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级原题Part IWriting30minutesDirections:For this part,you are allowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitled ExcessivePackagingfollowing theoutline givenbelow.You shouldwrite atleast120words butno more than180words.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
1..出现这一现象的原因
2.我对这一现象的看法和建议3On ExcessivePackagingPart IIReading ComprehensionSkimmingand Scanning15minutesDirections:In thispart,you willhave15minutes to go over the passagequickly and answer thequestionson Answer sheet
1.For questions1-7,choose the best answerfrom thefour choices marked A,B,C andD.For questions8-10,complete the sentences with the informationgiven in the passage.Small SchoolsRisingThis yearslist of the top100high schoolsshows thattoday,those withfewer studentsareflourishing.Fifty yearsago,they werethe latestthing ineducational reform:big,modern,suburban high schools二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人with studentscounted in the thousands.As baby boomers cameofhigh-school age,big schoolspromised economicefficiency.A greaterchoice of courses,and,of course,better footballteams.Only yearslater didwe understand the trade-offs this involved:the creationof官僚机构，excessive bureaucraciesthe difficultyof forgingpersonal connectionsbetween teachersandstudents.SAT scoresbegan droppingin1963;today,on average,30%of studentsdo notcompletehigh schoolin fouryears,a figurethat risesto50%in poorurban neighborhoods.While theemphasis onteachingto higher,test-driven standardsas setin NoChild LeftBehind resultedin significantlybetterperformance inelementaryand somemiddleschools,high schoolsfor avariety ofreasons seemedtohave madelittle progress.Size isnteverything,but itdoes matter,and thepast decadehas seena noticeablecountertrendtoward smaller schools.This hasbeen due,in part,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,which hasinvested$
1.8billion inAmerican high schools,helping toopen about1,000small schools-most of themwith about400kids eachwith anaverage enrollmentof only150per grade,About500more areon thedrawingboard.Districts alloverthe country aretaking notice,along withmayors incities likeNew York,Chicago andSan Diego.The movementincludes independentpublic charterschools,such asNo.1BASIS inTucson,with only120high-schoolers and18graduates this year.It embracesdistrict-sanctioned magnet schools,such as the Talentedand GiftedSchool,with198I suspectthat whateverFacebook hasdone sofar toinvade ourprivacy,its onlythe beginning.撤销Which iswhy Pmconsidering deactivatingmy account.Facebook is a handysite,but Imupset bytheidea thatmy informationisin the handsof peopleI dontThats toohigh aprice to pay.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
262.What dowe learnabout Facebookfrom thefirst paragraphAIt is awebsite thatsends messagesto targetedusers.BIt makesmoney byputting on advertisements.1CIt profitsby sellingits users personal data.DIt providesloads ofinformation toits users.
63.What doesthe authorsay aboutmost FacebookusersAThey arereluctant togive up their personal information.BThey dontknow theirpersonal dataenriches Facebook.CThey dontidentify themselveswhen usingthe website.DThey carevery littleabout theirpersonal information.
64.Why doesFacebook makechanges toits rulesaccording toElliot SchrageATorender betterservice toits users.BTo conformto theFederal guidelines.CTo improveits users*connectivity.DTo expand its scopeof business.
65.Why doesSenator CharlesSchumer advocateASettingguidelines for advertising onwebsites.1BBanning thesharing of userspersonalinformation.CFormulating regulationsfor social-networking sites.DRemoving adsfrom allsocial-networking sites.
66.Why doesthe authorplan tocancel hisFacebook accountAHeis dissatisfiedwith itscurrent service.BHe findsmany of its usersuntrustworthy.CHe doesn*t wanthis personaldata abused.DHe isupset byits frequentrule changes.PartV Cloze15minutesDirections:There are20blanks in the following passage.For eachblank there are four choicesmarked A,B,C andDon theright sideof thepaper.You shouldchoose theONE thatbest fitsinto thepassage.Then markthe correspondingletter on Answer Sheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Because conflictand disagreementsare part of allclose relationships,couples need to learnstrategiesfor managingconflict in a healthyand constructiveway.Some couplesjust67and denythepresence of any conflict in arelationship.68,denying theexistenceof conflictresults incouples69to solvetheir problemsat early70,which can then lead to evengreater problemslater
71.Not surprisingly,婚姻的expressing angerand disagreementleads tolower marital satisfaction atthe beginning.However,this patternof behavior72increases inmaritalsatisfactionovertime.Research suggeststhat working73conflicts is an importantpredictor ofmaritalsatisfaction.So,what canyou doto manageconflictin your ownrelationships First,try to understand theotherpersons point of view74put yourselfin hisof herplace.People whoare75to what their partnerthinksand feels76greater relationshipsatisfaction.For example,researchers foundthat amongpeople indatingrelationships77marriages,those whocan adopttheir partnersperspective showmore positive
78.more relationship-enhancing attributesand moreconstructive responses79conflict.Second,because conflictand disagreementsare an80part ofclose relationships.People needtobe ableto apologizeto theirpartner forwrongdoing and81forgiveness from their parentsfor their ownacts.Apologies minimizeconflict,leadtoforgiveness,and serveto restorerelationship closeness.In line82this view,spouses whoare moreforgiving showhigher mental83over time.Increasingly,apologizing怨艮，can evenhave84health benefits.For example,when peoplereflect onhurtful85and grudgesT生理的they shownegative physiologicaleffects,including86heart rateand bloodpressure,comparedto when they reflectonsympathetic perspective-taking andforgiving.
