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大学四级模拟214

PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterof

advicetoyourcousinabouthowtospendthefirstwinterholidayin

college.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

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问题:1.现在有许多大学生沉溺于网络游戏；

2.沉溺于网络游戏给大学生带来的影响；

3.建议大家远离这种消遣方式。

SteppingAwayfromOnlineGames

答案:［范文点评］

SteppingAwayfromOnlineGames

①Nowadays,moreandmorecollegestudentsareaddictedto

onlinegames.Thosegamesmaybefunnyandexciting,butarevery

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harmfultothoseaddicts.

②Inmyopinion,therearemanydisadvantagesofgame

addiction.Firstly,onlinegamestakeupalotofplayers'timefor

study.Manyoftheaddictsfoundthemselvesforcedtodropoutofschool

forpooracademicperformance.Secondly,addictstendtoisolate

themselvesfromthereality.What'sworse,indulginginthevirtualworld

foralongtime,theyaremoreliabletosuffermentalproblemand

physicalcollapse.Thirdly,playersareexposedtotoomuchviolentand

unhealthymaterial,whichisdefinitelyharmfultotheirgrowth.

(3)Inshort,Icannotseeanybenefitsfromonlinegames.Study

shouldbetheprimaryconcernofcollegestudents.Therefore,Idohope

theycanstepawayfromonlinegames.［写作点拨］

①审题及布局。从文章的要求上看，应该首先对题目讨论的现象作总的陈述,

即现在有许多大学生沉溺于网络游戏，随后分析网络游戏给大学生带来的影响，

最后推导出主题；建议大家远离这种消遣方式。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提

纲来展开即可。第一段介绍许多大学生沉溺于网络游戏这种现象；第二段阐述沉

溺于网络游戏给大学生所带来的负面影响；第三段陈述自己对这一现象的看法，

呼吁大家远离网络游戏。②语言。本文是一篇论说文［考频：9］,通过分析网络

游戏的弊端，呼吁大家远离网络游戏，所以论述要重点突出，层次分明，具有说

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服力，词汇选择要精准，句式丰富一些。时态上选择一般现在时即可。

［写作模板］

Nowadays,moreandmorecollegestudentsareaddictedto,

maybefunnyandexciting,butareveryharmfulto.

Inmyopinion,therearemanydisadvantagesof.Firstly,,

.Secondly,.What'sworse,indulgingin,theyaremore

liabletosuffer.Thirdly,,whichisdefinitelyharmfultotheir

growth.

Inshort,Icannotseeanybenefitsfrom.Studyshouldbethe

primaryconcernofcollegestudents.Therefore,Idohopetheycanstep

awayfrom.

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PartHReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

StressinCollege

MoststudentsinUScollegesarejustplainstressedout,fromeveryday

worriesaboutgradesandrelationshipstodarkerthoughtsofsuicide,

accordingtoapollofundergraduatesfromcoasttocoast.Thesurvey

wasconductedfortheAssociatedPressandMFVU,atelevisionnetv/ork

availableatmanycollegesanduniversities.

Students'StressProblem

Fourin10studentssaytheyendurestressoften.Nearlyoneinfive

saytheyfeelitallormostofthetime.Butmostarebearingit.Nearly60%

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inthesurveysaytheyenjoylife.

Themajorityciteclassicstresssymptomsincludingtrouble

concentrating,sleepingandfindingmotivation.Mostsaytheyhavealso

beendisturbed,worried,tootiredtowork."Everythingisbeingpiledon

atonce,"saidChrisCurran,ajuniorattheAlbanyCollegeofPharmacy

（制药）inAlbany,N.Y.tiesaidhehaslearnedtocopebettersincestarting

school,"Youjustgetreallydisturbedandanxious.Thenyoustart

procrastinating（拖延），anditallpilesup."Manyciteeatingproblemsand

saytheyhavefeltlonely,depressed,liketheyarefailures.Substantial

numbersareevenconcernedaboutspringbreak,chieflynothaving

enoughmoneyorbeingingoodphysicalshape.

