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1、LISTENINGSECTION 1Questions 1-10Questions 1-6Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.1 What does the woman need to join the library?A to write down her name and addressB to show some kind of identificationC to show something with her old address2 Whats womans problem?A There is no address on her letter

2、s.B Her bankbook is old.C Everything she has now has her old address.3 How is the woman finally able to join the library?A by showing her husbands driving licenceB by showing her air ticketC by showing her passport4 How many records can she take out?A fourB twoC five5 Where is the catalogue?A to the

3、 rightB around the comerC on the second floor6 How long can she keep the books?A three weeksB four weeksC two weeksQuestions 7-10Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. SECTION 2 Questions 11-20Questions 11-14Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS fo

4、r each answer. Questions 15-20Complete the table below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. SECTION 3 Questions 21-30Questions 21-30Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.21 Whats Johns problem?A He cannot take notes on listening to lectures.B He cannot concentrate on the lecture all the ti

5、me.C He feels frustrated when listening to the lecture.22 The tutor thinks inferring is very important becauseA the student cannot identify the words in speech.B the student cannot stop the lecturer to check unfamiliar words and patterns.C the non-native speakers have severe strain when listening to

6、 lectures.23 According to the tutor,A inferring is always done successfully.B the failure of inferring is discouraging.C its likely to focus on the important points to understand the lecture.24 Why is the title of the lecture important?A because its printed or referred to beforehandB because the stu

7、dent has no doubt about the meaning of the titleC because it covers the main points of the lecture25 According to the tutor, the sentence “this is, of course, the crunch” isA an implicit expression of the important points.B a symbol of friendly relationship between the lecturer and audience.C a coll

8、oquial style to indicate the main points.26 Non-native students have difficulty in understanding such saying as “crunch” becauseA they cannot take the main points.B they are not used to the colloquial style.C they dont make enough efforts.27 Which one of the following is NOT indirect signal of the i

9、mportant points?A using colloquial expressionsB speaking slowly and loudlyC using different intonations28 What does the tutor suggest John should do to write quickly and clearly?A to sort out the main pointsB to select those words with the greatest possible informationC to write one noun on each lin

10、e29 How to show the connections between the different points?A by visual symbols like spacing or underlining.B by lengthy statement in wordsC by seeing the framework of the lecture30 What does the student think about the methods?A He wonders about their efficiency.B He isnt quite sure whether to use

11、 them or not.C Hell put them in use.SECTION 4 Questions 31 -40Questions 31-40Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.New Research on Teenage Brain A teen brain is in the process of 31_, which can show the secrets of mental conditions.The research hopes to test teens 3

12、2_ easily.Society, especially parents doubt the 33_ of the diagnosis.In the past people thought that the teen brain was completely 34_, only with a lack of facts and experiences.They were against the idea that young people are likely to develop 35_.The new research shows that the teenage brain canno

13、t become mature until 36_.If the brain cannot 37_ as an adult brain, mental illnesses may happen.The early warnings are often ignored, because the behaviours are thought 38_.The value of the new research is to find the difference of teens who have mental disorders or depression, which may cause 39_.

14、Despite the means of sensitive brain scanners, interviews and 40_ of teens behaviour are still important to diagnose the diseases.READINGREADING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.Going Nowhere FastTHIS is ludicrous! We can talk t

15、o people anywhere in the world or fly to meet them in a few hours. We can even send probes to other planets. But when it comes to getting around our cities, we depend on systems that have scarcely changed since the days of Gottlieb Daimler.In recent years, the pollution belched out by millions of ve

16、hicles has dominated the debate about transport. The problem has even persuaded Californiathat home of car cultureto curb traffic growth. But no matter how green they become, cars are unlikely to get us around crowded cities any faster. And persuading people to use trains and buses will always be an

17、 uphill struggle. Cars, after all, are popular for veiy good reasons, as anyone with small children or heavy shopping knows.So politicians should be trying to lure people out of their cars, not forcing them out. Theres certainly no shortage of alternatives. Perhaps the most attractive is the concept

18、 known as personal rapid transit (PRT, independently invented in the US and Europe in the 1950s.The idea is to go to one of many stations and hop into a computer-controlled car which can whisk you to your destination along a network of guideways. You wouldnt have to share your space with strangers,

19、and with no traffic lights, pedestrians or parked cars to slow things down, PRT guideways can carry far more traffic, nonstop, than any inner city road.Its a wonderful vision, bu t the odds are stacked against PRT for a number of reasons. The first cars ran on existing roads, and it was only after t

