2004年硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题(二)_新浪教育

2004年硕士研究生入学考试英语全真模拟试题(二)

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　　SectionⅠListening Comprehension

　　Directions:

　　This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questi

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ons that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.

　　Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you willhave 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

　　Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

　　Part ADirections:

　　You will hear a talk about parking arrangement of a college dorm. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information youve heard for questions 1-5. Someof the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in eachnumbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.(5 points)

　　Parking Arrangement of a College Dorm

　　As you can see our house went through some during the summer.

　　1How many parking spaces did the girls lacking in?

　　2All the number of parking spaces are relate with your numbers.

　　3Annie's room is in Room .

　　4On Wednesday mornings, if any car that's parked in space 303 will be atthe owner's expense.

　　Part BDirections:

　　You will hear a talk about special education for disabled students in the UnitedStates. For questions 6-10, complete the sentences and answer the questions while you listen. Do not use more than three words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points)

　　These disabilities make it difficult for them to do .

　　6Students with problems often study one or two subjects in programs designed for them.

　　7As recently as 27 years ago, public schools accepted only disabled children.

　　8By the year , Congress passed the Education for all Handicapped Children Act.

　　9The majority of such children now attend their local public schools in classrooms with .

　　Part CDirections:

　　You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only.

　　Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about centenarians-people at least 100 years old. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11-13.

　　11. What kind of people will have a much greater chance of reaching that age than the general population?

　　Athe people who has brothers and sisters are at least 100 years old

　　Bfamilies with at least one member who to lived be 100

　　Cthe people who called centenarians

　　Dthere is no such people of this kind

　　12. Which of the following answers is true?

　　Athe brothers of centenarians were 8 times more likely to reach 100 years old

　　Bthere are more than fifty-hundred centenarians in the United State

　　Cthe men are not in better physical condition than the women

　　Dthe centenarian men have fewer diseases than the women

　　13. The Researchers believed that

　　Athere is an area on one chromosomeswheressuch anti-aging genes exist.

　　Bcentenarians may have genes that protect them against deadly diseases.

　　Csuccessful aging depends on genes.

　　Dscientists have identified those genes.

　　You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 11-13.

　　Questions 14-17 are based on the following talk about the famous artist Vicente van Gogh. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14-17.

　　14. Vincent van Gogh was the son of a .

　　Aminister

　　BArtist

　　Cteacher

　　Dart dealer

　　15. His first works were heavily painted, mud-colored representations of the life of .

　　Apeople in Paris

　　Bsouth France

　　Cthe poor

　　Dwith his brother

　　16. Which statement is NOT TRUE in his late years?

　　Ahe became a voluntary patient at a mental hospital

　　Bhe didn't make any painting anymore.

　　CHe moved to Auvers, to be closer to Theo in 1890.

　　DHe died,shavingssold only one work, following a failed suicide attempt.

　　You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 14-16.

　　Questions 17-20 are based on the following talk about the warming of the earth's climate and its effect on the Himalayas. You now have15 seconds to read questions 18-20.

　　17. Which of the following is not affected by the climate changes?

　　Atemperatures

　　Bthe local economy

　　Cthe environment

　　Dpeople's lives

　　18. The United Nations Environment Program produced the report with the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, based in Nepal.

　　AHimalayan

　　BSouth Asia

　　CNew York

　　DNepal

　　19. Temperatures in the area have risen degree Celsius during the past thirty years.

　　A1

　　B2

　　C3

　　D4

　　20. The study identified almost 5,000 glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. Researchers say of these lakes could overflow during the next five years.

　　A40

　　B41

　　C42

　　D44

　　You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions 17-20.

　　You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　That is the end of Listening Comprehension.

　　SectionⅡUse of EnglishDirections:

　　For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEETⅠby blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

　　Everybody dances. If you have21swerved to avoid steppingon a crack in the sidewalk, you have danced. If you have every kneeled to pray,you have danced. For these actions have figured importantly22the history of dance. Dance goes23to the beginning of civilization-24the tribe-where natives danced to get25they wanted. Primitive dance was26all practical, not the social dancing we know today. Natives approached dance with27seriousness as a way to help the tribe in the crucial process28survival. Dance was believed to be the29direct way to repel locusts, to30rain to fall, to insure that a male heir would be born, and31guarantee victory in a forthcoming battle. Primitive32was generally done by many people moving in the same manner and direction.

　　33all dances had leaders, solo dances34rare. Much use was made of35part of the body. And so36were these tribe dances that, if a native37miss a single step, he would be put to death38the spot. Fortunately, the same rigid39that governed the lives of these people do not apply in the40relaxed settings of today's disco.

