PartB54、Readthetextbelow.Writeanessayinabout120words,inwhichyoushouldsummarizethekeypointsofthetextandmakecommentsonthem.Trytouseyourownwords.LoriSchneiderknowsafewthingsaboutfear."Wewerecrossingaridgethatdroppedoff8,000feetonbothsides,"saysthe53-year-oldclimberofascendingMountEverestlastspring."Thewindwasblowingat60milesanhour.Iftherewaseveramomenttopanic,thiswasit."Butshedidn't.Anhourlater,shereachedthepeak--thelaststepinherpersonalchallengetoscalethehighestmountainsonallsevencontinents.Tenyearsearlier,she'dcomeface-to-facewithadifferenttypeoffear,whenshewasunabletofeelanythingintherightsideofherbody.Afterlearningshehadmultiplesclerosis(MS)--aseriousillnessthatgraduallymakesapersonweakandunabletomoveorsee,shelefthermarriage,job,andhome:"Iranfrommywholelife."ItwasjustbeforeclimbingSouthAmerica'sMountAconcaguain2000thatshesethersightsontheSevenSummits.Aftertrainingbypulling50-poundbagsofdogfooduptheskislopesnearherhome,shetoppedEurope'sMountElbrusin2002,NorthAmerica'sMcKinleyin2006,andAustralia'sKosciuszkoandAntarctica'sVinsonMassifin2008.She'dscaledAfrica'sKilimanjaroin1993.ThatleftAsia'sEverest,thehighestofall.Andthereshestood,onaridgeat28,800feet."WhenItrained,Itoldmyselftotakeonestepatatimebyspellingoutwords,"shesays."SoIspelledout'Don'tletfearin.'"Itgothertothetop.She'sthefirstpersonwithMStoconquertheSevenSummits.Withherconditionstable,sheplansareturntoKilimanjaro--thistimewith15otherswithMSbyherside.答案:SECTION工ListeningPartA1、C［听力原文］M:Itseemstobealittlelongnow,butifit'scurled,itwilllookjustfine.Iwillgiveitalittletrimifyouwant.Whatdoyouthink?W:Allright,goahead.2、B［听力原文］M:Doyouknowtheoldmanthere?W:Yes,heisoftenfondofpullingyourleg.3、C［听力原文］M:ItseemsthatJimnevercleanshissmallroom.W:Really?Ithinkhehasabitofloadinhismindafterhehasgotanewjobnow.4、B［听力原文］M:WhereisMissRichardatthemoment?W:Inheroffice.M:What'sshedoingthere?W:She'styping,Ithink.5、B［听力原文］W:Excuseme,Sir.Isthisyourcigarettelighter?M:Ibegyourpardon?W:Isaid,"Isthisyourcigarettelighter?"M:Oh,yes,itis.Thankyousomuch.W:Notatall.It'sapleasure.6、D［听力原文］W:I'moutoftypingpaper.Willyoulendmesome?M:Idon'thaveanyeither,butI'llbegladtogetyousomewhenIgettotheshop.7、A［听力原文］M:IthinkifIlearnenoughvocabulary,Iwon'thaveanytroubleusingEnglish.W:That'snotnecessarilyso.You'llseeinmylecturetodaythatlanguageconsistsofmuchmorethanjustvocabulary.8、B［听力原文］M:Haveyoueverseensomuchsnow?W:I'mtiredofallthiscold!Iwishwe'dseethesunforachange.PartB9、C［听力原文］W:Hello,Howmuchisthefare?M:It's$2.50.W:Oh,damn.I'veonlygotafive.Canyoubreakthisforme?M:Sorry.Exactchangeonly.W:ButI'minaterriblerush.Can'tyoumakeanexceptionjustthisonce?M:Sorry,lady.Rulesarerules.W:HowamIgoingtogeton,then,withoutanychange?M:There'saconveniencestoreoverthere.I'msuretheycangiveyouchange.W:Willyouwaitforme?M:I'vegotascheduletokeep,lady.Ican'twaitfiveminutesforyoutogointhereandgetchange.There'llbeanotherbusinfifteenminutes.W:That'stoolong!I'llbelateforwork.M:I'msorrythere'snothingIcando.Now,wouldyoupleasestepaside.Thereareotherpeoplewaitingtogeton.W:Ugh.Youknowwhat,here.Justtaketheentirebucks.M:But,Ialright,ifyousayso.Next.10、B11、C12、D13、D［听力原文］M:Yourreadersareinterestedinyourchildhood.Whatwasitlike?W:Igrewupinasmalltown.Welivedinverypoorhousingbutwelivedalwaysinverybeautifulsettings,soIhavefavoritetreesandIhavecontactedwithbirds.Myparentswerefarmworkers