67.Aresolve Breg retCabandon Davoid
68.ABesides BThereforeCMoreover DHowever
69.AtryingBdeclining CfailingDstriving
70.AagesByears BbyCstages CoffDintervals
71.AonBprotests CprovesDaway
72.AprescribesBamid BwhileCamong CbutDpredicts
73.AroundBsuperior CexclusiveDthrough
74.AsoBexperience CexploreCas Dand
75.AsensitiveBas faras well as Defficient
76.AexposeBemotions CpsychologyDexploit Das
77.Aas longasBagainst Catsoon as
78.AmindsBinevitable CessentialDaffection
79.AtoBinquire BwithCreceive CupDtoward
80.Aabsolute
81.Arequire BidentityCcharity Dobvious
82.Aover DachieveDof
84.Acreative BpositiveCobjective Dcompetitive
85.Aprospects BconceptsCmemories Doutlooks
86.Aadded BtoughenedCstrengthened DincreasedPartVI Translation5minutesDirections:Complete thesentences bytranslating intoEnglish theChinese given in brackets.Please writeyour translationon AnswerSheet2注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答，只需写出译文部分2好长时间没有浇水了.
87.Those flowerslooked asif they比我的车便宜一千英镑.
88.Fred boughta carlast week.It is不妨听听音乐
89.This TV program isquite boningWe might灯亮着，门开着
90.He lefthis officein ahurry,with已经被译成多种语言.
91.The famous novel issaid to注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2标准答案On ExcessivePackagingNowadays thephenomena of excessive packaging of goodsare prevailingin oursociety:clothes swathedintissue paper,placed incardboard boxand finallywrapped inwell-designed plasticbags,importedbottles ofgrape winepacked inwooden boxes,fruits putin hand-woven baskets,to namebut a few.There areseveral causesofexcessive packaging.The firstreason is that alarge number of companies9believe thatthey canattract customersattention andstimulate theirpurchasing desireby over-packagingtheir goods,thus gainingmore profits.On theother hand,quite anumber ofconsumers mistakenlyholdthat themore delicatethe packageis,the betterthe qualitywill be,thus encouragingexcessive packaging.In mypointofview,excessive packaginghas disastrousconsequences,including theloss ofpreciousresources,excessive consumptionof waterand energy,and unnecessaryextraction ofscarce landforlandfill.To solvethe problem,its necessary to take the followingmeasures.First,laws andregulations mustbemade torestrict excessivepackagingofcompanies.In addition,we needto raiseconsumers awarenessthatexcessivepackagingdoesnt equalto high quality andadvocate packagingrecycling.
1.D providinggood education for babyboomers.
2.D Studentsperformance declined.
3.D Theyare mostly small in size.
4.D Somelarge schools have split up into smaller ones.
5.C theircollege-level testparticipation.
6.B Theirschool performance was getting worse.
7.A maintaincloser relationships with theirteachers,
8.Simplicity
9.different measures
10.tough subjects
11.A Discussinga houseplan.
12.A Sheis tired of the food in the canteen.
13.A Listeningto someloud music.
14.B Theman can dress casually for the occasion.
15.A Greypants made from pure cotton.
16.B Itslocation.
17.A Traveloverseas.
18.D It is a good bargain.
19.A Hostingan eveningTV program.
20.C Heworked as a salesman.
21.A Hewanted to be hisown boss.
22.B Theyareall the mans friends.
23.B Itremains a major part of industrial activity.
24.A Transportproblems.
25.C Possiblelocations for a new factory.
26.B Theyhad known each other since childhood.
27.B AtJoes house.
28.D Socialdivisions will break down if people get toknow each other.
29.B Inhis buildings parking lot.
30.C It had been stolen by someone.
31.D In the citygarage.
32.B Themysteriousness of creativity.
33.D It is the source of all artisticwork.
34.A Creativeimagination.
35.C Itispartof everyday life.Students have been complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket36calculators,and bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenough campus police to do the jobThere are20officers in the campus security division.Their jobis to37handle crime,accidents,lostand found38items and traffic problems on campus.More thanhalf of their timeis spentdirecting trafficzandwriting parkingtickets.39Responding promptly to accidents and other40emergencies is important,but it is theirsmallest job.Dealing withcrime takesup therest of their time.Very41rarely didany violent crimes actually42occur.In the last five years there have been no43murders,seven robberies,and aboutsixty otherviolent attacks,most of these involvingfights atparties.On theother hand,44there have been hundredsof thefts andcases ofdeliberate damagingof publicproperty,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlights,or writing on walls.The theftsare notthe carefullyplanned burglariesthat yousee inmovies.45Things getstolen when it isjust easyto stealthem because they are left lying around unwatched.Do wereally needmore policeHiring more campus police would cost money,possibly makingourtuition go up again.46A betterway to solve this problem might be for all ofus to be more careful with ourthings.
