SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST

Part A: Spot Dictation

【答案】

1. good canteen

11. the staff discount

2. motivate people in their work

12. an amount of merchandise

3. on the sales floor

13. at discounted rates

4. the staff restaurant

14. a 10% of their salary

5. a drink provided free of charge

15. motivational effect

6. a full cooked breakfast

16. under the most pressure

7. in a hygienic environment

17. hand them the envelope

8. rest and read papers

18. the quality of the people

9. a break from the customers

19. with respect and dignity

10. health-screening programs

20. happy and satisfied in their job

Part B: Listening Comprehension

Questions 1 to 5

【解析】

1. What is Susan's job?

答案為A)。干擾項為D)。從文章看來,Susan是一名新護(hù)士,和trainee意思相似。

2. How does Susan's family feel about her job?

答案為B)。文章提到My family's also worried,因此選B)。

3. What should Susan do with AIDS patients according to the man?

答案為C)。原文提到not isolate AIDS patient, isolate意為"隔離,孤立",且最后還提到Part of our job is to take care of the patients' feelings,因此選C)。

4. What contribute to the spread of AIDS virus?

答案為A)。眾所周知,艾滋病毒的傳染有血液,母嬰,性交,吸毒等,本對話中也提到了through blood or bodily fluids,故正確答案為A)。

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation?

答案為C)。從文章看來,只要做好必要的防護(hù)工作,艾滋病人的護(hù)士感染上艾滋病的機(jī)率極小。因此選C)。

Questions 6 to 10

【解析】

6. What did the deputy UN spokeswoman announce on Thursday?

答案為B)。關(guān)于聯(lián)合國秘書長臨時取消出訪亞洲的新聞。本題符合新聞首句原則,正確答案只對首句略加改寫。

7. Which of the following US allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces by mid December?

答案為A)。首句提到有兩個國家將從伊拉克撤軍,結(jié)合下文局部細(xì)節(jié),適當(dāng)筆記即可得出答案為A)。

8. How many people in Honduras were killed by tropical storm Gamma earlier this month?

答案為C)。標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的災(zāi)難新聞套路。

9. What happened in Haiti on Thursday?

答案為D)。原文中首句為Armed kidnappers hijacked a school bus carrying 14 children on Thursday, and a US missionary was shot and abducted,其中hijack意為"劫機(jī)",abduct意為"綁架",且第二句出現(xiàn)了the separate kidnappings...,因此選D)。

10. What project was started in Vietnam on Friday?

答案為D)。首句提到construction of a 2.4 billion US dollar hydropower plant,因此選D)。

Questions 11 to 15

【解析】

11. What type of program are they talking about?

答案為C)。文章反復(fù)提到soap opera,主題很明顯。

12. What is the reason for the success of the program?

答案為D)。對應(yīng)原文為The reason for its success is it deals with social problems that other soap operas have never dealt with before.

13. Who is the woman being interviewed?

答案為C)。對話中明確出現(xiàn)了I play a girl called...,所以選C)。

14. What was the big story line in the first year?

答案為C)。原文為No one knows who the father is. That was the big story line in the first year.

15. Why does the woman say Michelle is very brave?

答案為D)。原文為So she's got the strength to keep such a big secret with her. And she believes that she'll keep it with her for the rest of her life.

Questions 16 to 20

【解析】

16. How do business people often feel from all their traveling?

答案為B)。原文中直接出現(xiàn)了because they feel tired and sick from all their traveling,也可根據(jù)常識判斷,長途旅行一般會使人感到疲勞。

17. According to the report, why did researchers study jetlag in baseball?

答案為D)。文章中提到,很難對時差與旅行者工作表現(xiàn)的相互關(guān)系進(jìn)行測量,其中measure是關(guān)鍵詞,因此選D)。

18. Researchers analyzed the performance of some baseball teams, where are these teams from?

答案為B)。要測量時差對旅游者的影響,抽樣時就必須挑選距離較遠(yuǎn)的兩只球隊。因此,研究者所挑選的兩支球隊必然來自美國東海岸和西海岸,而美國西海岸是太平洋沿岸,因此選B)。

19. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a symptom of jetlag?

答案為C)。此題考查細(xì)節(jié),可簡單根據(jù)聽到的原文進(jìn)行排除選擇。

20. Which of the following statements is true according to the health report?

答案為A)。原文明確出現(xiàn)了he positive effects of the home team advantage are well known,即所謂主場優(yōu)勢。文中出現(xiàn)...changing time zones may hurt the performance of west coast baseball teams traveling east for a game... traveling east suffer more from the symptoms of jetlag,故可排除選項B和C,選項D中的definitely與原文從另一角度對該研究提出挑戰(zhàn)不符。

SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST

【答案】

1. handle

11. different

2. respond

12. help

3. term

13. learn

4. education

14. yes

5. elementary

15. taught

6. higher

16. emotions

7. patient

17. improve

8. easy-going

18. difficult

9. frustration/setback(s)

19. change

10. maths

20. behavior

Part B: Listening and Translation

I. Sentence Translation

(1)在教育界,反對布置家庭作業(yè)的人們認(rèn)為,家庭作業(yè)減少了孩子們本可以用來玩耍和呼吸新鮮空氣的時間,因此不利于他們的生理、情感和心理健康。

(2)我一直認(rèn)為,成功有兩大要素。第一步是創(chuàng)立自己的企業(yè)或開始自己的事業(yè)。第二步就是超越他人的預(yù)期。兩步缺一不可,否則你就會有麻煩。

(3)最近我們公司進(jìn)行了重組,包括對下屬單位的重組,并裁員300人,因此盈利能力比上一年上升18%。

(4)根據(jù)美國魚類及野生動物署的信息,目前93種夏威夷本土鳥類中,已有28%滅絕,另有三分之一已被列入聯(lián)邦瀕危物種名單。

(5) "天有不測風(fēng)云,非人力可及,但戰(zhàn)爭是我們可以掌控的。"這樣的觀點已經(jīng)過時了。人類的破壞能力越來越強(qiáng),已成為21世紀(jì)的首要問題。

II. Passage Translation

(1)當(dāng)今世界,發(fā)展不平衡情況比歷史上任何時期都要嚴(yán)重?;驹蛉缦?。200年前人人貧窮,而經(jīng)濟(jì)增長也只是最近才發(fā)生的。但在這一時期內(nèi),經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展水平產(chǎn)生了極大的差異。世界上少數(shù)地區(qū)實現(xiàn)了經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家稱之為"現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)增長"。年復(fù)一年,人均收入水平不斷上升。200年累積下來,變化甚為可觀,以物質(zhì)財富來衡量的話,生活水平上升了20倍還不止。

(2)從圖表可見,世界各地,每十萬人口所擁有的醫(yī)生數(shù)量差異很大。比如意大利的這個數(shù)字比英國要高出很多。也許這點令人驚訝,但卻是事實。在意大利,每十萬人口擁有醫(yī)生約400名,而在英國僅為160出頭。西班牙和比利時的數(shù)字也比英國高出許多。在西班牙略高于350,比利時為310。