2016年湖北成人學位英語考試沖刺試題及答案二

Paper one

　　Part I Vocabulary and Structure(20 points)

　　Directions :There are twenty incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then markthe corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

　　1.Please keep an eye on my luggage, and I'll be back (　　).

　　A.in time

　　B.in no time

　　C.at one time

　　D.at a time

　　2.Lying in hospital, the patient (　　)the outside world by watching news programs on TV every day.

　　A.kept in touch with

　　B.faced up

　　C.turned the clock back

　　D.slowed down

　　3.We felt very sad when we heard the news that the (　　)manager was killed in his office yesterday.

　　A. respectful

　　B. respectable

　　C. respective

　　D. respecting

　　4. (　　)the fog, we should have reached our destination.

　　A.Because of

　　B.In spite of

　　C.In case of

　　D.But for

　　5.The children will have to (　　)their play-time hours when school opens.

　　A.cut in

　　B.cut up

　　C.cut on

　　D.cut down

　　6.You will never guess whom I (　　)on the street yesterday.

　　A.ran over

　　B.ran out of

　　C.ran into

　　D.ran up to

　　7.Expected noises are usually more (　　)than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.

　　A. manageable

　　B. controllable

　　C. tolerable

　　D. perceivable

　　8.The government placed (　　)on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.

　　A.limitations

　　B. restraint

　　C. requirements

　　D. restrictions

　　9. (　　)student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.

　　A. Each

　　B. Either

　　C. Any

　　D. One

　　10.According to the weather forecast, which is usually (　　), it will snow this afternoon.

　　A. accurate

　　B. precise

　　C. exact

　　D. perfect

　　11.At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was (　　)revised.

　　A. occasionally

　　B. consequently

　　C. successively

　　D. subsequently

　　12.I have taken many photos.I'm going to get the film (　　).

　　A.being developed

　　B.developing

　　C.developed

　　D.to be developed

　　13.Not always (　　)they want to.

　　A.people can do what

　　B.people cannot do what

　　C.can people do what

　　D.can't people do what

　　14.I didn't go to the party, but I do wish I (　　)there.

　　A.were

　　B.would be

　　C.had been

　　D.will be

　　15.She is very careful.She (　　)very few mistakes in her work.

　　A. does

　　B. takes

　　C. makes

　　D.gets

16.When he was set free after twenty years in prison, he was amazed (　　)the changed world he found.

　　A.at

　　B.of

　　C.on

　　D.to

　　17.I'd like to (　　)a special table for the coming Valentine's Day.

　　A.preserve

　　B.deserve

　　C.eonserve

　　D.reserve

　　18.Bill doesn't (　　)what people say about him.

　　A. concern

　　B. matter

　　C. care

　　D. disturb

　　19.Mr.Wilson said that he did not want to (　　)any further responsibilities.

　　A.take on

　　B.get on

　　C.put up

　　D.look up

　　20.A curve is a line (　　)no part is straight and which has no angle.

　　A.that

　　B.whose

　　C.in which

　　D.of which

　　Part II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )

　　Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer, then mark the eorresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion.They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak.What you produce is for sale on the market.It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.

　　In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions.In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting ( 報價 ), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we ean make use of in doing this sort of work.The commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations.

　　Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.

　　Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information.The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities.Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.

　　21.In making market investigation, one should (　　).

　　A.get enough information Concerned

　　B.advertise his products

　　C.produce high quality goods

　　D.none of the above

　　22.The word "indispensable" in the first line means (　　).

　　A. impossible

　　B. essential

　　C. advisable

　　D. available

　　23.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth

　　B.It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation

　　C.There are various ways of making market investigation

　　D.Production goes before market investigation

　　24.Making market investigation is very important because (　　).

　　A.in market, goods on sale are numerous

　　B.every producer is facing keen competition

　　C.it can greatly promote sales

　　D.all of the above

　　25.All the following are channels to get market information EXCEPT (　　).

　　A.to have commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad

　　B.to promote the quality of our own products

　　C.to send trade groups abroad every now and then

　　D.to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen

Passage 2

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　What do we mean by a satisfactory standard of living? Obviously, it must include the basic necessities of life such as food, clothing and shelter. To get these necessities on regular basis, a person must have a reliable income. But we have other needs which would probably also be included as basic,such as health and education facilities.