47.E.domestic
48.C.communities
49.O.survive
50.H.gather
51.M.serves
52.N.surroundings
53.J.recession
54.K.reported
55.I.households
56.F.financially
67.C avoid
68.B however
69.D failing
70.C stages
71.A on
72.A predicts
73.A through
74.B and
75.B sensitive
76.D experience
77.B as wellas
78.C emotions
79.D to
80.A inevitable
81.D receive
82.A with
83.D quality
84.B positive
85.A memories
86.B increased（好长时间没有浇水了）.
87.Those flowerslooked asif theyhadnt beenwatered for a longtime【点评】即做主语，用被动语态一段时间应用完成时，过去式相比，后面they flowerslooked应该过去完成时（比我的车彳更宜一千英镑）.
88.Fred boughta carlast week.Itis£L000cheaper thanmine【点评】简单的比较级，不需要重复直接用代替cheaper thancar,mine mycar.o（不妨听听音乐）.
89.This TVprogram isquite boring.We might as welllisten to the music【点评】“不妨”，原句中有听音乐mightas well mightlisten to the music,（灯亮着,门开着）,
90.He lefthis officein ahurry,with lightson anddoors open【点评】短语做伴随状语，逻辑主语和表语之间的系动词省略with（已经被译成多种语言）.91,The famousnovel issaid to havebeen translated intomultiple languages【点评】后面跟动词原型，“已经被译、用完成时被动语态介词be saidtohavebeentranslated,用intoo听力原文短对话:M:As youcan seefrom thedrawings,the kitchenhas onedoor into the dining room,another into thefamily roomandathird to the outsideoW:The doorintothefamily roomisn tbig enough.Could itbe madewiderQ:What arethe speakersdoingM:r mthinking aboutwhere togo fora bitetonight.Any suggestions,BarbaraW:Well,how about the Frenchrestaurant nearthe KFCFrankly,I vehad enoughof ourcanteenfoodoQ:What dowe learnabout the womanW:Hey,if youcantenjoy themusic ata sensiblevolume,why not use earphonesI mpreparing forthespeech contestoM:Oh,sorry.I didn t realizeI vebeing botheringyou allthis timeQ:What is the manprobably doingM:Finally,I vegot thechance toput on my new suit tonight.T hopeto makea goodimpression onyourfamilyoW:Come on!It s only afamily reunion.So jeans and T-shirts arejust fine.Q:What doesthe womanmeanM:Would youlike to see thosepants inbrown andnavy blueThese twocolors are coming in thisseasonoW:Oh,actually greyis myfavorite color,but Iprefer somethingmade fromcotton,100%cotton ImeanQ:What is the womanlooking for
16.W:From here,the mountainslook asif youcould justreach outand touchthemM:That swhy Ichose thislodge.It hasone of the bestviews inSwitzerlandoQ:What isthe mans chiefconsideration inchoosing thelodgeM:What doI haveto doto applyforapassportW:You needproof ofcitizenship,either anold passportorabirth certificateand threephotographs.Then you must completethis formand paya feeQ:What isthe manmost probablygoing todoM:Miss,can Iinterest youin apork specialwith servingtonight It sonly799,half theusual priceand it svery tastyoW:Oh reallyI willtry itQ:What doesthe mansay about the dish长对话Conversation1W Goodevening,and welcometo thisweek sBusiness World,the programfor and about businesspeople.Tonight,we haveMr.Steven Kayne,who hasjust takenover andestablished bicycleshop.Tell us,Mr.Kayne,what madeyou want to runyour ownstoreM:Well,I alwaysloved racingbikes andfixing them.When Iwas workingfull-time as a salesmanfora bigcompany,1seldom hadtime toenjoy myhobby.I knewthen thatas soonas I had enoughmoney togetmy ownbusiness going,T11do it.Ihadmy heartset onit andI didnt letanything standin myway.When Iwent downtothe bank andgot abusiness loan,I knewI dlove beingmy own boss.Now mytimeis myown.I openthe storewhen Iwant andleave whenI wantoW:You meanyou don t keepregular hoursstudents,and theScience andEngineeringMagnet,with383,which sharea buildingin Dallas,aswellas theCity HonorsSchool inBuffalo,N.Y.,whichgrew outof volunteerevening seminarsfor students.And itincludes alternativeschools with students（抽签），selected bylottery suchas H-B Woodlawnin Arlington,Va.And most noticeable of all,there isthephenomenon oflarge urbanand suburbanhigh schoolsthat have splitup intosmallerunits ofa fewhundred,generally housedin the same groundsthat onceboasted thousandsof studentsall marchingtothe sameband.Hillsdale HighSchool inSan Mateo,Calif,is one of those,ranking No.423-among thetop2%in thecountry-on Newsweeksannual rankingof Americastop high schools.The successof small schools isapparentin thelistings.Ten yearsago,when thefirst Newsweek list basedon college-level testparticipationwas published,only threeof thetop100schools hadgraduating Classessmaller than100students.This yearthere are
22.Nearly250schools on the full,Newsweeklist of thetop5%of schoolsnationallyhad fewerthan200graduates in