　　21. A. ever B. never C. before

　　D. after

　　22. A. about B. for C. in D. around

　　23. A. forwardB. back C. up D. down

　　24. A. at B. for C. of D. to

　　25. A. when B. why C. which D. what

　　26. A. about B. above C. under D. over

　　27. A. little B. great C. less

　　D. least

　　28. A. to B. over C. of D. at

　　29. A. most B. first C. least D. last

　　30. A. cause B. happen C. try D. make

　　31. A. for B. of C. to D. at

　　32. A. food B. dance C. spells D. harvest

　　33. A. Since B. Despite C. Thus D. Although

　　34. A. are B. was C. were D. is

　　35. A. only B. every C. some D. all

　　36. A. comic B. boring C. solemn D. tiring

　　37. A. would B. should C. might D. could

　　38. A. in B. at C. on D. around

　　39. A. sticksB. messages C. reviews D. rules

　　40. A. less B. more C. least D. most

　　SectionⅢReading Comprehension

　　Part ADirections:

　　Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the question. Then mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET Iby blackening the corresponding letter in the bracket with a pencil. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　When an invention is made,the inventor has three possible courses of action opento him:he can give the invention to the world by publishing it,keep the idea secret,or patent it.

　　A granted patent is the result of a bargain struck between an inventor and the state,by which the inventor gets a limited period of monopoly and publishes full details of his invention to the public after that period terminates.

　　Only in the most exceptional circumstances is the lifespan of a patent extended to alter this normal process of events.

　　The longest extension ever granted was to Georges Valensi:his 1939 patent for colour TV receiver circuitry was extended until 1971 because for most of the patent's normal life there was no color TV to receive and thus no hope of reward forthe invention.

　　Because a patent remains permanently public after it has terminated,the shelves of the library attached to the patent office contain details of literally millions of ideas that are free for anyone to use and,if older than half a century,sometimes even repatent.Indeed,patent experts often advise anyone wishing to avoidthe high cost of conducting a search through live patents that the one sure wayof avoiding violation of any other inventor's right is to plagiarize a dead patent.Likewise,because publication of an idea in any other form permanently invalidates further patents on that idea,it is traditionally safe to take ideas from other areas of print.Much modern technological advance is based on these presumptions of legal security.

　　Anyone closely involved in patents and inventions soon learns that most“new”ideas are,in fact ,as old as the hills.It is their reduction to commercial practice,either through necessity or dedication,or through the availability of new technology,that makes news and money.The basic patent for the theory of magnetic recording dates back to 1886.Many of the original ideas behind television originatefrom the late 19th and early 20th century.Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear.

　　41.The passage is mainly about.

　　A.an approach to patents

　　B.the application for patents

　　C.the use of patents

　　D.the access to patents

　　42.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.When a patent becomes out of effect,it can be repatented or extended if necessary.

　　B.It is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention public.

　　C.A patent holder must publicize the details of his invention when its legal period is over.

　　D.One can get all the details of a patented invention from a library attached to the patent office.

　　43.Georges Valensi's patent lasted until 1971 because.

　　A.nobody would offer and reward for his patent prior to that time

　　B.his patent could not be put to use for an unusually long time

　　C.there were not enough TV stations to provide color programmes

　　D.the colour TV receiver was not available until that time

　　44.The word“plagiarize”(Line 6,Para 5) most probably means“”.

　　A.steal and use

　　B.give reward to

　　C.make public

　　D.take and change

　　45.From the passage we learn that.

　　A.an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practice

　　B.products are actually inventions which were made a long time ago

　　C.it is much cheaper to buy an old patent than a new one

　　D.patent experts often recommend patents to others by conducting a search through dead patents

　　Text 2

　　Once upon a time, innovation at Procter & Gamble flowed one way: from the UnitedStates outward. While the large Cincinnatibased corporation was no stranger toforeign markets, it usually sold them products that were already familiar to most Americans. Many Japanese families, for instance, swaddle their babies in Pampers diapers, and lots of Venezuelans brush their teeth with Crest. And of course(company executives assumed) Americans at home wanted these same familiar, redwhiteandblue brands. We might buy foreignmade cars, or chocolates, or cameras-but household cleaners and detergents?

　　Recently, however, P&G broke with this longstanding tradition. Ariel, a P&G laundry detergent, was born overseas, and is a familiar sight on store shelves in Europe and Latin America. Now bilingual packages of Ariel Ultra, a superconcentrated cleaner, are appearing on supermarket shelves in Los Angeles.