　　We may think of all of these as our needs.Yet most of us would be far from satisfiedif we had nothing more than these which are supplied for us. We all enjoy extra income to spend on things like books,sports or hobbies. Sometimes we save some of this extra income to pay for future expense of this type on holidays.So we must add our wants to our basic needs.Our standard of living is the degree, to which these needs and wants are satisfied.

　　But as time goes on, what we think of as our basic needs changes. Twenty years ago a television would have been a luxury, and still is in manycountries now, Even now we cannot say it is a need in the same sense as food, clothing and shelter.Yet if most of the people of a country have one, it comes to be accepted as a need. It is possible therefore to have food, clothing and shelter and still be poor by the standards of our own society.

　　26.What we need in life is pided into (　　)according to this article.

　　A.the basic necessities and luxury

　　B.many kinds of need such as food, clothing and houses

　　C.four groups the basic necessities, luxury, reliable income and future expense

　　D.the basic necessities and reliable income

　　27.A person who gets the basic necessities must (　　)according to the writer.

　　A.have a reliable income

　　B.learn how to please his manager

　　C.finish his work ahead the time

　　D.get a good education

　　28.We all enjoy (　　).

　　A.having only reliable income

　　B.having reliable income and extra income

　　C.having nothing more than food and clothing

　　D.having nothing more than reliable income

　　29.With time going on, (　　).

　　A.a luxury may change into a need which most people want to get

　　B.the basic needs are getting smaller and smaller

　　C.a luxury and the basic needs can be exchanged

　　D.the basic needs can be changed into a luxury

　　30.If most of the people of a country have a television, we (　　).

　　A.can say the television is a need in the same sense as food and clothing and shelter

　　B.can say the television must be in the basic necessities

　　C.cannot say the television is in the basic necessities

　　D.can say every family must have one

　　Passage 3

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours.It's a hard work and it makes you short of breath.To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes( as long as you're not held up at the airport) ,but it's an expensive way to travel.You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary(不耐煩的) traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car." Not possible", you say, Well, wait a minute.People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge.

　　This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide ar all link only.

　　Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(歐供體) ? Well, perhaps.The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London's disused dockland(船塢地) .A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize (使…重新有活力 ) the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With alink over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!

　　31.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A.Swimming across the Channel takes tess than four hours

　　B.The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one

　　C.It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means

　　D.A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast

　　32.A tunnel would be (　　).

　　A.less expensive to be built than a bridge

　　B.more expensive to be built than a bridge

　　C.less expensive to be built than a rail

　　D.more expensive to be built than a rail

　　33.If they built a Channel tunnel, you would (　　).

　　A.neither take a train nor go by ear

　　B.only take a train

　　C.either take a train or go by car

　　D.only take a bus

　　34.It can be concluded that many of London's dockyards are (　　).

　　A.not used

　　B.seriously blocked

　　C.fully used

　　D.opened again

　　35.Channel link would (　　).

　　A.allow us to buy fish and chips inFrance

　　B.make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster

　　C.decrease more trade forLondon's dockyards D.makeLondon more prosperous again

Passage 4

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time. The classical Greeks, for example, required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate.While this law is not without humor by today's standards, it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by.

　　In today's society, suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit.Why do people try to take their own lives?

　　The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as a failure, wrath (暴怒) , the needfor attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict(描寫) the typical victim.To make the problem even more confusing, people will often camouflage (掩蓋) their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious.

　　In theUnited States, a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent suicides.People who are bitter, worded, or depressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers.These workers, often trained volunteers, offer benevolent advice to the callers, trying to help the callers to see that suicide as a solutions to problems is an illusion.The accomplishments of these centers, insofar(到這個程度) as their effectiveness to reduce suicide is concerned, are minimal However, they have helped a lot of people with a wide variety of problems.So, in the somewhat amorphous(難以名狀的) area of man helping his fellow man, they are certainly a success.

　　36.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

　　A.The classical Greeks did not know the existence of suicide

　　B.Suicide has always been prevalent in all parts of the world

　　C.In today's society, there are quite a number of people who commit suicide

　　D.Nowadays suicide is not as common as it was in the past

　　37.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a motive for suicide?