2007.川Although many of Hsdales studentscame fromwealthy households,by the late1990average（绰号）test scoreswere slidingandithad earnedthe unaffectionatenickname Hillsjail.Jeff Gilbert.川A Hsdale teacherwho becameprincipal lastyear,remembers sittingwith otherteachers watchingstudentsfile outofagraduation ceremonyand askingone anotherin astonishment,How didthat studentgraduatennSo in2003Hillsdale remadeitself intothree houses,romantically namedFlorence,Marrakech and（随土也）Kyoto.Each ofthe300arriving ninthgraders arerandomly MLassigned toone ofthe houses.Where they will keepthe samefour coresubject teachersfor twoyears,before movingon toanother for11th and12th grades.The closenessthis systemcultivates isreinforced by the institutionof advisoryclassesTeachers meetwithstudents in groupsof25,five morningsa week,for open-ended discussionsofeverything fromhomework problemsto badSaturday-night dates.The advisersalso meetwith studentsprivatelyand stayin touchwith parents,so they are deeplyinvested in the studentssuccess.WeYeconstantly talkingabout one anothers advisers,says Englishteacher ChrisCrockett.If you hear thatyoursisn*t doingwell inmath,or seethem sittingoutside thedean*s office,it*s likea personalfailure.Along with the newstructure camea moredemanding academicprogram,the percentageof freshmenHtakingbiology jumped from17to
95.lt wasrough forsome.But bysenior year,two-thirds havemoved up；Hto physicssays GilbertOur kidsarecomingto schoolin partbecause they know there are adultsherewho knowthem andcare forthem.But notallschoolsshow advancesafter downsizing,anditremains tobeseen whethersmallerschoolswill be a cure-all solution.The Newsweeklistoftop U.S.highschoolswas madethisyear,as inyears past,according toasingle metric,the proportionof studentstaking college-level exams.Over theyears thissystem hascomein for its shareof criticismfor itssimplicity.But thatis alsoM:Well,the signonmystore saysthe hoursare tento six,but ifbusiness isslower thanusual,I canjustlock upand takeoff earlyoW:Have youhired anyemployees towork withyou yetM:Yeah,a coupleof friendsof minewho lovebiking asmuch asI do.They helpme outafewdays aweek.Itsgreat becausewe playcards orjust sitaround andtalk whenthere areno customersoW:Thank you,Mr.Kayne.We wishyou successinyournew business0Question19-22are basedon theconversation you have just heardo
19.What isthe womandoing
20.What didMr.Kayne dobefore hetook overthe bicycleshop
21.Why didthe mantake overa bicycleshop
22.What dowe learnabout thepeople workingin theshopConversation2W:Well,the mainactivities in the regionwere historicallysteel andpaper processing,I thinkoM:Yes,but rm notquite sureabout thestatus ofthose industriesnow.Could youtell ussomethingabout thatW:Yes,ofcourse.In fact,theyareless significant,but steel-related manufacturingstill accountsfor44%of industrialactivity.So it s stillvery important.In fact,80%of Spains machinetools arefrom theBasqueCountry.As forpaper processing,there sstill alittle.But itsnolonger what it oncewas in theregion.So,is thatclearM:Yes,thanksoW:Now,to getback towhat Iwas saying,there sa lotof unemploymentaswellas geographicalproblemsin the regionoM:Sorry,Victoria.What doyou meanby geographicalproblemsW:Well,what Imean isthe areais veryhilly,mountainous in parts.So thereused to be transportproblems,now thoughtherearenew trainlinks andbetter roads,but itmay bethat somesmaller townsinlandremain notvery wellconnected,is thatOK Doesthat make sense Whenwetalk aboutspecific locationsuggestions forthe factory,we11see thisin moredetail,so we11comeback tothis question,OKM:OK,rightoW:So Iwas aboutto saysomething about the workforce in theregionandthelevel oftraining and,education.In general,itsvery goodand improvingoQuestion23-25are basedon theconversation you have justheardo
23.What doesthewomansay aboutthe steel-related manufacturingin theregion
24.What problemhinders theregion sdevelopment
25.What willthe speakersdiscuss later短文Passage1I firstmet JoeGanz when we wereboth nineyears old,which isprobably theonly reasonhesone ofmybest friends.If Ihad firstmet Joeas afreshman in highschoolwe wouldnt evenhave hadthe chancetoget toknow each other.Joe isa daystudent,but Iam aboarding student.We havent beenin sameclasses,sports orextra-curricular activities.Nonetheless,I spendnearly everyweekend athis houseandwe talkon thephone everynight.This isnot to say thatwe wouldnot havebeen compatibleif wehad firstmetin ourfreshman year.Rather,we wouldnot havebeen likelyto spendenough timegetting to knoweach otherdue tothe lackof immediatelyvisible mutualinterests.In fact,to behonest,I struggleeven nowto think ofthings wehave in common.But maybethat,s whatmakes usenjoy eachotherscompany somuch.When Tlook atmy friendshipwith Joe,I wonderhow manypeople Vve knownwhom Ineverdisliked,but simplydidnttakethetime toget toknow.Thanks toJoe,I haverealized howlittle basisthereis forthe socialdivisions thatexist inevery community.Since thisrealization,I havebegun tomake anevenmore determinedeffort tofind friendsin unexpectedpeople andplaceso Q
26.Why doesthe speakersay JoeGanz becameoneof his bestfriends
27.Where docsthe speakerspend most ofhisweekends