20、hey became popularand after governments started earning revenue from themthat a road network designed specifically for motor vehicles was built. With PRT, the infrastructure would have to come firstand thatwould cost megabucks. Whats more, any transport system that threatened the cars dominance woul

21、d be up against all those with a stake in maintaining the status quo, from private car owners to manufacturers and oil multinationals. Even if PRTs were spectacularly successful in trials, it might not make much difference. Superior technology doesnt always triumph, as the VHS versus Betamax and Win

22、dows versus Apple Mac battles showed.Bu t “dual-mode” systems might just succeed where PRT seems doomed to fail. The Danish RUF system envisaged by Palle Jensen, for example, resembles PRT but with one key difference: vehicles have wheels as well as a slot allowing them to travel on a monorail, so t

23、hey can drive off the rail onto a normal road. Once on a road, the occupant would take over from the computer, and the RUF vehiclethe term comes from a Danish saying meaning to “go fast”would become an electric car.Build a fast network of guideways in a busy city centre and people would have a stron

24、g incentive not just to use public RUF vehicles, but also to buy their own dualmode vehicle. Commuters could drive onto the guideway, sit back and read as they are chauffeured into the city. At work, they would jump out, leaving their vehicles to park themselves. Unlike PRT, such a system could grow

25、 organically, as each network would serve a large area around it and people nearby could buy into it. And a dualmode system might even win the support of car manufacturers, who could easily switch to producing dual-mode vehicles.Of course, creating a new transport system will not be cheap or easy. B

26、ut unlike adding a dedicated bus lane here or extending the underground railway there, an innovative system such as Jensens could transform cities.And its not just a matter of saving a few minutes a day. According to the Red Cross, more than 30 million people have died in road accidents in the past

27、centurythree times the number killed in the First World Warand the annual death toll is rising. And whats more, the Red Cross believes road accidents will become the third biggest cause of death and disability by 2020, ahead of diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis. Surely we can find a better way

28、to get around?Questions 1-6Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet, writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this1 City

29、transport developed slower than other means of communication.2 The pollution caused by city transport has been largely ignored.3 Most states in America have taken actions to reduce vehicle growth.4 Public transport is particularly difficult to use on steep hills.5 Private cars are much more convenie

30、nt for those who tend to buy a lot of things during shopping.6 Government should impose compulsory restrictions on car use.Questions 7-12Classify the following descriptions as referring toA PRT onlyB RUF onlyC both PRT and RUFWrite the correct letter, A, B, or C in boxes 7-12 on your answer sheet.7

31、It is likely to be resisted by both individuals and manufacturers.8 It can run at high speed in cities.9 It is not necessary to share with the general public.10 It is always controlled by a computer.11 It can run on existing roads.12 It can be bought by private buyers.Question 13Choose THREE letters

32、, A-G.Write the correct letters in box 13 on your answer sheet.Which THREE of the following are advantages of the new transport system?A economyB spaceC low pollutionD suitability for familiesE speedF safetyG suitability for childrenREADING PASSAGE 2You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-

33、26 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.THE SEEDHUNTERSWith Quarter of the worlds plants set to vanish within the next 50 years, Dough Alexander reports on the scientists working against the clock to preserve the Earth's botanical heritage.They travel the four corners of the globe, scourin

34、g jungles, forests and savannas. But theyre not looking for ancient artefacts, lost treasure or undiscovered tombs. Just pods. It may lack the romantic allure of archaeology, or the whiff of danger that accompanies going after big game, but seed hunting is an increasingly serious business. Some seek

35、 seeds for profit hunters in the employ of biotechnology firms, pharmaceutical companies and private corporations on the lookout for species that will yield the drugs or crops of the future. Others collect to conserve, working to halt the sad slide into extinction facing so many plant species.Among

36、the pioneers of this botanical treasure hunt was John Tradescant, an English royal gardener who brought back plants and seeds from his journeys abroad in the early 1600s. Later, the English botanist Sir Joseph Banks who was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and travelled with Ca

37、ptain James Cook on his voyages near the end of the 18th century was so driven to expand his collections that he sent botanists around the world at his own expense.Those heady days of exploration and discovery may be over, but they have been replaced by a pressing need to preserve our natural histor

38、y for the future. This modern mission drives hunters such as Dr Michiel van Slageren, a good-natured Dutchman who often sports a wide- brimmed hat in the field he could easily be mistaken for the cinematic hero Indiana Jones. He and three other seed hunters work at the Millennium Seed Bank, an £