　　A.Insanity

　　B.Pressure

　　C.The need for attention

　　D.Great anger

　　38.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.People who want to take their own lives often disguise their feelings

　　B.It is difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit suicide

　　C.Suicide has been a problem in most societies since ancient times

　　D.People who commit suicide all share certain characteristics

　　39.The word"benevolent" means (　　).

　　A.relevant

　　B. kind

　　C. serious

　　D. effective

　　40.The third paragraph mainly tells us that (　　).

　　A.a network of centers has been quite effective in reducing suicide

　　B.a network of centers has been quite successful in reducing suicide

　　C.people are making efforts to help those who tend to commit suicide and in a way, they are successful

　　D.in theUnited States, people who want to commit suicide call a network of centers to get help

　　Part 11I Ooze ( 10 points )

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.

　　Music comes in many forms ; most countries have a style of their own. 41 the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own.No one knows exactly when jazz was 42 , or by whom.But it began to be heard in the early 1900s.Jazz is America's contribution to 43 music.In contrast to classical music, which 44 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy, 45 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and 46 it does today. The 47 of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers.They were brought to Southern States as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 48 .When a Negro died his friends and relatives 49 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession.On the way to the cemetery the band ptayed slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their members,but the living were glad to believe.The band played funeral music, improvising( 即興表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 50 at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.

　　41.A.By

　　B.At

　　C.In

　　D.On

　　42.A.discovered

　　B.acted

　　C.invented

　　D.designed

　　43. A. classical

　　B. sacred

　　C.popular

　　D.light

　　44.A. forms

　　B. follows

　　C. approaches

　　D. introduces

　　45. A. expressing

　　B. explaining

　　C. exposing

　　D.illustrating

46.A. as

　　B. so

　　C. either

　　D.neither

　　47.A. origins

　　B. originals

　　C. discoveries

　　D. resources

　　48. A. months

　　B. weeks

　　C. hours

　　D. times

　　49. A. demonstrated

　　B. composed

　　C. hosted

　　D. formed

　　50. A. whistled

　　B. sung

　　C. presented

　　D. showed

　　Paper Two

　　Part IV Translation ( 20 points )

　　Directions: Read the following passage carefully. Then translate the underlined sentences marked from 51-55 into Chinese. You should write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

　　One day all theempolyees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this: 51. "Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym."

　　In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that person who hindered the growth of their colleagues and the company itself.

　　52.The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin( 靈柩), the more the excitement heated up.

　　Everyone thought, "Who is this person who was hindering my progress?" One by one the intrigued emplyees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless.

　　They all got to stand near the coffin, and all ended up shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. 53. There was a mirror inside the coffin; everyone who looked inside it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:" There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth and IT IS YOU!"

　　54.Your life does not change, when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes, when your company changes, when your location changes, when your money changes, when your status changes…

　　No, your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. 55. Remember, it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

　　Part V Writing(30 points)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic" My Ideal Job". You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below :

　　1.人們對職業(yè)各有不同的理想：

　　2.我理想的職業(yè)是什么：

　　3.我怎樣為我理想的職業(yè)做準備。

2016年湖北成人學位英語考試沖刺試題參考答案及解析

　　Part I

　　1.【解析】B。本題考查介詞短語辨析。in no time“立刻，馬上”，可以和過去時、將來時搭配：in time“及時”;at one time“曾經(jīng)”，用在過去時中;at a time“一次”，表頻率。

　　【參考譯文】請照看一下我的行李，我馬上回來。

　　2.【解析】A。本題考查動詞短語辨析。keep in touch with‘‘與…保持聯(lián)系”：face up往往和to搭配，表示“勇敢面對”;turn the clock back“把時間調(diào)回…”;slow down“慢下來”。

　　【參考譯文】躺在醫(yī)院里，這位病人每天靠收看電視新聞節(jié)目與外界保持聯(lián)系。

　　3.【解析】B。本題考查同根詞辨析。四個詞的詞根都是respeet，但各有各的含義。respectable“可敬的，值得別人尊敬或尊重的”;respectful“尊重別人的;表示敬意的”;respective“分別的，各自的”;respecting(prep.)，“關系，說到”。根據(jù)句意，應選respectable。