　　Ariel's appearance in the United States reflects demographic changes making Hispanics the nation's fastestgrowing ethnic group. Ariel is a hit with this population. In fact, many Mexican immigrants living in Southern California have been“importing”Ariel from Tijuana, Mexico.“Hispanics knew this product and wantedit,”says P&G spokeswoman Marie Salvado.“We realized that we couldn't convincethem to buy［our］other laundry detergents.”P&G hopes that nonHispanic consumers will give Ariel a try too.

　　Ariel's already strong presence in Europe may provide a springboard for the company to expandsintosother markets as well. Recently P&G bought Rakona, Czechoslovakia's top detergent maker. Ariel, currently a top seller in Germany, is likely

　　to be one of the first new brands to appear in Czech supermarkets. And Ariel is not the only foreign idea that the company hopes to transplant back to its home territory. Cinch, an allpurpose spray cleaner similar to popular European products, is currently being testmarketed in California and Arizona. Traditionally Americans have used separate cleaners for different types of surfaces, but marketresearch shows that American preferences are becoming more like those in other countries.

　　Insiders note that this new reverse flow of innovation reflects more sweeping changes at Procter & Gamble. The firm has hired many new Japanese, German, and Mexican managers who view P&G's business not as a oneway flow of American ideas,but a twoway exchange with other markets. Says Bonita Austin of the investment firm WertheimSchroeder,“When you met with P&G's top managers years ago, you wouldn't have seen a single foreign face.”Today,“they could even be in the majority.”

　　As Procter & Gamble has found, the United States is no longer an isolated market. Americans are more open than ever before to buying foreignmade products and to selling U.S.made products overseas.

　　46. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

　　A.The brands of Pampers, Crest, Ariel, and Cinch reflect the oneway flow tradition of Procter & Gamble.

　　B.In spite of market changes, Procter & Gamble still sticks to its longstanding tradition of oneway flow innovation.

　　C.Procter & Gamble has to change its oneway flow tradition because of the increased number of its foreign managers.

　　D.Today one may meet more foreign faces in Procter & Gamble than years ago.

　　47. According to the passage, all of the following are true about Ariel except .

　　A.it is the best seller in Czechoslovakia

　　B.it is a laundry detergent product of Procter & Gamble

　　C.Ariel was born outside the United States

　　D.it already enjoys popularity in Europe

　　48. The“insider”(line 1, paragraph 5) is most probably .

　　A.someone who buys both Ariel and Cinch

　　B.someone who works within Procter & Gamble or knows it fairly well

　　C.someone who is a loyal customer of Ariel

　　D.someone who once worked within Rakona

　　49. According to the passage, Procter & Gamble hopes to transplant foreign idea back to its home territory because .

　　A.Americans are more likely to buy foreignmade products than before

　　B.for most Americans foreign products are much more attractive than homemade ones

　　C.the company has found that foreignmade products are superior to homemade ones in terms of quality

　　D.the company has hired more foreigners in its top management than before

　　50. The author may most probably agree that .

　　A.it is a trend that businesses today go global

　　B.businesses today are very reluctant to go global

　　C.American businesses can make more money if they only sell homemade products

　　D.the market of the United States should not be that open

　　Text 3

　　Drunken driving-sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder-has become a national epidemic.Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers,adding up to an incredible 250,000 overthe past decade.

　　A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol contentor roughly three beers,glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours.Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho image and judges were lenient in most courts,but the drunken slaughter has recently causedso many well-publicized tragedies,especially involving young children,that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.

　　Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21,reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18.After New Jersey lowered it to 18,the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled,so the state recently upped it back to 21.

　　Reformers,however,fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programmes to help young people to develop“responsible attitudes”about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.

　　Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and in many areas already,to a marked decline in fatalities.Some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks.A tavern in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was“obviously intoxicated”andlater drove off the road,killing a nine-year-old boy.

　　As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state,some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919,which President Hoover called the“noble experiment”. They forget that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking,but encouraged political corruption and organized crime.As with the booming drug trade generally,there is no easy solution.

　　51.Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because.

　　A.most Americans are heavy drinkers

　　B.Americans are now less shocked by road accidents

　　C.accidents attract so much publicity

　　D.drinking is a socially accepted habit in America

　　52.Why has public opinion regarding drunken driving changed?

　　A.Detailed statistics are now available.

　　B.The news media have highlighted the problem.

　　C.Judges are giving more severe sentences.

　　D.Drivers are more conscious of their image.

　　53.Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that.