39、;80million international conservation project that aims to protect the worlds most endangered wild plant species.The groups headquarters are in a modern glass-and-concrete structure on a 200-hectare estate at Wakehurst Place in the West Sussex countryside. Within its underground vaults are 260 milli

40、on dried seeds from 122 countries, all stored at -20 Celsius to survive for centuries. Among the 5,100 species represented are virtually all of Br itains 1,400 native seed-bearing plants, the most complete such collection of any countrys flora.Overseen by the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Millennium Se

41、ed Bank is the worlds largest wild- plant depository. It aims to collect 24,000 species by 2010. Th e reason is simple: thanks to humanitys efforts, an estimated 25 per cent of the worlds plants are on the verge of extinction and may vanish within 50 years. Were currently responsible for habitat des

42、truction on an unprecedented scale, and during the past 400 years, plant species extinction rates have been about 70 times greater than those indicated by the geological record as being normal. Experts predict that during the next 50years a further one billion hectares of wilderness will be converte

43、d to farmland in developing countries alone.The implications of this loss are enormous. Besides providing staple food crops, plants are a source of many medicines and the principal supply of fuel and building materials in many parts of the world. They also protect soil and help regulate the climate.

44、 Yet, across the globe, plant species are being driven to extinction before their potential benefits are discovered.The World Conservation Union has listed 5,714 threatened plant species worldwide, but it admits this is only scratching the surface. With only four per cent of the worlds described pla

45、nts having been evaluated, the true number of threatened species is sure to be much higher. In the UK alone, 300 wild plant species are classified as endangered. The Millennium Seed Bank aims to ensure that even if a plant becomes extinct in the wild, it wont be lost forever. Stored seeds can be use

46、d to help restore damaged or destroyed environments or in scientific research to find new benefits for society in medicine, agriculture or local industry that would otherwise be lost.Seed banks are an insurance policy to protect the worlds plant heritage for the future, explains Dr Paul Smith, anoth

47、er Kew seed hunter. "Seed conservation techniques were originally developed by farmers," he says. "Storage is the basis of what we do, conserving seeds until you can use them just as in farming." Smith says theres no reason why any plant species should become extinct, given today

48、s technology. But he admits that the biggest ch allenge is finding, naming and categorising all the worlds plants. And someone has to gather these seeds before its too late. "There arent a lot of people out there doing this," he says. "The key is to know the flora from a particular ar

49、ea, and that knowledge takes years to acquire."There are about 1,470 seed banks scattered around the globe, with a combined total of 5.4 million samples, of which perhaps two million are distinct non-duplicates. Most preserve genetic material for agricultural use in order to ensure crop diversi

50、ty; others aim to conserve wild species, although only 15 per cent of all banked plants are wild.Many seed banks are themselves under threat due to a lack of funds. Last year, Imperial College, London, examined crop collections from 151 countries and found that while the number of plant samples had

51、increased in two thirds of the countries, budgets had been cut in a quarter and remained static in another 35 per cent. The UNs Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research has since set up the Global Conservation Trust, which aims to raise US$2

52、60 million (£156 million to protect seed banks in perpetuity.Questions 14-18Complete the summary below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.Write your answers in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.People collect seeds for different purposes: some collect to protect certain species from

53、 14_; others collect seeds for their potential to produce 15_. They are called the seed hunters. The 16_ of them included both gardeners and botanists, such as 17_, who sponsored collectors out of his own pocket. The seeds collected are often stored in seed banks. The most famous among them is known

54、 as the Millennium Seed Bank, where seeds are all stored in the 18_ at low temperature.Questions 19-24Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 19-24 on your answer sheet, writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement c

55、ontradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this19 The reason to collect seeds is different from the past.20 The Millennium Seed Bank is one of the earliest seed banks.21 A major reason for plant species extinction is farmland expansion.22 The method scientists use to store see

56、ds is similar to that used by farmers.23 Technological development is the only hope to save plant species.24 The works of seed conservation are often limited by insufficient financial resources.Questions 25-26Choose TWO letters, A-E.Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.

57、Which TWO of the following are provided by plants to the human world?A foodB artefactC treasureD energyE clothesREADING PASSAGE 3You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40 which are based on ReadingPassage 3 below.Assessing the RiskHow do we judge whether it is right to go ahead with a new

58、 technology? Apply the precautionary principle properly and you wont go far wrong, says Colin Tudge.Section 1As a title for a supposedly unprejudiced debate on scientific progress, “Panic attack: interrogating our obsession with risk” did not bode well. Held last week at the R oyal Institution in London, the event brought together scie