Who produced the first modern English dictionary?
[解析] 事实题。通过浏览选项可知，本题考的是“谁”做了某件事，应该在各提及的人物旁边记录其所做的事件。一般来说，文中提到的first, last的事件都是容易出题目的地方。本题依据：“In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary.”正确答案为C。 ? 35. A) It was nothing more than a list of hard words. ? B) It defined easy words as well as difficult ones. ? C) It contained good sentences in speech and writing.
? D) It was the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. 这道题您没有回答 【回答错误】 答案:C [听力原文]
Which of the following statements can best describe the first modern English dictionary?
[解析] 判断题。通过浏览选项可知，本题考的是某本词典的特征，在听录音的时候，在选项旁做好标记：选项A是指由Robert Cawdrey编的第一本英语字典；选项B是1700年左右John Kersey编的词典；第一本现代英语字典是1755年Samuel Johnson的字典(In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary.)该字典与众不同的特点是“He also gave good example sentences in speech and writing.”，与选项C吻合；选项D是指牛津字典的。故正确答案为C。
? 36. A) It only lists difficult words. ? B) It was published in 1755. ? C) It is the greatest dictionary. ? D) It explains the word history. 这道题您没有回答 【回答错误】 答案:D [听力原文]
What makes the Oxford English Dictionary different from others?
[解析] 细节判断题。浏览选项可知，本题考点与上题相似，听录音时仍然要对于选项所示信息做好标记。文中提到牛津字典的显著特征之一：One of the most interesting features of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories.”由此可见，正确答案为D。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
It is common knowledge that music can have a powerful effect on our (36) . In fact, since 1930s, music therapists have (37) on music to soothe (38) and help control pain. Now
psychologists are (39) that music can also help (40) depression and improve
concentration. For instance, in a recent study, 15 surgeons were given some highly (41) math problems to solve. They were (42) into three groups: one worked in silence, and in another, the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones; the third listened to (43) music chosen by the researchers. The results of the study may surprise you. (44) . One possible explanation is that listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain, increases the heart rate and expands the breathing. That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration. Other research suggests a second relation between the music and the brain: (45) , the researchers found that some students showed a large increase in endorphin, a natural pain reliever. (46) . 语音播放 语音下载 这道题您没有回答 答案:emotions [听力原文] 36-46
It is common knowledge that music can have a powerful effect on our (36) emotions. In fact, since 1930s, music therapists have (37) relied on music to soothe (38) patients and help control pain. Now psychologists are (39) confirming that music can also help (40) relieve depression and improve concentration. For instance, in a recent study, 15 surgeons were given some highly (41)stressed math problems to solve. They were (42) divided into three groups: one worked in silence, and in another, the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones; the third listened to (43)classical music chosen by the researchers. The results of the study may surprise you. (44) The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress and scored better than the others. One possible explanation is that listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain, increases the heart rate and expands the breathing. That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration. Other research suggests a second relation between the music and the brain: (45) by examining the students' blood after the listening to a variety of classic music collections, there searchers found that some students showed a large increase in endorphin, a natural pain reliever.(46) This supports what music therapists have known for years: Music can help refresh or soothe the patient.
[解析] 要用复数，指各种情感。 这道题您没有回答 答案:relied
[解析] 前面是have，需要用rely的过去分词，rely on依赖。 这道题您没有回答 答案:patients
[解析] 即使误听成patience，在检查时结合上下文也可以纠正过来。 这道题您没有回答 答案:confirming
[解析] 前面有are，应该不会漏掉ing，要注意单词拼写。 这道题您没有回答 答案:relieve
[解析] relieve depression减轻抑郁症状。
这道题您没有回答 答案:stressed
[解析] 此处的过去分词作形容词，意同difficult。 这道题您没有回答 答案:divided
[解析] 不要误写成devided，前面是were，不应漏掉词尾的d。 这道题您没有回答 答案:classical
[解析] classical music古典音乐。 这道题您没有回答
答案:The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress and scored better than the others
[解析] 此句中experienced less stress可改写为felt less stress，scored better意思是表现更好，score本身有“得分”的意思，scored better可表达为had better performance或did a better job。 这道题您没有回答
答案:by examining the students' blood after the listening to a variety of classic music collections [解析] 听时要理解句子的逻辑关系，是学生听过各种古典音乐之后，检测他们的血液。这其实是个较长的方式状语，不建议改写。students' 的复数所有格形式有些同学会写成单数所有格，其实只要看看下一句students的单复数就不会错了。 这道题您没有回答
答案:This supports what music therapists have known for years: music can help refresh or soothe the patient
[解析] 听录音的时候，应该注意到for years和music之间有相当的停顿，此处是说明关系，应该考虑用冒号或破折号，如果拿不准也可以改写句子：this supports the music herapists' belief that music can help rejuvenate or soothe the patient。refresh使……振奋精神，使……恢复活力。
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (47) one. The College Board (48) that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10% this past school year. That was less than the 13% increase the year before, but still much higher than the inflation (49) . Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones. Financial aid often helps. But financial experts (50) parents to start college savings plans when their child is still very young.