Morethanaquarterofthestudentssometimesthinktheyshouldcut

downondrinkingorgoingout.Athirdsaythey,sometimeswanttouse

drugsoralcoholtorelax.About15%saythey'reatleastsomev/hat

concernedaboutdrinkingtoomuchonspringbreak.Oneinfivesaythey

havefelttoostressedtodoschoolworkorbewithfriends.Aboutthe

samenumbersaythingshavebeensobadillthepastthreemonthsthat

theyhaveseriouslyconsidereddroppingoutofschool.Darkerstill,about

oneinsixsaytheyhavefriendswhointhepastyearhavediscussed

committingsuicide,andaboutonein10saytheyhaveseriously

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considereditthemselves.Friendshaveactuallytriedtoendtheirlivesin

thattime,onein10say.Inthisoceanofcampusanxiety,13%saythey

havebeendiagnosedwithamentalhealthconditionsuchasdepression

orananxietydisorder.

Ofthatgroup,two-thirdssaytheyalwaysorusuallyfollowtheir

treatment,one-tenthsaytheyhavebeenunabletosticktoit,andthe

restarenotonaplan.Theperils（危险）ofhaltingtreatmentwere

highlightedlastmonthwhenpolicesaidthegirlfriendofSteven

Kazmierczak,whofatallyshotfivepeopleandthenhimselfatNorthern

IllinoisUniversity,toldthemhehadstoppedtakingmedication.Sixin10

inthesurveysaytheyareusuallyhopefulandenjoylife.Halfeven

concedetheyfeelunderstoodbytheirfamilies.

WhatCausestheStressProblem

Evenso,thesurveyshowsplentyofsourcesofstress,ledbythe

sevenin10studentswhoattributeittoschoolworkandgrades.Financial

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problemsareclosebehind,whilerelationshipsanddating,family

problemsandextracurricularactivitiesallarenamedbyhalfasadding

pressure.

Collegewomenhaveamorestressfulexistencethanmen,with45%

offemalesand34%ofmalessayingtheyfacepressureoften.The

youngeststudentscitefrequentstressmostoften.Whitesreportmore

stressthanblacksandHispanics.Fromschoolworktodating,womenare

morepossiblethanmentosaytheyexperiencepressurefromvirtually

everypotentialsourceofdistressinthesurvey.S议in10womenandjust

fourin10mensayfamilyissuescauseproblems,thoughthedifferences

betweenthesexesinmostareasareslimmer.Besidesbalancingher

approachinggraduationwiththe20-hour-per-weekjobthathelps

financeschool,JeanetteDevereaux-Webersaidshehasanewpressure:

beginningherpost-collegelife.Shehasnotdecidedwhattodo,"It

doesn'tfeellikelookingforasummerjobanymore,it'slookingfora

career;it'sthingsthatwillshapeeverythingtocome,'*she

said."Sometimesitfeelslikeyouhavetomaketherightchoiceright

awayoryouwillbebehindeveryoneelse."

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HowtoSolvetheStressProblem

Thepollshowsaspottysenseamongstudentsofhowtofind

assistancehandlingpressure.Justoverhalfsaytheyaresurewhomthey

wouldturntoforhelp.Onlyoneinsevensaytheywereveryfamiliarwith

thecounselingofferedattheirschools.Overall,26%ofstudentssaythey

haveconsideredtalkingtoacounselororgettingotherprofessional

help.Just15%saytheyhaveactuallydoneso.Professionalhelp,though,

isnotonatopstudents'listswhentheyneedhelp.Three-quarterssay

theywouldbemostlikelytoturntofriends;nearlytwo-thirdscitetheir

parentsandhalfsaytheywouldtalktobrothersorsisters.Onlyonein

fivesaytheywouldseekoutschoolcounselors.

Ofthe9%whosaidtheyhadconsideredsuicideinthepastyear;only

half.saidtheyhadconsideredtalkingtoacounselororprofessionaland

fourin10hadactuallyreceivedsuchhelp.While11%saidtheyhad

friendswhohadtriedcommittingsuicideinthepastyear;thatdoesn't

meantherehavebeenthatmanyattemptsbecausemanypeopleoften

knoweachindividualwhohastried.Accordingtothemostrecentfigures

fromthefederalCentresforDiseaseControlandPrevention,farlessthan

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oneofevery100peopleaged18to24triedtoinjurehimselfin

2006.However;thenumberislessthanoneofevery1000peopleofthat

agein2005.

HowistheSurveyConducted?