　　A.many drivers were not of legal age

　　B.young drivers were often bad drivers

　　C.the level of drinking increased in the 1960s

　　D.the legal drinking age should be raised

　　54.Laws recently introduced in some states have.

　　A.reduced the number of convictions

　　B.resulted in fewer serious accidents

　　C.prevented bars from serving drunken customers

　　D.specified the amount drivers can drink

　　55.Why is the problem of drinking and driving difficult to solve?

　　A.Alcohol is easily obtained.

　　B.Drinking is linked to organized crime.

　　C.Legal prohibition has already failed.

　　D.Legislation alone is not sufficient.

　　Text 4

　　Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the“system”of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.

　　If one were to ask asgroupsof randomly selected individuals to define“price”,many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of aproduct or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money tobe used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total“package”being exchanged for the asked-for amountof money insgroupsthat they may evaluate a given price.

　　56. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System.

　　B. The Complexities of the Price System.

　　C. Credit Terms in Transactions.

　　D. Resource Allocation and the Public Sector.

　　57. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to.

　　A. labor and education

　　B. transportation and insurance

　　C. utilities and repairs

　　D. products and services

　　58. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understanding of price?

　　A. Instructions that come with a product.

　　B. The quantity of a product.

　　C. The quality of a product.

　　D. Warranties that cover a product.

　　59. In the last sentence of the passage, the word“they”refers to.

　　A. return privileges

　　B. all the factors

　　C. buyer and seller

　　D. money

　　60. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses.

　　A. unusual ways to advertise products

　　B. types of payment plans for service

　　C. theories about how products affect different levels of society

　　D. how certain elements of a price“package”influence its market value

　　Part BDirections:

　　Read the following passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentencessintosChinese. (10 points)

　　61.We descendedsintosa deep narrow valley，to the roadjunction and thecanteen house,then up again,up and up sharp to Tonara,our village we had seen in the sun yesterday. But we were approaching it from the back.As we swervedsintosthe sunlight,the road took a long curve on to the open ridge between twovalleys.And there in front we saw a glitter of scarlet and white.It was in slowmotion.It was a faroff procession,scarlet figures of women,and a tall image moving away from us,slowly,in the Sunday morning.It was passing along the level sunlit ridge above a deep,hollow valley. 62.A close procession of women glittering in scarlet,white and black,moved slowly in the distance beneath the greyyellow buildings of the village on the crest,towards an isolated old church;and all along this narrow upland saddle as on a bridge of sunshine itself.Were we not going to see any more?The bus turned and rushed along the now level road and then veered.And there beyond,a little below,we saw the procession coming.The bus faded to a standstill,and we climbed out. 63.Above us,old and mellowed among the smooth rocks and the bits of flat grass,was the church,tanging(鸣响) its bell. Just in front,above,were old halfbroken houses of stone.The road came gently winding up to us,from what was evidently two villages ledged(置于岩架上) one above the other upon the steep summit of the south slope.Far belowwas the south valley,with a white puff of engine steam.

　　64.And slowly chanting(唱歌) in the near distance,curving slowly up to us on thewhite road between the grass,came the procession. The high morning was still.We stood all on this ridge above the world,with the deeps of silence below onthe right.And in a strange,brief staccato(断断续续的) monody chanted the men,and in quick,light rustle of women's voices came the responses.Again the men's voices!The whitewas mostly men,not women.The priest in his robes,his boys near him,was leading the chanting.65.Immediately behind him came a small cluster of bareheaded,tall,sunburnt men all in goldenvelveteen(劣质天鹅绒) corduroy(灯心绒) mountainpeasants,bowing beneath a great lifesize seated image of Saint Anthony of Padua. After thesea number of men in the costume,but with white linen breeches(马裤) hanging wide and loose almost to the ankles,instead of being tuckedsintosthe black gaiters(绑腿).Sothey seemed very white beneath the black kilt frill.The black frieze bodyvest was cut low,like an evening suit,and the stockingcaps were variously perched.The men

　　chanted in low,hollow,melodic tones.Then came the rustling chime of the women.And the procession crept slowly,aimlessly forward in time with the chant.The greatimage rode rigid,and rather foolish.