　　【參考譯文】聽到那位令人尊敬的經(jīng)理昨天在辦公室被殺害的消息，我們都很傷心。

　　4.【解析】D。本題考查虛擬語氣的用法。but for+名詞/代詞，“要不是因為…”，提出與事實相反的假設，相當于一個條件狀語從句，所在句子常用虛擬語氣。其他的結構都不用虛擬語氣。從主句“we should have reached our destination”可判斷;該句使用了虛擬語氣，所以選D。

　　【參考譯文】要不是下霧，我們就到達目的地了。

　　5.【解析】D。本題考查動詞短語辨析。cut down“砍倒，削減，減少”;cut in“打斷”;cut up“切碎”。

　　【參考譯文】學校開學孩子們不得不減少玩的時間。

　　6.【解析】C。本題考查動詞短語辨析。run into=run across“偶然遇見…”;run over“(車輛)軋過，壓過”;run out of“用完，用光”。

　　【參考譯文】你永遠也猜不到我昨天在街上遇到誰了。

　　7.【解析】D。本題考查形容詞辨析。perceivable“可感知的”;manageable“易處理的，易管理的”;controllable“可操縱的，可控制的”;tolerable“可容忍的”。

　　【參考譯文】在同等分貝條件下，預先知道的聲音要比預料不到的聲音更容易感覺到。

　　8.【解析】D。本題考查名詞辨析。limitation“局限性”;restraint“抑制，克制”;requirement“要求;需求”;restriction“限制，約束”。政府能實施的應該是“restriction”。

　　【參考譯文】政府對進El外國汽車的數(shù)量進行限制。

　　9.【解析】C。本題考查不定代詞的用法。any強調(diào)“任何一個”;each“每一個”;either“兩者之中任一”;one“一個”。

　　【參考譯文】任何一個有點常識的學生都應該能回答這個問題。

　　10.【解析】A。本題考查形容詞辨析。accurate“正確無誤的，可以提供正確的讀數(shù)或度量的”，如an accurate scale精確的天平;precise“精確的，正確的”，如在實行、實施或數(shù)量上很準確的，如a precise measurement/a precise instrument精確的測量/精密儀器;exact“確切的，嚴格的”：perfect“完美的，理想的”。天氣預報應屬于accurate的范疇。

　　【參考譯文】根據(jù)通常都很準確的天氣預報，今天下午會下雪。

　　11.【解析】D。本題考查副詞辨析。subsequently“后來，隨后”;0ccasionally“有時，偶爾”;consequently“從而，因此”;successively“接連地，連續(xù)地”。

　　【參考譯文】最初這家學院拒絕購買望遠鏡，但后來這個決定被改變了

　　12.【解析】C。本題考查過去分詞的用法。have/get sth.done常表示這個動作是由別人完成的，而不是自己完成的。

　　【參考譯文】我拍了很多照片，準備把膠卷沖洗出來。

　　13.【解析】C。本題考查倒裝結構。否定詞放在句首時，句子要倒裝，這類否定詞有：hardly、

　　scarcely、never、not、little等。

　　【參考譯文】人們并不是總能做自己想做的事情。

　　14.【解析】C。本題考查虛擬語氣的用法。wish后面的賓語從句要用虛擬語氣，本題是與過去的事實相反的愿望，所以用過去完成時。

　　【參考譯文】我沒有參加晚會，但是我多希望我去了啊。

　　15.【解析】C。固定搭配。make mistakes犯錯誤，如：We may have made a mistake in our calculations.我們可能在計算時出了錯。

　　【參考譯文】她非常細心，工作中很少犯錯誤。

　　16.【解析】A。單詞用法。be alnazed at/by對…很驚訝，驚異，如：We were absolutely amazed at his rapid recovery".他身體恢復得如此快，這令我們很吃驚。be amazed to do sth.驚訝的…，如：When I looked at my watch I was amazed to see that it Was well after six.我看表時驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)早過了六點。并無B和C這種搭配。