ThesurveywasconductedbyEdisonMediaResearchfromFeb.28to

March6byhaving2253undergraduatestudentsfilloutconfidential

forms.Themarginofsamplingerrorwasplusorminus3percentage

points.Thestudents,aged18-24,werehandedthequestionnairesat40

randomlychosenfour-yearschoolsaroundthecountry.Toprotect

privacy,theschoolswherethepollwasconductedarenotbeing

identifiedandthestudentswhorespondedwerenotaskedfortheir

names.Thosementionedinthisstorywerenotamongthosepolledand

didnotnecessarilyattendschoolsinvolvedinthesurvey.

MTVU'ssponsorshipofthepollisrelatedtoitsworkon"HalfofUs",

whichitrunswiththeJedFoundation,anon-profitgroupthatworksto

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reducesuicideamongyoungpeople/'HalfofUs"isaprogramdesigned

toraiseawarenessaboutemotionalproblemsfacedbycollegestudents.

1.OneoftheorganizersforthissurveyisMTVU,whichis.

A.aTVstation

B.auniversity

C.aradiostation

D.atelevisionnetwork

答案:D［线索词］MTVU

［定位］定位到首段末句ThesurveywasconductedfortheAssociatedPress

andMTVU,atelevisionnetworkavailableatmanycollegesand

universities.

［精析］细节辨认题【考频：14］。通过该句中的同位语结构可知,MTVU是一个

在很多大学都能接触到的电视网络，所以答案为D）。

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2.Accordingtothesurvey,howmanystudentsenjoytheirlives?

A.Nearly20%.

B.Nearly40%.

C.Nearly60%.

D.Nearly80%.

答案:C［线索词］enjoytheirlives

淀位］定位第一个小标题下第一E维尾Nearly60%inthesurveysaythey

enjoylife.

［精析］信息明示题【考频：5L通过定位句可知，调查中有近60%的学生说他

们享受生活，从而得出答案为C）。

3.Accordingtothesurvey,whatisthesymptomofstressmentioned

mostbythemajorityofstudents?

A.Eyeproblem.

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B.Eatingproblem.

C.Concentrationproblem.

D.Breathproblem.

答案:C［线索词］symptomofstressforstudents'stressproblem

［定位］定位到第一个小标题下第二段首句Themajorityciteclassicstress

symptomsincludingtroubleconcentrating,sleepingandfinding

motivation.

［精析］综合理解题【考频：3】。本题考查压力的表现症状。通过原文可以知道

绝大多数学生提到的压力的表现症状包括注意力不集中、睡眠不好、动力不足,

还有一些学生提到厌食、孤独感等，但没有谈到呼吸问题和眼睛问题。题干是考

查绝大多数学生提到的症状，故C）为正确答案。

4.Accordingtothesurvey,thebiggestreasonforstudents'stress

problemis.

A.schoolworkandgrades

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B.relationshipsanddating

C.financialproblem

D.familyproblems

答案:A［线索词］biggestreason

［定位］定位第二个小标题下第一段Evenso,thesurveyshowsplentyof

sourcesofstress,ledbythesevenin10studentswhoattributeitto

schoolworkandgrades.Financialproblemsareclosebehind,...

［精析］综合理解题【考频：3］。本题主要考查产生压力的原因。根据原文可知，

70%的学生将压力产生的原因归为学业经济压力紧跟其后，此外还有同学关系、

家庭问题以及课外活动压力等。由此可知，最大原因在于学业，故正确答案为

A)o

5.TheexampleofJeanetterevealedthenewpressureof.

A.obtainingeducationfees

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B.solvingroommateconflict

C.startingpost-collegelife

0.applyingforadegree

答案:C［线索词］exampleofJeanette

［定位定位第二个小标题下第二段第六、七句...JeanetteDevereaux-Weber

saidshehasanewpressure:beginningherpost-collegelife.Shehasnot

decidedwhattodo.

［精析］综合归纳题【考频：1］。通过原文可知，Jeanette说的新压力就是不知

道如何开始毕业后的生活，不知道能从事什么工作。由此可知答案为

C)e

6.Whenfacingstressproblem,studentscommonlygethelpfrom.

A.schoolcounselor

B.friends

C.parents

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0.relatives

答案:B［线索词］commonlygethelpfrom

［定位］定位到第三个小标题下第一段最后两句Three-quarterssaythey

wouldbemostlikelytoturntofriends;nearlytwo-thirdscitetheir

parentsandhalfsaytheywouldtalktobrothersorsisters.Onlyonein

fivesaytheywouldseekoutschoolcounselors.