　　SectionⅣWriting (20 points)

　　Directions:

　　(1)Title:Women Are as Perfect as Men

　　(2)Your composition should be based on the Outline below

　　(3)Write an essay in about 200 words

　　Outline：

　　(1)The present situation

　　(2)The reason for it

　　(3)There are still some jobs women can't do

　　全真模拟试题(二)答案详解及听力原文

　　SectionⅠListening Comprehension

　　Part A

　　1. renovations

　　2. 18

　　3. room

　　4. 303

　　5. towed

　　Part B

　　6. normal schoolwork

　　7. minor learning

　　8. one in five

　　9. 1975

　　10. non-disabled children

　　Part C

　　11-13 A D B

　　14-16 A C B

　　17-20 A A A D

　　SectionⅡUse of English

　　21. (A)从后半分句have以及句子的意思或下一个句子可以看出这里应选ever。

　　22. (C) in the history of dance在舞蹈的历史里。

　　23. (B) go back to追溯，这句话的意思是“舞蹈要追溯到文明起源时”。

　　24. (D)承接前文，相当于go back to the tribe。

　　25. (D) what they wanted他们想要得到的东西。

　　26. (B)这里above = out of。

　　27. (B)根据后文的“crucial process”可知Natives approached dance with great seriousness.

　　28. (C) of在这里表修饰关系。

　　29. (A)从语法功能来看这里需要一个副词，所以选most。

　　30. (A) cause rain to fall使降雨。

　　31. (C) to和上文的语法结构对应。

　　32. (B)继续讲述原始舞蹈“primitive dance”。

　　33. (A)此分句和后半句有因果的逻辑关系，因此选since。

　　34. (C)根据本文的时态及主语dances选were。

　　35. (B)根据后接的part of the body可排除some, all,前面的much可确定选every。

　　36. (C)根据下文意思，一旦出错将被处死可推断当时的舞蹈被看得如此神圣，solemn非常神圣，严肃的。

　　37. (B)虚拟语气，根据后半分句的时态，可推断用should。

　　38. (C) on the spot“当场”。例如：They caught the chief on the spot.他们当场抓住了那小偷。

　　39. (D)一旦出错，后果不堪设想，可谓是严厉的规则rigid rules。

　　40. (B)今日的discotheque(disco)可以说成more relaxed setting。

　　SectionⅢReading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Text 1

　　41(D)the access to patents

　　这道题目问的是全篇文章的主题，这就需要考生对全篇文章通读一遍，从主题句、支持句等来判断作者所要讨论的主要议题是什么。很显然，尽管作者在文章开头说的是当人们有一项发明时，他们或出版、或保守秘密、或对其申请专利，但是作者在第四段、第五段却道出了本文的主要内容，即怎样利用已经有了的但不再受专利权保护的思路来进行新的发明创造并且取得专利(或专利权)。因此，本道题目的正确答案是(D)，access的意思是“捷径，门路”。

　　42(C)A patent holder must publicize the details of his invention when its legal period is over

　　这道题目的测试的是细节问题。文章的第二段的后半部分指出，在专利期限截止以后，发明者就要把他发明的全部细节公诸于众，符合这一表达的是选项(C)，因此(C)是本题的正确答案。根据文章的第二段、第三段，(A)所表达的内容是极其特殊的情况下才有可能出现；(B)的内容不符合文章第一段的内容，即发明者可以把发明公诸于众，保守秘密或是为其申请专利。根据文章的第五段第一句话，人们可以从隶属于专利局的图书馆里查到一项专利的全部细节是在其专利期限结束以后，而不是对正在享受专利保护的发明可以查到全部细节。

　　43(B)his patent could not be put to use for an unusually long time

　　文章的第四段以Georges Valensi所申请的专利为例表明了作者在第三段所提到极其特别的例子：他的专利之所以从1939年一直持续到1971年是因为for most of the patent's normal life there was no color TV to receive(无彩电可收看)，这句话的意思与选项(B)的内容表达相吻合，因此(B)是正确答案。(A)、(C)和(D)均与事实不相符，所以都不是正确答案。

　　44(A) steal and use文章的第五段的第二句话指出，专利专家们经常建议，任何想要避免高成本地进行有效期专利开发的有一个行之有效而且不会触犯任何发明者权利的办法就是用已经过了有效期的专利(思想)。在这里plagiarize的意思就用steal和use，所以(A)是本道题目的正确答案。

　　45(A)an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practice根据文章的最后一段的第二句，It is their reduction to commercial practice,either through necessity or dedication,or through the availability of new technology,that makes news and money，在此之后作者又举出了三个例子(magnetic recording,television和the Volkswagen rear engine)说明了前面这一句话的有效性，即科学发明只有转换成商业实践发明者才能从其中受益(获得钱财的回报)，因此，本道题目的正确答案是(A)。(B)的内容太绝对，文章最后一段只是说most ew”ideas are,in fact,as old as the hills.(C)的内容与原文表述不相符，原文是说用旧的过期的专利思想要比用还在有效期内的专利经济地多，(D)的内容与原文关于patents experts大相径庭。

