fascinating organisms. Our class concentrated on studying plankton. M: I thought they were too small to be
seen.
W: That’s a common misconception. The plankton covers a wide variety of freely floating plants and animals, 24. What kind of class went on the from one-celled organisms to large field trip? ones, such as
【解析】选[A]。由对话中女士提到
the common jellyfish.
M: Jellyfish may be large enough to be 的I went with my marine biology class seen. But they are transparent, aren’t 可知，答案为[A]。 they? 【点睛】听清对话中的marine biology W: Yes, most floating plants and class是解答本题的关键。 animals have transparent tissues. It
makes them practically invisible to
their enemies.
M: But not invisible to your biology
class, I hope. W: By concentrating, I was able to see the outlines of lots of different
plants and animals. In fact, our
professor even took photos of some
of the small oceanic snails.
M: How would the snails show up in the 25. According to Kate, what did her photo if they are transparent? professor photograph? W: We painted them with a harmless
【解析】选[C]。由对话中提到的our
green dye. Since particles of the dye
professor even took photos of some stuck to the tissues, the snails
教授拍了一 appeared in a green outline in the small oceanic snails可知，
photos. 些小海洋蜗牛的照片，故答案为[C]。 M: That sounds like an interesting trip. 【点睛】问题中的photograph作动词，W: It really was.
对应对话中的took photos of。
M: But I think if I had been there, I’d much rather have spent my time just swimming and lying in the sun.
Section B
Passage One 【听前预测】选项中的His work，personal development，His willingness to help，share his money，protect children，saved a person等表明，短文可能在介绍某
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人各方面的情况，主要是正面信息的介绍。
In today’s class, we will talk about Questions 26 to 29 are based on the some three heroes of our time. Let’s passage you have just heard.
begin with Dikembe Mutombo. 26. What was Mutombo praised for? Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa
【解析】选[D]。短文开始提到
among great poverty and disease. He
但他came to Georgetown University on a Dikembe Mutombo是NBA明星，
且出资在家乡盖了一scholarship to study medicine — but 没有忘记家乡，
coach John Thompson took a look at 座医院，由此可知， Mutombo乐于Dikembe and had a different idea. 帮助有需要的人，故答案为[D]。 Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and
【点睛】解答本题的关键是根据短文
a citizen of the United States. But he
never forgot the land of his birth, or the 中对Mutombo的描述进行合理推理。
duty to share his fortune with others. He
built a new hospital in his old 27. How does Mutombo feel about hometown in the Congo. A friend has building the new hospital? said of this good-hearted man:
【解析】选[C]。短文引用Mutombo朋友
“Mutombo believes that god has given
的一句话来表明Mutombo的看法：him this chance to do great things.”
The second hero, Julie Aigner Clark, Mutombo认为是上帝给他这个机会来searched for ways to share her love of 做一些有意义的事，故答案为[C]。 music and art with her child after her 【点睛】[C]是对短文中do great thingsdaughter was born. She borrowed some
的同义转述。
equipment, and began filming children’s videos in her own house. The baby
Einstein Company was born, and in just 28. What did the baby Einstein five years her business grew to be more Company do at its beginning? than $20 million in sales. And she is 【解析】选[A]。选项均以原形动词开using her success to help others —
头表明，本题考查行为动作。由短文中
producing child safety videos with John
Walsh of the National Center for 提到Julie Aigner Clark…share her love Missing and Exploited Children. Julie of music and art with her says of her new program: “I believe it’s child…She…began filming children’s the most important thing I have ever videos…可推断出，the baby Einstein done. I believe that children have the
Company一开始是销售儿童音乐和艺
right to live in a world that is safe.”
The third hero of ours is Wesley 术品的，故答案为[A]。 Autrey. A few years ago, Wesley Autrey
was waiting at a Harlem subway station 29. Why was Welsley Autrey praised with his two little girls when he saw a as a hero? man fall into the path of a train. With
【解析】选[D]。短文最后描述了
seconds to act, Welsley jumped onto the
Welsley Autrey在地铁站不顾自己的
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tracks, pulled the man into the space 安危救了一个掉进地铁轨道的人，由between the rails, and held him as the 此可知，答案为[D]。 train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We’ve got to show each other some love.”
Passage Two 【听前预测】选项中的Queen Elizabeth，colonies，settlers，invading the Spanish Navy等表明，短文可能与英国的殖民史有关。
England was the first country to Questions 30 to 32 are based on the compete with Spain for claims in the passage you have just heard. New World, although it was too weak to 30. Why did Sir Walter Raleigh call do this openly at first. But Queen the land Virginia?
Elizabeth of England supported such 【解析】选[B]。选项均以“To+原形explorations as early as the 1570s. 动词”开头表明，本题可能考查做某Sir Humphrey Gilbert led the first 事的目的。由短文中提到的He called English settlement efforts but failed. the land Virginia to honor England’s Gilbert’s half-brother Sir Walter Raleigh
unmarried Queen Elizabeth可知，答案
continues his work. Raleigh sent a
number of ships to explore the east coast 为[B]。
of North America. He called the land 【点睛】[B]中的show respect for是对Virginia to honor England’s unmarried 短文中提到的honor的同义转述。 Queen Elizabeth. 31. How did English ships defeat the In 1585, about one hundred men
Spanish fleet?
settled on Roanoke Island, off the coast
of the present-day state of North 【解析】选[C]。选项中的Owing to，Carolina. There settlers returned to Due to，Because of等表明，本题与某England a year later. Another group went 事发生的原因有关。由短文中提到there the next year. This group included But the small English ships combined many women and children. But the
with a fierce storm defeated the huge
supply ships Raleigh sent to the colony
failed to arrive. When help got there in Spanish fleet可推断出，a fierce storm1590, none of the settlers could be found. 应该是有利于English ships打败History experts still are not sure what Spanish fleet，故答案为[C]。
happened. Some research suggests that at 【点睛】But转折处为常考点，是听least some of the settlers became part of
音重点。
the Indian tribe that lived in the area.