［精析］同义转述【考频：29L从原文可以看出，学生缓解压力的方法有匚种，

其中四分之三的学生会向朋友求助，近三分之二的学生会向父母寻求帮助，二分

之一的学生会向兄弟姐妹寻求帮助，只有五分之一的人会向专业人士寻求帮助，

由此可知最常见的是向朋友寻求帮助，故答案为

B)o

7.Comparedtothatin2005,thenumberofstudentstryingtoinjure

themselvesbecauseofstressproblemin2006has.

A.increased

B.decreased

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C.keptthesame

D.beenunknown

答案:A［线索词］2005,2006,injurethemselves

［定位］定位到第三个小标题下第二段的末两句Accordingto...farlessthan

oneofevery100peopleaged18to24triedtoinjurehimselfin

2006.However;thenumberislessthanoneofevery1000peopleofthat

agein2005.

［精析］细节推断题【考频：2L通过原文可知，根据联邦疾病预防控制中心的

最新数据；在2006年，18-24年龄段的年轻人有不到1%的通过自残来缓解自

身压力。但是在2005年这个比例低于千分之一所以2006年与2005年相比，

自残的人数是增加了，所以正确答案为A）。

8.Thestudentswhorespondtothesurveyareagedat.

答案:18-24［线索词］respondtothesurvey

［定位］定位第四个小标题下第一段第三句Thestudents,aged18-24,were

handedthequestionnaires...

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［精析］同义转述题【考频：29L从题干可以看出本题是询问年龄，所以此处需

要填入数字。根据原文可知，提交问卷的学生年龄在18-24岁之间。题干的

respondtothesurvey与原文handthequestionnaires相又寸应。

9.Theschoolswherethepollwasconductedarenotbeingidentifiedin

orderto.

答案:protectprivacy［线索词］notbeingidentified

［定位］定位®J第四个小标题下第一段第四句Toprotectprivacy,theschools

wherethepollwasconductedarenotbeingidentifiedandthestudents

whorespondedwerenotaskedfortheirnames.

［精析］同义转述题【考频：29L此处需要填入动词性成分与inorderto搭配，

表示目的。从原文可知，为了保护隐私，参加调查的学校的名称和参加调查的学

生的姓名都没有明示。可知目的就是保护隐私,应填入protectprivacy。

10.Theprogramdesignedtoraiseawarenessaboutstudents'emotional

problemiscalled.

答案:"HalfofUs"［线索词］Theprogram

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［定位］定位到文章末段末句"HalfofUs"isaprogramdesignedtoraise

awarenessaboutemotionalproblemsfacedbycollegestudents.

［精析］同义转述题【考频：29］。此处需要填入名词性成分来作called的宾语。

据原文可知「HalfofUs”这个项目就是为了增强大学生关于情感问题的意识。

因此,不难得出答案为"HalfofUs".

PartmListeningComprehension

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SectionA

问题:1.

A.Shehastopostaletterinstead.

B.Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

C.She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

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标题名）

答案:D［听力原文］

M:Jessica,couldyouforwardthisemailtoalltheclubmembers?

W:Sorry,thecomputerbrokedownthismorningJ'lldoitforyouassoon

asIhaveitfixed.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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［简析］题目问女士的话暗示着什么。男士问女士能否将这封电子邮件分发

给俱乐部成员。女士说:对不起，电脑早上坏了，一旦修好就会帮男士做这件事。

显然她的意思是此刻不能帮忙发这个邮件。

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2.

A.Forseveralmonths.

B.Forsevenyears.

C.Forayearortwo.

D.Forseveralyears.

答案:D［听力原文］19-22

M:Welcometomyhouse!

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W:Well,Mr.Robinson,I'mgreatlysurprisedwithalltheworkyou've

doneonyourhouse.(19)Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingonit?

M:(19)1firstbecameengagedinDo-it-yourselfworkseveralyears

ago.Yousee,mysonPaulisdisabledsincechildhood.(21)He'salwaysin

thewheelchairand(20)Ijusthadtomakesomechangesforhimtothe

house.

W:Then,whatsortofchangesdidyoumake?

