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W: Welcome to Friday Cinema. Would you like to purchase a movie ticket?
M: Umm... I want to know when The Ring is showing?
W: There are 5 shows today. One at noon, and then 2 p. m., 5 p. m., 8 p.m. and 11 p. m. On the weekend, besides these 5 shows, there is another show at midnight.
M: I' m sorry. Could you tell me the show times for today again?
W: There are 5 shows today, one at noon, .and then 2p. m., 5 p.m., 8p.m. and 11 p.m.
M: OK. I want 6 tickets for the 11 p. m. show tonight. Are there still 6 tickets
available that are seated together?
W: Sorry. There are only three tickets left. How about the 8p.m. show?
There are still 10 tickets left for that one.
M: But I have a friend who doesn't get off work till 8 p. m., so he won't
make the beginning of the movie.
W: Well, I think it should be OK if he misses the first ten minutes.
M: He works about an hour's drive from this movie theater, so he will never
be able to make it in(2) : 11(3) :
together(4) : 8(5) :
car听力B (1) :
Questions 6--10:
M: Hello, Peggy. Why are you going through all those newspapers?
W: Oh, David. I' m trying to find a flat and I've got to go through all these advertisements. I just can't find anything good.
M: Are you wanting to share or do you want a flat on your own?
W: Well, you know Sara and Mary? I' d really like to share with them.
M: Well, I know of an empty fiat. I don't know if you'd like it. It is on the No. 10 bus route in Woodsite Road No. 12, I think it is.
W: Oh, I know Woodside Road and the bus is the one that brings me to work. It would be a marvelous place. How many rooms has it got?
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M: Well, it's got kitchen and bathroom. Urn, apart from that I think it's got two bedrooms. W: Mm, well, I suppose two of us could share. How much is the rent? M: I think they want $ 21 a week for it.
W: Oh, that's fine, that would be $ 7 each. I don't really want to spend more than $ 7. M: No, but you see the trouble is it might be a bit noisy. Woodside (2) : two(3) : $7(4) : N0(5) : bus听力C (1) :D
Questions 11--13:
The piano and violin are girls' instruments. Drums and trumpets are for boys. According to Psychologists Susan O' Neil and Michael Bottome, children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play.
They found that despite the best efforts of teachers, these ideas have changed very little over the past decade. They interviewed 153 children, aged between 9 and 11, from schools in northwest England. They asked them to identify four musical instruments and then say which they would like to play most and which they would least like to play. They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls should not play any of the four instruments. The piano and violin were both ranked more favorably by girls than by boys, while boys preferred the drums andtrumpets. There was a broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons varied. And while almost half of all boys said they avoided certain(2) :C (3) :D (4) :C
Questions 14--16:
M: Well, madam, the first and the most important thing I have to tell you is that there is really nothing seriously wrong with you, physically that is. The analyst's report shows that basically you are very fit.
W: So, why is it that I' m always so nervous.., tense.., ready to jump on anybody-my husband, children, and colleagues?
M: I think your condition has a lot to do with your habits. W: Habits?
M: Yes... now tell me, madam, you smoke, don't you? W: Yes, I' m afraid I do, doctor. M: And, very heavily, I imagine. W: Yes, quite heavily.
M: What do you eat normally?
W: I' m a good eater. Yes, I'd say I'm a good eater. But usually, I don't eat breakfast.
M: That's bad for your health. I think you should get up early and have breakfast. And, another question, do you get up early?
W: No, I usually get up at 9:00 a.m. I get up late because I go to bed too late. I stay up late watching TV till the midnight. M: What sport do you us(5) :A
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(6) :D (7) :B
Questions 17--20:
Jane Brown, has been married for 12 years, she has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio. When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work. She felt that she should contribute to the household finances. Her salary could make the difference between the financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family.
Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a home maker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. Jane was worried about the children's adjustment to the new situation, but she arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon. They seemed to be happy, with the arrangement. The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband Bill.