All fifty states and the District of Columbia (51) what are called 5-29 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to operate the (52) of the programs.
Every state has its own rules (53) 5-29 plans. Some of the plans are (54) of state
taxes. And all are not required to pay federal taxes. However, the government could start to tax withdrawals (取钱) in 2011 if Congress does not change the law.
5-29 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain. Families must decide how (55) they want to put money into stocks, or other investments.
Another kind of 5-29 plan lets parents begin to pay for their child's education in (56) and long before their child starts college. This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan. The money goes into an account to pay for an education at a public college or university in the family's home state.
? A) aggressively ? B) estimates ? C) offer
? D) automatically ? E) rate
? F) consumes ? G) costly ? H) decline ? I) advise
? J) capable K) free L) majority
M) advance N) governing O) general 这道题您没有回答 答案:G
[解析] 根据结构分析可知此处需填人一个形容词或相当于形容词功能的词来修饰one，可选范围缩小到G、J、K、N和O，根据文章的主题：5-29计划对支付昂贵的高等教育费用的帮助，以及本段中下文对高等教育费用的具体介绍，特别是第3个空前的higher，可判断答案为G。
这道题您没有回答 答案:B
[解析] 此处需要填入一个动词，而且因为主语是第三人称单数，故可选范围缩小到B和F，把两个单词分别放入空白处，根据我们的逻辑可判断B为正确答案。 这道题您没有回答 答案:E
[解析] 根据句子结构分析，可判断此处可填入一个名词或动名词，也可填入一个副词作整个句子的状语，可选范围为A、C、D、E、L、M和N，但是根据前半句That was less than the 13% increase the year before对教育费用增长率的介绍可推断后半句应该是与物价上涨(inflation)的增长率(rate)的对比，故正确答案为E。 这道题您没有回答 答案:I
[解析] 此处需要填入一个动词，而且因为主语是复数，故可选范围缩小到C、H、I和M，根据上下文的逻辑关系以及和动词不定式的搭配(只有advise和动词不定式搭配)可判断正确答案为I。
这道题您没有回答 答案:C
[解析] 此处需要填入一个动词，而且因为主语是复数，故可选范围缩小到C、H和M。另
外，这里需要的是一个及物动词，故可排除M，根据下文对这些plans的介绍可以判断这里是提供而不是拒绝这些计划，故可判断正确答案为C。 这道题您没有回答 答案:L
[解析] 根据结构分析可知此处需填入一个名词或动名词，故可选范围缩小到C、L、M和N。根据逻辑可以判断operate和offer，advance搭配不合理，而governing和plan搭配不合理，故可判断正确答案为L。 这道题您没有回答 答案:N
[解析] 根据句子结构分析可判断此处可填入一个介词或者动名词以修饰rules，根据上下文可知这里要表达的意思是每个州都有自己的指导5-29计划的法规，据此可判断正确答案为N。
这道题您没有回答 答案:K
[解析] 根据句子结构分析可判断此处需要填入一个形容词或动词的分词形式，选择范围缩小到J、K和O，根据下文And all are not required to pay federal taxes可判断正确答案为K。 这道题您没有回答 答案:A
[解析] 此处需要填入一个副词作状语，选择范围缩小到A、D，分别放人空白处，可判断正确答案为A。
这道题您没有回答 答案:M
[解析] 位于介词in之后，此处只能填入名词或动名词，根据下文and long before their child starts college可判断这里表达的意思是预先缴费，故正确答案为M。
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850 000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal centre to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1 000 children in hospital.
Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children's hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher--and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or