　　Text 2

　　46. (D)意为：“比起几年前来，今天能在Procter & Gamble公司看见更多的外国面孔。”第五段最后两句表明：几年前在Procter & Gamble公司的高层管理人员中没有外国人，但现在外国人在公司的高层管理人员中甚至占多数。

　　47. (A)意为：“它在捷克斯洛伐克是最畅销的洗涤剂。”

　　文章第四段表明：Ariel在德国是最畅销的洗涤剂，但在捷克斯洛伐克仅仅是很可能将要上市的新品牌之一。题目问的是四个选项中哪一项不符合文章的意思，所以应该选A项。

　　48. (B)意为：“一个在Procter & Gamble公司工作或是对该公司情况非常清楚的人。”

　　“insider”一词的意思是“内部的人、知道内情的人、权威人士”，因此文章中的“insider”很可能是公司的雇员或是了解情况的人，所以只有B项最符合题意。

　　49. (A)意为：“今天的美国人比以前更可能购买外国制造的产品了。”

　　文章最后一段最后一句表明：对于购买外国制造的产品以及在海外销售美国产品，美国人比以前任何时候都持一种更开放的态度。在这题的几个选项中，只有A项最能说明问题。

　　50. (A)意为：“商业走向全球化是一个趋势。”

　　作者在文章中讲述的是Procter & Gamble公司新的销售理念，主要谈到的是该公司比以前更加注意美国市场与其他国家市场之间的双向交流，因此，在四个选项中，只有A项是最符合作者在文章中所蕴含的意思的，即当代商业越来越重视全球概念。

　　Text 3

　　51.(D)由文章第二段第2行“Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American”可看出酒后驾车成为一个重要问题的原因在于在美国喝酒是社会普遍接受的习惯。

　　52.(B)由文章第二段最后一句话可以看出，公众观点的改变并非统计、法官和司机自身的作用，而是新闻媒体放大了这个问题。

　　53.(D)New Jersey由法定的18岁，上升到21岁可以看出合法的喝酒年龄应该上升。

　　54.(B)由第五段第1行可以看出新的法律已经使较少的事故发生。

　　55.(D)由文章最后一段中“legal prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouragedpolitical corruption and organized crime”可看出酒后开车难以解决的关键在于立法本身是不充足的。

　　Text 4

　　56.(B)由全文来看文章讲述的是复杂的定价系统。

　　57.(D)由文章第二段中“with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged”可以看出价格是与产品和服务相关的。

　　58.(A)由第二段中“guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges”可以看出产品的说明是与价格无关的。

　　59.(C)由文章最后一句话可以看出“they”指的是“buyer and seller”买者和卖者。

　　60.(D)如何考虑决定价格的因素是怎样影响其市值的。

　　Part B

　　61We descendedsintosa deep narrow valley，1分

　　to the roadjunction and the canteen house,then upagain，1分up and up sharp to Tonara,our village we had seen in the sun yesterday.1分

　　我们往下进入一个深邃的峡谷，来到公路的枢纽站和饮食部，然后再次往上，一直上到Tonara(拖那拉)——我们昨天在阳光下看到的我们的村庄。

　　这是一个含有由定语从句修饰的同位语的复合句。our village是Tonara的同位语，we had seen是定语从句修饰our village.

　　descend into的意思是“下降到……”；road junction的意思“公路连接处即公路枢纽站”；canteen house是指“饮食部(或站)”。

　　62A close procession of women glittering in scarlet，white and black，1分

　　moved slowly in the distance beneath the greyyellow buildings of the village on the crest,towards an isolated old church:1分and all along this narrow upland saddle as on a bridge of sunshine itself.1分

　　一支密集的妇女队伍，穿着光彩夺目的红、白、黑色的衣服，在远处山顶上的那个村庄的灰黄色建筑物下面缓慢地朝着一座孤零零的旧教堂走去——一路沿着这片狭窄的鞍状高地行进，如同走在一座由阳光搭成的桥上一样。

　　这是一个含有很多修饰语，补充说明部分的简单句。主语是A close procession of women,glittering in scarlet,white and black是后置定语修饰主语，其中glittering是“光彩夺目”的意思，scarlet是“红色”的意思；谓语是moved slowly...；one the crest的意思是“在山顶上”，crest的意思是“(鸡)冠，(山)顶，顶峰”。upland saddle的意思是“鞍形高地”。

　　63Above us,old and mellowed(1分)among the smooth rocks and the bits of flat grass,(1分)was the church,tanging its bell.(1分)在我们的上方，坐落在光滑的岩石与平坦的小块草地之中是古老而柔和的教堂，时不时地传来铿锵的钟声。这是一个倒装句，主语是the church，谓语是系表结构，在这里表语放到了系词前面，形成全部倒装。tanging its bell是伴随状语。mellowed的意思是“(光色)柔和的”；tang的意思是“使鸣响，使当当地响”。

　　64And slowly chanting in the near distance(1分)

　　,curving slowly up to us on the whiteroad between the grass(1分),

　　came the procession(1分).