28.What has the speakerlearned fromhis friendshipwith JoePassage2It was a badnight forLewis.His researchin theneighboring townhas takenlonger thanhe expected.It waslate andhe wasvery tiredwhen hedrove home.He turnedinto hisbuilding sparking lot,but allthespaces werefull.He droveback outonto thestreet,looking fora parkingspace.The firstblock wasfull.The next block wasalmost empty.Lewis didnt see a“no parking”sign,but hehas expectedthat hisparkingwere allowedthere.Most thespaces would be filled.Then hesaw asmall parking lot withtwo freespaces.He wasso gladtoseethem thathe didnt eventhink toread thesign bythe entrance.He drovein,parked andhurried hometogoto bed.The next morning hewent backtothelot toget his car.It wasgone.He ranhome andtelephoned the city police tosaythat his car had beenstolen.It tookthe policeonly aminuteto tellhim whathad happened:hiscarhad beenonaprivate lot.Ithad been takenaway bythepolice.Lewis hadto takea taxito visitthe citygarage farfrom the city center.He hadtopaya feeof40dollars toget hiscar back.In addition,he gota parkingticket,his firstone everin GreenvilleoQ
29.Where didLewis intend to parkhiscarwhen hecame backfrom workone night
30.What didLewis thinkhad happenedto hiscar thenextmorning
31.Where didLewis finallyget hiscar backPassage3Well,to pickup wherewe leftoff lasttime,I believewe agreedthat creativity isamysterious idea.Itwas thosethings we all recognizewhenwe see it,but wedon treally understandwhat itis.We seemtofeel thatsome peopleare naturallycreative,but wedontknow howthey gotthat way.Is creativityanatural giftlike goodlooks,or isit somethingthat can be acquiredlike knowledgePerhaps ifwe analyzethe creative processcarefully,we mightget someinsight intowhatitis andhow itmight workin ourlives.The creative process hasalways beenaccepted asthesource ofallimportant workin thearts,but weshouldnot thinkthe creativityplays arole onlyinthearts.Every majorscientific discoverybegan withsomeoneimagining theworld tolook differentlyfrom theway otherssaw it.And thisis whatcreativityisallabout—imagining theworld ina new way.And despitewhat youmay believeaboutthelimits of your owncreativeimaginations,weallhave thepotential toimagine theworld inan absolutelynewway.Tn fact,youare bornwith it.Itisyour birthright asa humanbeing.And whats more,you useit everyday,almost everymomentof yourlife.Your creativeimagination iswhat youuse tomakesenseofyourexperiences.IC syourcreative mindthat getsmeaning fromchaos ofexperiences andbrings order to yourworldo
32.What didthe speakermost probablydiscuss lasttime
33.What isthe widelyaccepted ideaaboutthecreativeprocess
34.What leadsto majorscientific discoveriesaccording tothe speaker
35.What doesthe speakerimply aboutthecreativeprocess复合式听写Students havebeen complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket calculatorsand bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenough campuspolicetodo thejobTherearetwenty officers inthecampussecuritydivision.Their jobis tohandle crime,accidents,lost-and-found itemsand trafficproblems oncampus.More thanhalf oftheir timeis spentdirecting trafficandwriting parkingtickets.Responding promptlyto accidentsand otheremergencies isimportant,but itistheir smallest job.Dealing withcrime takesup therest oftheir time.Very rarelydo anyviolent crimesactuallyoccur.In thelast fiveyears.There havebeen nomurders,seven robberiesandabout60otherviolentattacks,most ofthese involvingfights atparties.On theother hand,there havebeen hundredsofthefts andcases ofdeliberate damagingof publicproperty,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlights or writingon walls.The theftsare notthe carefullyplanned burglariesthat yousee inmovies.Thingsget stolenwhenits easyto stealthem,becausetheyareleftlyingaroundunwatched.Do wereally needmore police Hiringmore campuspolice willcost money,possibly makingour tuitiongoup again.A betterway tosolvethisproblemmightbeforallofustobemorecarefulwithourthingSoits strength:its easyfor readerstounderstand,and todothearithmetic fortheirownschools iftheyd like.什也区教育主Ranking schoolsis alwayscontroversial,and thisyear agroup of38superintendents管nfrom fivestates wroteto askthat theirschools beexcluded fromthe calculation.lt isimpossible toknowwhich highschools arethe best*inthenation,their letterread,inpart.Determining whetherdifferentschools door dontoffer ahighqualityof educationrequires alook atman differentmeasures,including students*overall academicaccomplishments andtheir subsequentperformance incollege.Andtaking intoconsideration theunique needsoftheircommunities.In theend,the superintendentsagreed toprovide thedata wesought,which is,after all,publicinformation.There is,in ourview,no realdispute here,we areall seekingthe samething,which isschoolsthat betterserve ourchildren andour nationby encouragingstudents totackle toughsubjects undertheguidance ofgifted teachers.And ifwe keepworking towardthat goal,someday,perhaps a list wontbenecessary.注意此部分试题请在答卡上作答.