M:FirstofallzsomepracticalthingstohelpPaulJustimaginethe

problemsadisabledpersonwouldhaveinyourhouse.Weneedalarge

housewithwidecorridorssothatPaulcouldmovefromoneroomto

anotherashelike.

W:Whatelsedidyoudo?

M:BythetimeI'dalteredeverythingforPaul,Do-it—yourselfworkhad

becomeahobbyofmine.Ireallyenjoyeddoingthingswithmyown

hands.

W:Whatareyouworkingonnow?

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M:I'vejustfinishedthekitchen.(21)NowI'mbuildinganextensionso

thatPaulwillhavealargeroomonthegroundfloorwherehecanwork.

W:Iheardthatyouhavegotaprizeof$10000intheDo-it-yourself

Competition.Howareyougoingtospendit?

M:(22)I'mhopingtostartmyovenbusinesssoonsothatIcanconvert

ordinaryhousesfordisabledpeople.!thinkI'vebecomeanexpertonthe

subject.

19.HowlonghasMr.Robinsonbeenworkingonhishouse?

在对话开始时，女士为男士房子里的陈设感到惊讶，询问这样做了多长时间，男

士回答说IfirstbecameengagedinDo-it-yourselfworkseveralyearsago,

由此可见，男士从事DIY工作已经有severalyears了。

3.

A.Helikestodothingswithhisownhands.

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B.HewantstomakethingseasierforPaul.

C.Hishousewasinaverybadshapewhenheboughtit.

D.Hewantstosavemoney.

答案:B［听力原文］

WhydoesMr.Robinsonmakesomanychangestohishouse?

男士在对话中谈到了自己改装房子的原因，儿子Paul自幼残疾，一直生活在

wheelchair±,所以他想makesomechangesforhimtothehouse,也就

是说，他自己改装房子是为了让儿子生活得更方便。

4.

A.Hehassomementaldiseases.

B.Heisphysicallyhandicapped.

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C.Heworksathome.

D.Hecan'tmoveaboutwithouthiswheelchair.

答案:A［听力原文］

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutPaul?

男士在谈论儿子的情况时提到可见身体

He'salwaysinthewheelchair0Paul

残疾，需要靠轮椅行动，但是谈话中并没有提到Paul有精神疾病；在谈话最后

男士又提至UNowI'mbuildinganextensionsothatPaulwillhavealarge

roomonthegroundfloorwherehecanwork,由此可见Paul在家里工作。

综上所述，本题的正确答案为

A)o

5.

A.Tobuildanextensiontothehouse.

B.ToputadeviceonPaul'swheelchair.

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C.Tostartabusinessonhousealterationsfordisabledpeople.

D.Toredesignthekitchen.

答案:C［听力原文］

WhatisMr.Robinsongoingtodowiththeprize?

在被问及如何花费所得的奖金时，男士在对话结尾处表示I'mhopingtostart

myownbusinesssoonsothatIcanconvertordinaryhousesfordisabled

people,即开办自己的公司，为残疾人提供房屋改造服务，所以本题的正确答

案为。。

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6.

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A.Heworksinapublishingcompany.

B.Hecooksathome.

C.Heisateacherorlecturer.

D.Hehasnoregularjob.

答案:D［听力原文］23-25

W:Michael,doyougoouttowork?

M:(23)Notregularly.Iusedtohaveajobinapublishingcompany,butI

decideditwasn'treallywhatIwantedtodoandwhatIwantedtodo

wouldn'tearnmemuchmoney,soIgaveupworking,andluckilyIhada

privateincomefrommyfamily,tosupportmeandnowIdothethingsI

wanttodo.Someofthemgetpaidlikelecturingandteaching,andothers

don't.

W:Whataretheadvantagesofnothavingtogotoworkfromninetill

five?

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M:(24)There'retwoadvantagesreally.Oneisthatifyoufeeltiredyou

don'thavetogetup,andtheotheristhatyoucanspendyourtimedoing

thingsyouwanttodoratherthanbeingforcedtodothesametiringall

thetime.

W:Butsurelythat'sinasenseveryself-indulgentandveryluckybecause

mostofushavetogooutandearnourlivings.Doyoufeeljustifiedin

havingthisprivilegedposition?

M:Yes.(25)IdothingswhichIthinkareusefultopeopleandthe

communityandwhichIenjoydoing.