.Thoughwewerepoorformostofpart,IthinkIwasoftenhappy.M:Itwouldnothavebeenexpectedfromthatbackgroundthatyou'llbecomealiteraryfigure.Wasyourmotherambitiouswithyou?W:Well,mymotherwasn'tespeciallyambitiouswithmeinthesenseofgoingtocollegewhenIgrewup.Ithinkhergreatestcontributionwassimplythatshelovedmeverymuch.Nomatterwhathappened,Ihadmymotherwithme.M:Shegaveyouconfidence.W:Oh,shedid.Sheearnedverylittlemoney,offeringabout$10aweekandnevermorethan$20aweek.Andinspiteofthat,shemanagedtobuyatypewriterforme.ShemanagedtobuymemyfirsttoothpastewhenIlefthome.Shejustwantedmetobeabletodothingsthatshecouldn'tdoevenshedidn'tknowwhattheywere.14、A15、C16、C［听力原文］ThestateofKansasiscalledthe"BreadBasketofAmerica"becauseitranksfirstinwheatgrowingandflourmilling.Thatmayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatthemajorityofpeopleinthestateareengagedinfarming.Inaddition,therearehundredsofcattlefarmsinwesternKansas,someofwhichcover50000acres.Thestateislargerthanmoststates,butratherithasasmallpopulation.Inpioneerdays,manysettlerspassedthroughKansasseekingrichlandandgoldfartherwest.LookinguponKansasasa"uselesswasteland",theyrefusedtosettlethere.However,whenKansasjoinedtheUnionin1861asafreestateopposedtoslavelabor,thepopulationbegantoincrease.Finally,therailroadshelpedtoattractsettlersbysellingtheminexpensiveland.17、D18、A19、B［听力原文］Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,traveledalongwaytoChina.DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.oneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotheanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Itisreportedthatpeoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperonlyinShanghaieveryday.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.Thismeansthattheyarecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmorethantenyearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon't，wewillnothaveenoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.［解析］事实细节题。题干意为：“马可波罗在中国期间看到了什么？"A项意为“蔡伦发明纸”；B项意为“中国人用纸币”；C项意为“中国人节约用纸”；D项意为“蔡伦发明书”。听力材料中提到：oneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney．（马可波罗的发现之一就是中国人使用纸币。）由此推断，马可波罗在中国期间看到中国人使用纸币。因此，B为正确答案。20、B［解析］时间数字题。题干意为：“西方国家的人们什么时候第一次使用纸币？”A项意为“在七世纪”；B项意为“在15世纪”；C项意为“在13世纪”；D项意为“2000年前”。听力材料中提到：Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.在西方国家，人们直到15世纪才使用纸币。）由此推断，西方国家的人们在15世纪第一次使用纸币。因此，B为正确答案。21、C［解析］时间数字题。题干意为：“生产1000吨纸需要砍伐多少棵树?”听力材料中提到Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper生产一吨纸需要17棵树），由此推断，生产1000吨纸需要17000棵树。因此，C为正确答案。22、D［解析］因果关系题。题干意为：“我们为什么应该减少用纸?”A项意为“因为纸张越来越贵”；B项意为“因为废纸会污染环境”；C项意为“因为纸张生产非常困难”；D项意为“因为一棵树需要十多年时间才能长成”。听力材料中提到“Sinceittakesmorethantenyearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspaper门刎”（因为一棵树需要十多年的时间才能长成，所以我们必须减少用纸）。因此，D为正确答案。SECTIONIIReadingPartAText123、A 24、C25、C 26、D27、BText228、A［解析］细节题。根据文章第一段可知，Jeeba是由日本的老年市民发起的运动，其目的和公司格言主要体现的是老年人这个特点，由此可知，Jeeba与传统公司的主要区别就体现在员工的年龄上，故选A。29、B［解析］细节题。从文章第二段第四句话“Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.”可以看出：在出生率极低的发达国家，接替退休老年人工作的年轻人的数量少得多。故选B。30、B［解析］推断题。从文章第三段第一、二句话：“Whilethestreamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionarefocusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortageofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeoplebacktowork,whethertheylikeitornot.和D最后一句话：“…theirfuture