11.Fifty yearsago.big.Modern.Suburban highschools wereestablished inthe hopeof•A ensuringno childis leftbehindB increasingeconomic efficiencyCimproving students*performance onSATDproviding goodeducationforbabyboomers
2.What happenedasaresult ofsetting upbig schoolsATeachersworkload increased.,BStudents performancedeclined.CAdministration becamecentralized.DStudents focusedmore ontest scores.
3.What issaid aboutthe schoolsforded bythe Billand MelindaGates foundationATheyare usuallymagnetschools.BThey areoften locatedin poorneighborhoods.CThey arepopular withhigh-achieving students.DThey aremostlysmallinsize.
4.What ismostnoticeableaboutthe current trendinhighschool educationASomelarge schoolshavesplitupintosmaller ones.BA greatvariety ofschoolshavesprung upin urbanand suburbanareas.CMany schoolscompete fortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationfunds.DStudents haveto meethigher academicstandards.
5.Newsweek rankedhighschoolsaccording to.1Atheir studentsacademic achievementBthe number oftheir studentsadmitted tocollegeCthe sizeand number oftheirgraduating classesDtheircollege-level testparticipation
6.What canwe learnabout Hillsdalesstudentsinthelate1990sAThey weremade tostudy hardlike prisoners.BThey calledeachotherby unaffectionatenicknames.CMost ofthem didnot haveany senseof discipline,DTheir schoolperformancewasgettingworse.
7.According toJeff Gilbert,the advisoryclasses atHillsdale were set upso thatstudents could.Atell theirteachers what they didon weekendsBexperiencea greatdeal ofpleasure inlearningCmaintain closerrelationshipswiththeir teachersDtacklethe demandingbiology andphysics courses
8.is stillconsidered astrength ofNewsweeks schoolranking systemin spiteofthecriticism itreceives.
9.According tothe38superintendents,to rankschools scientifically,itisnecessaryto use.Part HIListening Comprehension35minutes
10.To betterserve thechildren andour nation,schools studentsto take.Section ADirections:inthis section you will hear8short conversations,one ormore questionswill beaskedabout whatwas said.Both theconversation andthe questionswill bespoken onlyonce.After eachquestion there will beapause.During thepause,you mustread thefour choicesmarked AB C andD anddecide whichisthebest answer.Then markthe correspondingletter on Answersheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.注意此部分试题请在答案卡上作案
211.ATrying tosketch amap CDiscussinga houseplan.BPainting thediningroom.DCleaningthe kitchen.
12.AShe istiredofthefoodinthecanteen.BShe ofteneats ina Frenchrestaurant.C Sheusually takesa snackintheKFC.DShe invery fussyabout whatshe eats.
13.A Listeningto someloud musicCTalking loudlyon thetelephone.BPreparing foras oralexamination.DPracticing fora speechcontest.
14.AThe manhas lefta goodimpression onher family.BThe mancandresscasuallyfortheoccasion.CThe manshould buyhimself a newsuit.DThe mansjeansandT-shirts arestylish.
15.AGrey pantsmadefrompurecotton.C100%cotton pantsin darkblue.8Fashionable pantsin brightcolors.DSomething tomatch herbrown pants.Blts locationDlts facilities.
17.ATravel overseas.CTake aphoto.DAdopt achild.BLook fora newjob.
18.AltClt isquite healthy.isaroutine offer.Blt isnewDlt isagoodbargain.on themenu.
16.A Itsprice.Clts comfort.Questions19to22are basedon theconversation you.
19.A Hostingan eveningTVprogram.CLecturing onbusiness management.8Having herbicycle repaired.DConducting amarket survey.
20.A Herepaired bicycles.CHe workedasasalesman.BHe servedasaconsultant.DHe coachedinaracing club.
21.A Hewanted tobe hisownboss.B Hefound it more profitableCHedidnt want to startfrom scratch.DHe didntwanttobe intoo muchdebt.
22.AThey workfive daysa week.CThey arepaid bythe hour.BThey areallthemansfriends.DThey allenjoy gambling.Questions23to25are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.
23.Alt hasgradually givenwaytoservice industry.Blt remainsamajorpartofindustrialactivity.Clt hasa historyas longas paperprocessing.Dlt accountsfor80percent ofthe regionsGDP.
24.A Transportproblems.CLack ofresources.BShortage offunding.Dpoor management.