　　【參考譯文】20年后他刑滿釋放出來，對外面發(fā)生的變化驚訝不已。

　　17.【解析】D。同根詞辨析。preserve維持，保護，保存;deserve值得，應受;conserve保護，保存;reserve預定.保留。

　　【參考譯文】我想預定一張?zhí)貏e的餐桌過將要到來的情人節(jié)。

　　18.【解析】C。詞義辨析。concern關心，掛念;matter有關系，要緊;care在意，關心：disturb攪亂，擾亂。

　　【參考譯文】比爾并不在乎人們說他什么。

　　19.【解析】A。短語辨析。take on承擔，開始雇傭;get on登上，與…相處;put up建造，張貼，投宿：look up查看，查閱。

　　【參考譯文】威爾森先生說他不想承擔更多的責任。

　　20.【解析】D。本題考查定語從句。因為是“no part of the line”，因此用of which。

　　【參考譯文】曲線就是一條沒有角、任何一部分都不直的線條。

　　Part II

　　Passage l

　　21.【解析】A。細節(jié)題。答案在文章的第二段可以找到。“在市場調(diào)查中我們應該了解我們的對手生產(chǎn)類似產(chǎn)品的情況，他們的報價，他們產(chǎn)品的特征，誰是他們的固定消費者等等。”隨后提到“Then，how can we obtain such information?”可見B、C、D都不符合題意，只有A能包括這些內(nèi)容。

　　22.【解析】B。詞匯題。indispensable必不可少的，必須的，通常和介詞to連接。如：A computer is indispensable to modem office work.現(xiàn)代辦公沒有電腦不行。所以只有B的意思最接近。

　　23.【解析】D。細節(jié)題。D的意思是“生產(chǎn)先于市場調(diào)查”不符合文章的內(nèi)容。

　　24.【解析】D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段的內(nèi)容：“在國際市場上，來自世界各地的商品很多，商家面臨著激烈的競爭。在這種情況下，他們要想盡一切辦法來使自己熟悉市場，才能打開銷路。”所以只有D的內(nèi)容最全面。

　　25.【解析】B。細節(jié)題。文章第三段末尾和第四段都談到了獲得市場信息的渠道一一駐外使館里設立商務參贊;經(jīng)常向國外派貿(mào)易代表團：和外商進行面對面的談判。惟獨沒有提到自己產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量。所以B是錯誤的。

　　Passage 2

　　26.【解析】A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段作者舉的例子，基本需求的概念是可以改變的，20年前電視是一種奢侈品，但現(xiàn)在也已經(jīng)成為了一種生活必需品?？梢?，在作者看來，有兩種生活需求，一種是生活必需品，另一種就是奢侈品。所以選A。

　　27.【解析】A。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段的第三句，要想持久地得到生活必需品，必須有一份可靠的收入。

　　28.【解析】B。事實細節(jié)題。文章第二段提到，大多數(shù)人都不會僅僅滿足于這些基本需要，我們都愿意再有一些額外的收入。所以應選B。

　　29.【解析】A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段所舉的例子，基本需求的概念是可以改變的，20年前電視是一種奢侈品，但現(xiàn)在也已經(jīng)成為了一種生活必需品。可見奢侈品可轉(zhuǎn)化成生活必需品。所以選A。其他選項文章都未提到。

　　30.【解析】A。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二句，如果全國大多數(shù)人都擁有電視的話，那么電視可視作一種必需品 所以選A。

　　Passage 3

　　31.【解析】C。推理判斷題。可用排除法：開篇第一句已清楚地說明游過英吉利海峽至少要九小時，所以A說少于四小時是不對的;第一段最后一句中有一個非常重要的詞，就是again。既然是again就說明建隧道、修大橋已不是新想法了，B也隨之被淘汰;根據(jù)文章第二段第一句，隧道可直達倫敦，不只到海岸線，D也排除了。而cC是正確的，游過去當然要比坐船、乘飛機困難多了。

　　32.【解析】A。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二句，建隧道要比建大橋便宜得多。

　　33.【解析】B。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二句，隧道里只能供火車行走。

　　34.【解析】A。事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第四句，倫敦的船塢地都是disused(廢棄不用的)。

　　35.【解析】D。事實細節(jié)題。文章最后一段倒數(shù)第二句，這條路能夠激活貿(mào)易，使倫敦成為歐洲的一個商業(yè)中心，所以當然會使倫敦繁榮起來。A顯然低估了這條通路的作用;B、C談到的作用都是負面的。