W:Doesyourwifethinkthatinordertoleadabalancedlife,peopleneed

someformofwork?

M:Yes,shedoes.Shethinksit'sequallyimportantthattheirattitudeto

workshouldbepositiveandwhateverworkoneisactuallydoingcan

becomecreative.Evenwhenshecooksameal,shethinkssheiscreating,

inherownway,somethingwhichisverynecessarytoourfamily.

23.Whatdoesthemandonow?

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［听前预测］四个选项的主语均为He,选项内容都是与He的职业工作有关，由

此推测本题可能考查男士的职业身份。

［答案详解］关键问题［考频：1］。这个长对话开始的提问就与职业有关：你出去

工作吗?男士回答说不固定，即暗示他没有固定的工作。故选D）。

7.

A.Hesavesmuchmoneybecauseheneedn'tdrivecarortakebus.

B.Hedoesn'thavetogetupontimeeveryday.

C.Hecaneasilyearnmuchmoney.

D.Hehasalotoftimetocookamealathome.

答案:B［听力原文］

Whatistheadvantageoftheman'spresentwayofworking?

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［听前预测］选项均为以He为主语的简单句；由此推测本题可能会围绕他所做的

事提问。

［答案详解］细节辨认题［考频：4］。本题关键句为"Therearetwoadvantages

realty.Oneisthatifyoufeeltired,youdon'thavetogetup,andtheother

is...dothesamethingallthetime."有两个优点，其一就是如果你感觉累了，

你就不必起床；另一个优点是你可以花时间做你想做的事情而不是被迫一直做同

样的事。故应选B）。

8.

A.Becausehecanearnmuchmoneytosupporthisfamily.

B.Becausehiswifeagreeswithhispresentworkingway.

C.Becausehispresentworkiscreative.

0.Becausehisworkisusefultothepeopleandthecommunity

答案:D［听力原文］

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Whydoesthemanfeeljustifiedinhispresentwayofworking?

［听前预测］选项中多处出现work,并且有三项陈述了工作的特点，另一项是其

妻子对其工作的态度油此预测本题可能会围绕他从事工作的特点或人们对其工

作的态度提问。

［答案详解］目的原因题［考频：4］。Doyoufeeljustifiedinhavingthis

privilegedposition?的提问标示新一轮话题的开始，是长对话的出题点。本题

的关键句为"IdothingswhichIthink...enjoydoing"我认为我做的事情对人

们和社会都有益，并且我喜欢做那些事情。问题的回答中包含答案，故选D）。

SectionB

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1.

A.Differencesandsimilaritiesbetweentwocultures.

B.Americanculture.

CJapaneseculture.

D.Theintegrationoftwocultures.

答案:A［听力原文］29-31

Atfirstglance,JapanastonishesandfascinatestheAmerican

becauseitseemsSodifferent.AllthatcharacterizestheUnitedStates—

racialandethnicheterogeneity,newness,vastterritory,and

individualisticethic—isabsentinJapanJnsteadoneencountersan

ancientandhomogeneouspopulation,traditionsthatemphasizethe

importanceofgroupsandcommunalneeds,withrichpanoplyofhighly

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elaborateritesandceremoniesthatcovereveryaspectofdailyliving,

fromdrinkingteatosayinghello.

WhereAmericanspridethemselvesonastudiedinformalityand

openness,theirJapanesecounterpartsemployformalityand

complexity.IfAmericansvaluetime,theJapanesetreasurespace.While

Americanshavealwaysenjoyedasenseofcontinentalscale,employing

metaphorsofsizetodescribeboththenaturalenvironmentand

industrialproduction,Japanhasexerteditsgeniusonthediminutiveand

theminiature.ltseemsappropriateforAmericatoproducetheworld's

airplanes,whileJapancreatescamerasandtransistors.

Yetthesetwocultures,soapparentlyoppositeinalmosteveryway,

havealwayspossessedastrangeaffinityforeachother.Liketheir

descendants,19thcenturyAmericanvisitorsfoundtheworldofJapanese

art,philosophy,ceremonies,andsociallifetobecompellingly

attractive.OnereasonisitsverycomprehensivenessJapanisafilled-in

culture,withfewimprecisionsoremptyspaces.

Question29:Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

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根据第——句"AtfirstglanceJapanastonishesandfascinatestheAmerican

可以选择正确答案为

becauseitseemssodifferent",Ao

2.