25.A Competitionfrom rivalcompanies.CPossible locationsforanewfactoryBProductpromotion campaigns.DMeasures tocreate jobopportunities.Section BDirections:In thissection you will hear3short passages.At theend of each passage,youwillhearsome questions.Both thepassage andthe questionswillbespoken onlyonce Afteryouhear a question,youmustchoose thebest answerfromthefourchoicesmarked A,B,Cand D.Then markthecorresponding letteronAnswersheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Passage OneQuestions26to28are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
26.AThey sharedmutual friendsin school.BThey hadknowneachother sincechildhood.CThey sharedmany extracurricularactivities.DThey hadmany interestsincommon.
27.AAt alocal club.BAt thesports center.DAt thebearing school.BAt Joeshouse.
28.ADurable friendshipscanbevery difficultto maintainBOnehas tobe respectfulof otherpeople inordertowin respect.Clt ishard forpeople fromdifferentbackgrounds tobecome friendsDSocial divisionswillbreakdownifpeoplegettoknoweachotherPassage Two
29.ANear theentrance ofa park.CAt aparking meter.Bln hisbuildingsparkinglot DAta streetcorner.
30.Alt hadbeen takenbythepolice Bithad Clnhadbeenstolen bysomeone.D ithadbeenparked ata wrongplace Clnakeen movedtothenextblock.neighboring town.
31.AAt theGreenville center.Dln athecitygarage.B Ata publicparkinglot.QPausessatigoensT2h9reteo31are basedasthepassage youhave justheart.Questions32to35are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
32.AFamous creativeindividuals.CA majorscientific discovery.BThe mysteriousnessofcreativity.DCreativity asshown inarts.
33.Alt issomething peopleall engagein.C Itstarts soonafter weare born.B Ithelps peopleacquire knowledge.D Itisthesourceofall artisticwork.
34.A Creativeimagination.C Naturalcuriosity.B Logicalreasoning DCritical thinking.
35.Alt isbeyond ordinarypeople.Clt ispartofeverydaylife.Blt isyet tobe fullyunderstood.Dlt isa uniquehuman trait.Section CDirections:In thissection,youwillheara passage threetimes.When thepassage isread forthe firsttime,you shouldlisten carefullyforitsgeneral idea.When thepassage isread forthe secondtime,youare required to fill intheblanks numberedfrom36to43withthe exact words youhave justheard.Forblanks numberedfrom44to46you arerequired tofillinthe missinginformation.For theseblanks youcanother usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard orwrite downthe mainpoints inyour arewords.Finally,whenthepassage isread forthe thirdtime,you shouldcheck whatyouhavewritten.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2Students havebeen complainingmore andmore aboutstolen property.Radios,cell phones,bicycles,pocket36,and bookshave allbeen reportedstolen.Are thereenoughcampuspolicetodo thejobThereare20officersinthe CampusSecurity DivisionTheir jobis to37crime,accidents lostand found38,andtrafficproblemsoncampus.More thanhalf oftheir timeis spentdirectingtraffic andwriting parkingtickets.39promptlytoaccidentsandother40isimportant,but itis theirsmallestjob.Dealing withcrime takesuptherest oftheir time.Very41do anyviolentcrimesactually
42.Inthe lastfiveyearstherehavebeenno
43.seven robberiesandabout60other violentattacks,mostofthese involvingfights atparties.On theother hand,44,which usuallyinvolves breakingwindows orlightsorwritingonwalls.The theftsare notthe carefully入室盗窃planned burglariesthat yousee inmovies.45Do wereally needmorepoliceHiringmorecampuspolicewouldcostmoney,possibly makingourtuition goupagain.46■Part IVReading ComprehensionReadingin depth25minntesSection ADirections:In thissection,there isapassagewith tenblanks.You arerequiredtoselect oneword foreachblank fromalistof choicesgivenina wardbankRead thepassage throughcarefully beforemaking yourchoices Eachchoice inthebankis identifiedby aletter.Please markthe correspondingletter foreach themonAnswerSheet2with asingle linethroughthe centre.You maynotuseanyofthe wordsinthebank morethan once.Questions47to56are basedon thefollowing passage,One insix.Believe itor not,thafs thenumberofAmericans whostruggle withhanger Tomaketomorrow alittle better,Feeding ActionMonth.As partofits30Ways in30Days program,Its asking48across thecountry to help themorethan200food banksand61,000agencies inits networkprovidelow-income individualsand familieswiththefuel theyneedto
49.Its thekind ofwork thatsdone everyday atSt.Andrews EpiscopalChurch inSan Antonio,Peoplewho50at itsfront dooron thefirst andthird Thursdaysofeachmonth aren*t lookingfor God-theyYe there食品堂for somethingto eat,St.Andrews runsa foodpantry that51thecityand severalofthe52towns.JanetDrane isits manager.In thewake ofthe