One reason for the delay in getting 32. Why did Queen Elizabeth stop supplies to Roanoke was the attack of the exploring colonies?
Spanish Navy against England in 1588. 【解析】选[C]。短文中提
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King Philip of Spain had decided to 到…supporting colonies…was invade England. But the small English extremely costly. So…took no more ships combined with a fierce storm
action…，[C]选项中the cost was too
defeated the huge Spanish fleet. As a
result, Spain was no longer able to block high是对短文提到的extremely costly
的同义转述，故答案为[C]。 English exploration.
England discovered that supporting 【点睛】问题中的stop 是对短文中提colonies so far away was extremely 到的took no more action 的同义转costly. So Queen Elizabeth took no more
述。
action to do this. It was not until after her death in 1603 that England began serious efforts to start colonies in America.
Passage Three 【听前预测】选项中的man’s success as a species，a particular food，different foods，diet等表明，短文可能与人类的饮食有关。
One of the reasons for our success as Questions 33 to 35 are based on the a species is our ability to eat and thrive on passage you have just heard.
a large variety of foods. Many animal 33. What can we learn about the species have become extinct or are on the ability to eat various foods?
verge of extinction partly because they 【解析】选[C]。短文开头就提到，lack this adaptability. They need to feed One of the reasons for our success as a on particular food: plant or a particular species is our ability to eat and thrive kind of animal or insect. If this source of on a large variety of foods.，由此可food is removed for any reason, then the 知，答案为[C]。
animal concerned is unable to change to a 【点睛】问题中的various foods对应different diet. Gradually it becomes 该句中的a large variety of foods，表
听音时应extinct. We know that many animal 示原因的句子通常为考点，
species have died out, but so have some 注意。
human species such as the early form of 34. Why did the speaker quote the man that is called Neanderthal man. examples of Eskimos and Perhaps part of the reason for his failure Aborigines?
to survive was his lack of adaptability in 【解析】选[D]。选项以“To+原形动his diet. Modern human beings are almost 词”开头表明，本题考查行为目的。entirely free from the limitation of any 短文中提到Eskimos和Aborigines两particular food requirements. We are able 个例子，在举例子之前提到We are to survive on a wide variety of foods able to survive on a wide variety of including both animals and vegetables. foods including both animals and For example, the Eskimos are almost vegetables，由此可知，这两个例子
答completely meat eaters: seal, bear, whale 是为说明人类在饮食上的适应性，
meat and fish form their whole diet; the 案为[D]。
Aborigines of Australia, living in arid 【点睛】举例子是为了说明观点，听
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desert regions, have learnt to survive by 音时应注意观点句在所举例子前面making use of forms of insect life as food 还是后面。
to supplement their diet of wild fruits and 35. What is coconut according to the roots. Men have learnt to survive in the passage?
deserts and dense rain forests, raise 【解析】选[D]。短文最后提到，In domesticated animals living at high Pacific islands, people have made the altitudes so as to inhabit the mountainous coconut as their chief food，[D]中提到regions like Tibet. In the Pacific islands, 的main food与chief food对应，故答people have made the coconut as their 案为[D]。 chief food. Section C
36.【解析】ideal。空后的名词job表明，本空应填一形容词对job进行限定。 此句是说年轻人认为good grades和excellent internships就能帮助他们找到比较…的工作，由此可推断，本空所填词应与“好”有关。ideal意为“理想的”。 37.【解析】contrary。空前的转折连词However表明，此句所表达的意思与上 句相反，本空所填词应有“相反”之意，且能与to搭配。
38.【解析】realistic。空前的不定冠词a及空后的名词view表明，本空应填一形容词。
39.【解析】entry。空前的an和空后的level position表明，本空应填一以元音音素开头的形容词。
40.【解析】potential。空前的形容词greater earning表明，本空应填一名词，共同构成介词to的宾语。
41.【解析】promotion。空前的不定冠词a表明，本空应填一名词。promotion意为“晋升”。
42.【解析】depending。空后的介词on表明，本空应填一能与on搭配的动词。因为逗号之间的句子没有连词，故本空应填非谓语形式的动词，作状语。 43.【解析】boast。分析空所在句的结构可知，本句缺少谓语。空前的主语young adults表明，本空应填一原形动词，且能与空后的of搭配。
44.【答案】Unless you are going into a specialized field where an accounting or science degree is needed, no one really cares as much as you may think
【Main Points】Unless you are going into a specialized field requiring an accounting or science degree, no one really cares as much as you may think 45.【答案】When you walk out of the interview they must believe you are willing “to pay your dues”
【Main Points】When you go out of the interview they must believe you want to “pay your dues”
46.【答案】On the contrary, this shows initiative and the willingness to go the extra
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