　　Passage 4

　　36.【解析】C。主題思想題。文章的大意是說在目前出現(xiàn)的自殺想象，引起自殺的原因以及提出解決的方法。很明顯在把握文章大意的同時就知道C是正確的。

　　37.【解析】A。A的意思是荒唐的。第2段的第一句話說明了自殺的相關原因和動機，A文章里面沒有涉及。

　　38【解析】D。A在第一段的中間提到了，B自殺的動機是很明顯的，并且作者列舉了幾個。C中的ancient times是說在古時候就有了，也不是正確地反映作者的表達。

　　39.【解析】B。A是相關的意思，C是嚴重的意思，D是有效果的，有影響的。B的意思是好的慈善的意思。

　　40.【解析】C。細節(jié)題。C的含義是說人們在努力地幫助那些想自殺的人，在某種程度上他們已經(jīng)取得了一定的勝利。文章的最后一句就是這個意思?

　　Part III

　　41.【解析】B。at the turn of the century“在世紀之交”，固定搭配。

　　42.【解析】C。本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時候發(fā)明的，由誰發(fā)明的。invent“發(fā)明(沒有的事物)”;discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)(已經(jīng)存在的事物)”，act“行動，扮演”;design“設計”。

　　43.【解析】C。正如下文所提到的，爵士樂是與classical music(古典音樂)相對的。爵士樂(jazz)是一種自由輕松的音樂形式，因此應是流行音樂(popular music)的一種。

　　44.【解析】B。本句意為古典音樂遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。follow“遵循”;form“形成”;approach“接近，靠近”：introduce“引進，介紹”。

　　45.【解析】A。express“表達”，音樂是用來表達和抒發(fā)人的mood(情緒)，interest(興趣)以及emotions(感情)的。

　　46.【解析】B。上半句說20世紀20年代的爵士樂聽起來有美國風格，下半句說今天的爵士樂也是如此。“so+主語+助動詞”意思是“…確實如此”。

　　47.【解析】A。origins“起源，來源”;originals“原作，原物”;discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”;resource“資源”。此句意思是爵士樂的起源。所以選A。

　　48.【解析】C。本句意思是“黑奴被賣給南方種植園主，被迫在地里長時間勞動。”lon9一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時間，times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù)，當一段時間講時是不可數(shù)名詞，所以只能選hours。

　　49.【解析】D。demonstrate“說明，示威”;compose(of)“組成”;host“當主人招待”;form與procession搭配，意思為“一個黑奴死后，他的親戚朋友組成一支送葬隊送他”。

　　50.【解析】C。present“展示，表演”，既包括whistle，也包括sing，還包括show。

　　PartⅣ

　　51.昨天，一直妨礙您在本公司發(fā)展的那個人去世了，誠邀您參加他的葬禮，地點在體育館已備好的房間。

　　52.體育館內(nèi)氣氛躁動，安保人員接到指令去維持房間內(nèi)人群的秩序。

　　53.靈柩里放著一面鏡子：每個向里看的人都會看到自己1

　　54.當你老板改變的時候，當你朋友改變的時候，當你父母改變的時候，當你丈夫或妻子改變的時候，當你公司改變的時候，當你的處所改變的時候，當你的財富改變的時候，當你的地位改變的時候……你的生活不會改變。

　　55.記住：生活態(tài)度決定一切。

　　Part V

　　My Ideal Job

　　People with different personalities, backgrounds and interests will have different opinions on what an ideal job is.To choose an ideal job and prepare for it is a long way for everybody.

　　For me, my ideal job position would be in arts management.I'm quite interested in music but I'd like to broaden my perspective a bit.I would like to work in a company eoncerning arts and having wide room for my development.I envision working in the city, but probably in a city that has lots of green and open spaces.I need to be able to reach the mountains in a couple of hours, so I think that the suburbs of Bejing are suitahle.I would like to be professional at work.I believe my colleagues will be dedicated to their jobs and love the musical and artistic world.

　　Now I am a sophomore majoring in music. I've received professional training of music, so I feel confident that after graduation I could manage and work with all of the different instrumentalists and vocalists.