53.thenumberof familiesin needof foodassistance beganto grow.Itis54that49million Americansare unsureof wheretheywillfind theirnext mealWhafs mostsurprising is that36%nof themlive in55where atleast oneadult isworking.It usedtobethat onejob wasall youneeded.saysSt.Andrews Drane.The peopleweseenow havethree orfour part-time jobsand theyrestill righton theedge56/注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答2A survivelformallyB surroundingJfinanciallyCserves KdomesticDreviewedLcompetitionEreported McommunitiesFrecessionNcirclingGhouseholds OaccumulateHgatherSectionBDirections:thereare2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedbysomequestions orunfinishedstatements Foreach ofthem thereare fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You shoulddecideon thebest choiceand markthe correspondingletter onAnswerSheer2with asingle linethrough thecentre.Passage OneQuestions57to61are basedon thefollowing passage.In timesof economic crisis.Americans turnto their families forsupport.If theGreat Depressionisany guide,we maysee a drop inour skyhighdivorce rate.But thiswont necessarilyrepresent,anincrease inhappy marriages.In thelong run,the Depressionweakened American families,and thecurrent crisis willprobably dothesame.We tendtothinkoftheDepression asa timewhen familiespulled togetherto survivehuge joblosses,By
1932.when nearlyone-quarter ofthe workforcewas unemployed,the divorcerate haddeclinedby around25%from1929But thisdoesnt meanpeople weresuddenly happierwith theirmarriages.Rather,with incomesdecreasing andinsecure jobs,unhappy couplesoften couldn*t affordtodivorce.They fearedneither spousecould managealone.Today,given thejob lossesofthepast year,fewer unhappy couples willrisk startingseparatehouseholds,Furthermore,the housingmarket meltdownwill makeitmoredifficult forthem tofinance theirseparationsby selling their homes.After financialdisasters familymembers alsotendtodo whateverthey cantohelpeachotherandtheir communities,A1940book.The UnemployedMan andHis Family,described afamily inwhich thenhusbandinitially reactedto losinghis jobwith tirelesssearch forwork.He wasalways active,looking foroddjobs todo.The problemisthatsuch animpulse ishard tosustain Acrossthecountry,many similarfamilies士气.were unableto maintainthe initialboost inmorale Forsome,the hardshipsof lifewithout steadyworkeventually overwhelmedtheir attempts to keeptheirfamiliestogether.The divorcerate roseagainduring therest ofthe decadeastherecovery tookhold.Millions ofAmericanfamiliesmay nowbe inthe initial stage oftheir responsestothe currentcrisis,working togetherand supportingoneanotherthrough theearly monthsof unemployment.Todays economic crisis couldwell generatea similarnumberofcouples whoserelationships have无法弥补地been irreparablymined.So itsonly whenthe economyis healthyagain thatwell begintosee justhow manybroken familieshavebeencreated.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答
257.In theinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisis likelyto.Atear manytroubled familiesapartBcontribute toenduring familytiesCbring aboutadropinthedivorce rateDcausea lotof conflictsinthefamily
58.IntheGreat Depressionmany unhappycouples closeto sticktogether becauseAstartinganewfamily wouldbe hardBtheyexpected thingswould turnbetterCthey wantedto betterprotect theirkidsDliving separatelywouldbetoo costly
59.1n additionto joblosses.What standsintheway ofunhappycouplesgetting adivorceAMounting familydebtsBA senseof insecurityCDifficultyin gettinga loanDFallinghousing prices6O.What willthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventually doto somemarried couplesAItwill forcethem topull theirefforts togetherBItwill underminetheir mutualunderstandingCIt willhelp strengthentheir emotionalbondsDIt willirreparably damagetheir relationship
61.What canbe infen-edfromthelastparagraphAThe economicrecovery willseeahigher divorcerateBFew couplescan standthe testof economichardshipsCA stablefamily isthebestprotection againstpoverty.DMoney isthe foundationof manya happymarriagePassage TwoQuestions62to66are basedonthefollowingpassage:弓诱People arebeing luredI ontoFacebook withthe promiseofafun,free servicewithoutrealizing theyre paying forit bygiving up toads ofpersonalinformation.Facebook thenattemptstomakemoney bysellingtheirdata toadvertisers thatwanttosend targetedmessages.Most Facebookusers dontrealize thisis happening.Even iftheyknowwhatthe company isupto,they stillhave noidea whattheyrepayingfor Facebook becausepeople dontreally knowwhat theirpersonaldata isworth.The biggestproblem,however,isthatthe companykeeps changingthe rulesEarly onyou keepeverythingprivate.That wasthe greatthing aboutfacebook youcould createown littleprivate network.Last year.The companychanged itsprivacy rulesso thatmany thingsyou city.Your photo,your friends*默认names-wereset,by defaulttobeshared withevery oneontheInternet.According toFacebook*s vice-president ElliotSchrage,thecompanyis simplymaking changestoimprove itsservice,and ifpeople dontshare informationThey havea lesssatisfying experience.Some criticsthink thisis moreabout Facebooklooking tomake moremoney.In originalbusinessmodel,which involvedselling adsand puttingthen Atthe sideofthepages totallyWho wantsto tookatads whentheyre onlineconnecting withtheir friendsTheprivacy issuehas alreadylanded Facebookin hotwater inWashington.Tn April.SenatorCharles Schumercalled onFacebook tochange itsprivacy policy.He alsourged theFederal TradenCommissionto setguidelines forsocial-networking sites.I thinkthe senatorrightly communicatedthat wehadnot beenclear aboutwhatthenew productswere andhow peoplecould choosetousethem ornot tousethem JSchrage admits.。
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