When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook the two or three meals each day. She was very busy, of course, but she succeed(8) :C (9) :B (10) :B
Section II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识 (1) :B
参考译文
音乐有许多种形式，大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格。在爵士乐诞生的世纪之交，美国音乐并没有自己特殊的风格。没有人确切地知道爵士乐是什么时候被什么人发明的。但是在20世纪早期人们就开始注意到这种音乐。爵士乐是美国对流行音乐的贡献。与传统音乐相反。它并不遵循欧洲传统。爵士乐是一种自发的、无固定形式的音乐。它充满活力，表现人们的情绪、喜好及情感。在20世纪20年代，爵士乐听起来像是美国的产物了，今天听来也是如此。
这种音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣，美国黑人，正如今天人们称呼他们的那样，是爵士乐的先锋。他们被当作奴隶带到了南方各州并被卖给农场主。而且被强迫长时间地劳动。当一个黑人死了，他的亲友便排成长队，抬着尸体去墓地。在新奥尔良，通常会有一个乐队跟着行进的队伍。在去往墓地的途中，乐队演奏缓慢庄重的，适合这一场合的音乐，可是在队伍返回的途中，音乐的情调就发生了变化。大家高兴起来，因为虽然死神夺走了他们中的一员，可活着的人还是会高兴地活下去。乐队演奏起欢快的乐曲，根据在葬礼上演奏曲目的和谐旋律进行即兴表演，乐声使每个人都想要翩翩起舞。这种音乐就是早期的爵士乐。 答案及解析 21．B
【命题目的】此题考查介词短语搭配。 【解题要点】A项表示“某一时间之前”，B项表示“一个时间点”，C项表示“在未来一段时问之内”，D项表示“恰好在某时”，如on his arrival，意为“当他到来时”。在世纪之交指一个时间点，所以用at。(2) :D
【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析和对上下文的理解。 【解题要点】A项意为“音乐”，B项意为“歌曲”，C项意为“旋律”，D项意为“风格”。上文提到“大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格”，此处又提出“美国没有自己的特色”，联系上下文，此处也应是“风格”。(3) :C 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。
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【解题要点】A项 意为“发现”，B项意为“上演；扮演”，C项意为“发明”，D项意为“设计”。爵士乐不是早已存在的事物，所以不可能用 “发现”。而“设计爵士乐”与“上演爵士乐”在文义上都说不通。根据上下文推测，此处应是“发明爵士乐”。(4) :A 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析和对上下文的理解。
【解题要点】上文提到“没有人确切知道爵士乐是什么时候，被什么人发明的”，此处又提出了确切时间“20世纪早期”，所以不可能说在这一时间被“发现”或“听到”。根据文义，此处应指音乐“被注意到”。(5) :C
【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析和对上下文的理解。 【解题要点】A项意为“传统的，经典的”；B项意为“神圣的”；C项意为“流行的”；D项意为“轻松的，不嘈杂的”。下文提到“爵士乐和传统音乐恰好相反”，而根据常识判断，和传统音乐相反的是流行音乐，由此可推定爵士乐是流行音乐的一部分。(6) :B 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。 【解题要点】A项意为“形成”，B项意为“跟随，遵循”，C项意为“接近”，D项意为“介绍”。此处非限定性定语从旬的先行词是classical music，即“传统音乐”，依据常识即可判断出，传统音乐是和欧洲传统一致的，因而此处应为“遵循欧洲传统”。 (7) :A 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。 【解题要点】A项意为“表达”，B项意为“解释”，C项意为“暴露”，D项意为“阐释”。从词语搭配和语言运用角度讲，“表达”情绪更为通顺合理，不能说“解释”情绪，“暴露”情绪，或“阐释”情绪。(8) :D
【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。 【解题要点】A项意为“表面上看”，B项意为“感觉上是”，C项意为 “看起来”，D项意为“听起来”。根据上下文，此处应是“音乐听起来美国化了”。(9) :B 【命题目的】此题考查副词搭配和对文意的理解。
【解题要点】本句使用了连词and．可推知这一句是承接上文之意，而并非转折，故排除表转折含义的D项。若选C项，则意为“或者今天是这样的”，明显不通。而A项引导的分句不能单独作为一个句子独立存在，故不选A项。so it does意为“?也是同样的情形”，符合文意，也符合语法习惯。(10) :A 命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。