　　队伍在不远的地方慢慢地唱着圣歌，缓缓地沿着两旁长满杂草的白色道路弯弯曲曲地朝我们走来。

　　这也是一个倒装句，为了表达有力，使句子衔接更紧凑，句子实行了全部倒装，即句子主语落在了最末尾处。chanting的意思是“(用单调的声音)唱歌”。

　　65Immediately behind him came a small clusterof bareheaded tall,sunburnt men1分

　　all in goldenvelveteen(劣质天鹅绒) corduroy(灯心绒) mountain peasants,1分

　　bowing beneath a great lifesize seated image of saint Anthony of Padua.1分

　　紧跟着他过来的是一群光着头，身材高大，被太阳晒黑的男人，全都穿着金黄色的棉灯心绒衣服，他们都是山区农民，在向一座伟大的与真人一般大小的帕多瓦地方的圣安东尼坐式雕像鞠躬。

　　这句话仍然是一个倒装句。由behind him这个介词短语置于句首，全句形成倒装。a small cluster of是“一小群”的意思；bareheaded的意思是“光着头”；sunburnt是“(太阳)晒黑(或红)的”；mountain peasants是a small cluster of...men的同位语，bowing分词短语是伴随状语。

　　SectionⅣWriting

　　参考范文

　　Women Are as Perfect as MenOur present day is supposed to be an enlightened one,but one will not be convinced until one sees that men regard women as their equal.Women,in fact,are as perfect as men,and their abilities are admitted by the society.They succeed brilliantly in many fields such as driving, politicians,doctors,university professors, scientists,artists,and presidents of countries.In some respect,we can say:Women are the supporting half of the world!

　　But many years ago the condition was not like that of today.`Hair is long but knowledge is pooris used to describe women.What makes women change the situation?

　　The most important reason should be education.Women's enrollment in education atall levels has been increasing at a remarkable rate for over the last 40 years.In some countries,women have the equal right and chance to go to school,where,in addition,their status in education is as high as that of men.We can make a conclusion that it is education that make women can display their original capabilities.

　　Moreover,to recognize the fact that women are as perfect as men,it is necessary to clarify that there are still some jobs women can't do.Not only are women denied some jobs reserved for men,but also men refuse to acknowledge women's abilities.

　　【听力原文】

　　Part A

　　You will hear a talk about parking arrangement of a college dorm.

　　W: Welcome back! As you can see our house went through some renovations during the summer. Our dorm looks so much better, don't you think? Unfortunately, our parking capacity is still very limited. There are currently 36 girls living in the dorm, and we have only 18 parking spaces. There are two girls living in one room. Last semester, one girl in each of the rooms had a parking space, and this semester your roommate will take your space. All the parking spaces are numbered according to your room numbers. Angie in Room 207 moved out, and her roommate Brenda is willing to give her parking space to Mary. Also Shirley in Room303 moved out, and her roommate Annie doesn't have a car. So parking space 303is now up for grabs. That means that parking space is now on a first-come, first-parked basis. But make sure no one parks there on Wednesday mornings because our cleaning crew will come on Wednesdays and Ive promised that space to them.

　　Any car that's parked in space 303 on Wednesday mornings will be towed at the owner's expense.

　　Part B

　　You will hear a talk about special education for disabled students in the UnitedStates.

　　More than six million American students have physical or mental problems. These disabilities make it difficult for them to do normal schoolwork. Some of these children cannot see, hear, or learn normally. Other children have mental problemsthat prevent them from cooperating in a classroom.

　　Some disabled students attend special public or private schools operated to provide for their needs. However, most disabled children attend special classes in public schools. Students with minor learning problems often study one or two subjects in programs designed for them. They also attend classes with non-disabled children.

　　For years, most children with special needs were not permitted to attend public schools. As recently as 27 years ago, public schools accepted only one in five disabled children. Many states had laws that barred children with mental problemsor limited intelligence. They also barred those who could not see or hear.