A.Ancient.

B.Complexity.

C.Individualistic.

0.Homogeneouspopulation.

答案:C［听力原文］

WhichofthefollowingisoneofthecharacteristicsofAmericanculture?

录音的开始提到美国的文化特点有"…racialandethnicheterogeneity,

,所以答案是

newness,vastterritory,andindividualistiticsethic"Co

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3.

A.Theircomprehensiveness.

B.Theircomplexity.

C.Theirabstruseness.

D.Theiropenness.

答案:A［听力原文］

WhatismentionedasareasonwhyJapaneseart,philosophy,

ceremoniesandsociallifearecompellinglyattractive?

根据录音提到的"Onereasonisitscomprehensiveness.",可知答案是A。

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4.

A.Rentagrave.

B.Burnthebody.

C.Burythedeadnearachurch.

D.Buyapieceoflandforagrave.

答案:D［听力原文］26-29

InGreece,onlyrichpeoplewillrestinpeaceforeverwhenthey

die.Mostofthepopulation,however;willbeundisturbedforonlythree

years,thentheywillbedugup,washed,compressedintoasmalltinbox,

andplacedinaboneroom.Ifthebodyhasonlypartiallydecayed,itis

reburiedinasmallercheapergrave,butnotforlong,thebodywillbe

dugupagainsometimelaterwhenithasfullydecayed.Buyingapieceof

landforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess(26).Thecostofthe

graveissogreatthatmostpeoplechoosetorentthegraveforthree

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yearsandevenafterbeendugup,lastingpeaceisstillnotguaranteed.If

noonepaysforrentingspaceintheboneroom,theskeletonisremoved

andstoredinabuildinginapoorpartofthetown.Lackofspacein

Athensisthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafterthreeyears

(27).Thecityissoovercrowdedthatsometimesdeadbodiesarekeptin

hospitalsforoveraweekuntilagraveisfound.Athens'citycouncilwants

tointroducecremation,thatisburningdeadbodiesasameansof

dealingwiththeproblem(29).ButtheGreekchurchresiststhispractice,

theybelievetheonlyplacewherepeopleburnishell,soburningdead

bodiesisagainsttheGreekconceptoflifeafterdeath.Tosavespace,the

churchsuggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinsteadoflyingdown

(28).Somepeopleproposedbuildingmulti-storeyundergroundgrave

yards.

26.WhatmustGreeksdotokeepthedeadrestingineverlasting

peace?

题目问为了让死者永远安息，希腊人必须做什么。可以从buyingapiece

oflandforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess(购买一块墓地才是

唯一能够摆脱被挖起来重新安置的方式)〃看出买墓地才能让死者安息。

5.

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A.Tosolvetheproblemoflackofland.

B.Toseewhethertheyhavedecayed.

C.TofollowtheGreekreligiouspractice.

D.Tomovethemtoamulti-storeygraveyard.

答案:A［听力原文］

WhyaremostdeadbodiesinAthensdugupafterthreeyears?

题目问为什么在雅典尸体在三年后会挖起来。可以从"LackofspaceinAthens

isthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafterthreeyears（死后三年尸

体被挖起的主要原因是雅典缺乏土地空间资源）”得知，由于土地资源问题，一

般尸体三年后被挖起重新安置。

6.

A.Theyshouldbeburiedlyingdown.

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B.Theyshouldheburiedstandingup.

C.Theyshouldbeburiedafterbeingwashed.

D.Theyshouldbeburiedwhenpartiallydecayed.

答案:B［听力原文］

Whatsuggestionsdoesthechurchgiveabouttheburyingofdead

bodies?

题目问对于埋葬尸体教堂有什么建议。可以从"Tosavespace,thechurch

suggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinsteadoflyingdown（为了节

省空间，教堂建议埋葬尸体时应让尸体站立，而非躺下）"得知B）正确。

7.

A.Burningdeadbodiestoashes.

B.Storingdeadbodiesinaremoteplace.

C.PIacingdeadbodiesinaboneroom.

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0.Diggingupdeadbodiesafterthreeyears.

答案:A［听力原文］

WhatpracticedoestheGreekchurchobjectto?

题目问希腊教堂反对什么行为。可以从"Athens'scitycouncilwantst