【解题要点】A项意为“起源”,B项意为“原物、原作”，C项意为“发 现”，D项意为“来源”。这里按词义来说，A项和D项都可以。但下文主要讲了爵士乐的起源，即“美国黑人”是如何发明这种音乐形式的。所以这里应是“音乐的起源”。(11) :B 【命题目的】此题考查对上下文的理解。 【解题要点】A项意为“和?有关的”，B项意为“自身”，C项意为“可利用的”，D项意为“自己”。本句意为“这种音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣”，所以应用itself。(12) :D 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析及对上下文的理解。 【解题要点】A项意为“表演者”，B项意为“跟随者”，C项意为“音乐迷”，D项意为“先锋”。全文围绕爵士乐的起源展开，从下文看，美国黑人发明了爵士乐，所以推测本句意为“美国黑人是爵士乐的先锋”。 (13) :B 【命题目的】此题考查介词的用法。 【解题要点】A项意为“为了?”，B项意为“作为”，C项意为“伴随，带着”，D项意为“被”。文意为“?作为奴隶被带到南方各州”。(14) :C 【命题目的】此题考查短语的惯常用法。
【解题要点】表示“工作很长时问”时，英语里一般不用weeks或months。time表时间时，是不可数名词，作为可数名词时，表次数。(15) :D
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【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析。
【解题要点】A项意为“示范，证明，论证，示威”，是不及物动词，不能说demonstrate a procession。B项意为“构成，使平静，创作”，用法一般是be composed of sth ，即“由?组成的”。C项意为“招待”，明显不合题意。D项意为“形成”。form a procession意为“排成—列队甑”。(16) :B
【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析及对上下文的理解。 【解题要点】A项意为“示威，游行”。B项意为“行列，队伍”，C项意为“团体”，D项意为“行军，前进”。前文提到过procession，故此处也应用procession。(17) :D 【命题目的】本题考查词义辨析及对文章的理解。
【解题要点】A项是引导让步状语从句的副词，意为“甚至”；B项是表结果的副词，意为“所以”；C项是表递进的程度副词，意为“而且”；D项是转折连词，意为“可是”。文中本句有一关键词change，意为“变化，转变”，蕴含了一层转折含义。(18) :B 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析和对文章细节的关注。 【解题要点】他们中的一员用“member”。A项意为“数字”，C项意为 “身体”，这两项明显不对。D项意为“亲属”。从语法角度，B项和D项都可，但因为人群中还有朋友，所以不能选D。(19) :C
【命题目的】本题考查对文章内容的理解。
【解题要点】上文提到“演奏的都是些悲伤的丧乐”，然后说“改变旋律”，当然就要“演奏欢快的乐曲”。所以，承接．上文之义，本句意为改变旋律，演奏喜庆音乐。(20) :C 【命题目的】此题考查词义辨析和对文章细节的关注。 【解题要点】A项意为“吹哨”，B项意为“歌唱”，C项意为“上演，演奏”。D项意为“展示”。从中文搭配角度讲，不能“吹哨、歌唱或展示旋律”。Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解A (1) :C
本文首先讲述了人们一直以来在制造越来越精巧的工具方面所作出的努力。这一努力的结果是各个领域的机械化。从世界上看来，智能机器已经广泛用于工厂、银行、地铁、医疗等行业。为了更多地节省劳力，科学家们预想让机器模拟人的行为，甚至人的思维。但这一预想在近些年是难以实现的。 答案及解析
【命题目的】此题考查考生对文首细节的捕捉。 【解题要点】解题的关键在于准确理解第一句话的含义，句中并没有强调the elite精英人才，只提到“people have devised cunning tools”，因此排除选项D精英人才机智地应付危险和枯燥的工作，而A、B两项都不符合题中initially最初、最早这一要求，故选C。(2) :C 【命题目的】此题考查考生依据上下文推测词义的能力。
【解题要点】本题要判断gizmos这一单词的含义，由第一段提到robotics，而“conferring human capabilities on machines”与修饰gizmos的定语从句中remove，much human labor相照应，联系上下文句意，gizmos应该是与机器人有关，因此排除A、B、D，选C。(3) :D 【命题目的】此题考查对文章细节的捕捉。 【解题要点】A强调“fulfill delicate tasks”，第二段最后一句指出，已经有机器人系统，能完成某些大脑或骨科外科手术，因此排除A；B强调与人进行言语上的交流，第二段第三句则指出“automated teller terminals”可以“thank US with mechanical politeness”，因此B亦被排除；C强调“have a little common sense”，从第三段Dave Lavery的话可以看出，机器人不是没有common sense，而是没有enough common sense，排除C；只有D符合第三段原意，机器人尚不能“reliably interact with a dynamic world”。(4) :B
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