　　By 1975, however, Americans had demanded legislation to improve life for people with special needs. That year, Congress passed the Education for all HandicappedChildren Act. The law is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It orders public schools to accept and educate all children.

　　The office says the law has meant many gains for disabled children and their families. The majority of such children now attend their local public schools in classrooms with non-disabled children. The number of disabled high school graduates is expected to continue to rise. And many more disabled students are now goingto college.

　　However, experts say there are still problems in special education in the UnitedStates. For example, some schools lack trained teachers, special equipment or supplies for disabled children.

　　The nation currently spends more than seven-thousand-million dollars a year on special education. Experts and families say much more is needed to provide necessary services.

　　Part C

　　Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about centenarians-people at least 100 years old.

　　Scientists are trying to find out how some people live to be 100 years old and older. They say the brothers and sisters of people who are at least 100 years oldhave a much greater chance of reaching that age than the general population.Researchers from Boston University studied the family health histories of more than 400 families with at least one member who to lived be 100. People who are atleast 100 years old are called centenarians.

　　The researchers compared the death rates of the brothers and sisters in the study with the death rates for Americans born in 1900. The researchers said the brothers of centenarians were 17 times more likely to reach 100 years old, compared with the general population. The sisters were eight times more likely to reach that age.

　　There are currently about fifty-thousand centenarians in the United States. About eighty-five percent of them are women. Fifteen-percent are men. However, the men are in better physical condition than the women. He said the centenarian men have fewer diseases than the women and are more independent.

　　Researchers believe successful aging depends on many things, including genes. They believe centenarians may have genes that protect them against deadly diseasesand enable them to live longer. They have not identified those genes. But they say they have found an area on one chromosomeswheressuch anti-aging genes may exist. The findings of the study were published in the Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences.

　　Questions 14-16 are based on the following talk about the famous artist Vicent van Gogh.

　　Vincent van Gogh was the son of a minister. In 1869, he got a position at an artdealer through his uncle, and worked with them until he was dismissed from the London office in 1873. He worked as a schoolmaster in England (1876), before training for the ministry at Amsterdam University (1877). After he failed to get a post in the Church, he became an independent missionary.

　　He was largely self-taught as an artist, although he received help from his cousin, Mauve. His first works were heavily painted, mud-colored representations of the life of the poor. He moved to Paris in 1886, living with his brother, Theo, who as a dealer introduced him to many artists such as Gauguin, Pissarro, Seuratand Toulouse-Lautrec. He moved to the south of France, in 1888, hoping to establish an artistscolony there, and was immediately struck by the hot reds and yellows of the Mediterranean, which he increasingly used symbolically to represent his own moods. His famous painting, the Sunflower, closely follows this style.

　　In 1889, he became a voluntary patient at a mental hospital,swhereshe continued to paint, often making copies of artists he admired. His paintings at that period were characterized by his agitated brushwork and twisted shapes, often seen assymbolic of his mental state. He moved to Auvers, to be closer to Theo in 1890.

　　He spent the last 70 days of his life in a hectic program of painting. He died,shavingssold only one work, following a failed suicide attempt. His life is detailed in a series of letters to his brother published in 1959.

　　Questions 17-20 are based on the following talk about the warming of the earth's climate and its effect on the Himalayas.

　　A new report says the Himalayan Mountains of south Asia are threatened by the warming of the Earth's climate. The report says human activities are partly responsible for the warming temperatures. The climate changes threaten people's lives,the local economy and the environment.

　　The United Nations Environment Program produced the report with the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, based in Nepal. It was released June fifth, 2002 in connection with World Environment Day and the United Nations Year of the Mountain.

　　A team of mountain climbers from Britain, New Zealand and Chile recently traveled to the Himalayas. They gathered information about the environment. Their findings confirmed the U-N report. The mountain climbers found that warmer weather has been melting huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These melting glaciers are creating lakes that could overflow and flood wide areas.

　　Temperatures in the area have risen one degree Celsius during the past thirty years. Satellite maps show that the glaciers are shrinking at a rate of thirty to forty meters each year.

　　The study identified almost 5,000 glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. Researcherssay 44 of these lakes could overflow during the next five years. U-N officials say this flooding could have serious effects on local communities and the environment. However, they say it may be possible to remove water from the lakes before they overflow and use that water to create energy.

　　Researchers say the Himalayas have been harmed by an increase in visitors to thearea, over-cutting of trees and other environmental destruction. Observers say community action is helping to restore the mountain environment. However, U-N officials say the glacier melt in the Himalayas should be a warning to industrial countries to reduce heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.

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