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PAGEPAGE5ModelTest1PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestoshortessayentitledShouldWeCelebrateWesternFestivals?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的中國(guó)人開(kāi)始慶祝西方的節(jié)日，如圣誕節(jié)、情人節(jié)等有人認(rèn)為這利于文化交流；有人則擔(dān)心這會(huì)導(dǎo)致傳統(tǒng)文化的喪失在我看來(lái)……PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7.choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Herecomesthee-bookrevolutionAtwhattemperaturedoelectronicbookscatchfire?We’regoingtofindoutsometimethrobablyisyear.E-booksalesareabouttoignite.OnMonday,AisexpectedtounveilanewversionofitsKindlereader.Itwillprobablybealotbetterandalittlecheaperthanthefirstversion.Buttherealnewsalreadybrokethisweek:AcompanyspokesmanannouncedthatAmazonplanstoofferKindlebooksonCellPhones.ThisnewscounteredGoogle’sannouncementthatthe1.5millionpublicdomainbooksavailableonitsGoogleBookSearchofferingwillsoonbeavailable(free,ofcourse)viaanewCellPhoneapplication.IbelievethatCellPhoneswillquicklyoutpacethededicatede-bookreaders,includingtheKindles,astheplatformofchoicefore-bookreaders.Leadingthepack?TheiPhone,ironically.It’sworthnothingthatAsoldmoreKindles(atleast500,000)initsfirstyearofsalesthanApplesoldiPodsinitsfirstyear(378,000).Applemaynotunderstandthevalueofe-books,butiPhoneuserswillembracethemanyway.Thereasonissimple:TheiPhonehasahuge,high-qualityscreen.AnditsuserbaseincludesmillionsofpeoplewholovetodoeverythingontheiriPhones,includingreading,whichthey’realreadydoingwithonlinecontent.I(andothers)havepredictingforsometimethatApplewillshipakillertabletatsomepoint.Thisdevice,Ibelieve,willhavetheiPhoneuserinterfaceandasuperhigh-qualityscreen.Itwillbeidealforreadinge-booksaswell.Whypeoplewillreade-booksJustbecausee-booksareavailableonbetter(thenewKindle)andmore(allCellPhones)devicesdoesn’tmeanpeoplewillreadthem.Butmarkmywords,readthemtheywill.Sixtrendswillconspire(共同促成)overthenextyeartodrivee-bookreadingtolevelsthatwillsurprisejustabouteverybody.TheeconomyTheeconomyisinthetank,andpeoplearelookingtocutcostsanywaytheycan.AnAmazonKindlepaysforitselfafterthepurchaseof20or30books,thenstartspayingdividends.Yousavebigonbooks,magazinesandnewspapers.Thesesavingswillgrowevenmoreattractiveastherecessiondeepens.Theenvironment.Interestinprotectingtheenvironmentjustkeepsgrowingandgrowing.Theideaofgettingadailynewspaperoraweeklyormonthlymagazineonpaperseemsincrediblywastefultothepointofdecadence.Environmentalconsciousnesswilldrivee-bookacceptance.3.Apublishingrevolution.Thebookpublishingindustryisoneofthemostbackward,mustry,out-of-datebusinessesinoureconomy.Whileeveryotherkindofinformationmovesatthespeedoflight,theprocessofpublishingabookislikesomethingfromtheMiddleAges.Forauthors,itcantakemonthstoevenfindaliteraryagentwillingtorepresenttheirwork.Thentheagenttakesmonthstofindapublishers.Thenittakesagesforthepublishingcompanytogetthebookoutthere.Peoplearealreadycircumventing(設(shè)法回避)allthisbyself-publishing.Theself-publishingindustryistheonlyareaofpaper-bookpublishingthat’sthrivingrightnow.Soonenough,ahugenumberofauthorsarefinallygoingtogetfedupwiththepublishingindustryandjustself-publishingelectronically.They’llhiretheirownfreelanceeditors,anddothemarketingthemselves.Thepublicationofafinishedmanuscriptwilltakeminutes,ratherthanmonths.Old-schoolthinkersinthepublishingindustrywilllament(悲嘆)theslap-dashnatureofself-publishinge-books,andsniffthatbooksareonlongerpublishedwiththequalityandcarethattheyusedto.(Nevermindthatbookpublishersabandonedhighstandardsyearsagoinpreviouscost-cuttinginitiatives.)Theworldwillpassthembyasthebookindustryundergoesthesametransitionthathappenedwiththemediaandblogs.First,themediadidn’tunderstandblogs.Thentheyinvalidatedthem.Thentheyacceptedthem.Andnowblogsarewherethecredibilityis.Everycolumnistandreporterhasablog,andnowmajorTVnewsprogramsarebuiltaroundtheopinionsofbloggers.Asimilartransformationwilltakeplaceaboutthecredibilityofself-publishedandelectronicbooks.4.Theriseinaggressivee-bookmarketing.Likethemovefromsilentpicturesto“talkies,”thetransitiontoelectronicpublishingwillprovefataltolaggards.Thoseaggressivelypursuinganddevelopinge-bookswillrisetotakecontrolofthepublishingindustry.Partofthisrevolutionwillhappenine-bookmarketing.Thenewgenerationofe-bookpublisherswillleveragesocialmedia,contextualadvertisingandotherinnovations.Foranyonewhospendstimeonline,specifice-booktitleswillincreasinglybeadvertisedandmarketedandingegratedintoothercontent.E-book,nowmostlyinvisible,willsoonbeeverywhere.5.Ariseinbookswrittenforelectronicreading.B)Itwastheironlypossession.C)Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.D)Thehusband’sjobwasbikeracing.28.A)Fromastranger.B)Fromanewspaper.C)FromTVnews.D)Fromradiobroadcasts.29.A)Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B)Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.C)Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D)Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.A)Theyeattoomuchforlunch.B)Theysleeptoolittleatnight.C)Theirbodytemperaturesbecomepower.D)Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.31.A)Theyworkhardatsoon.B)Theyfeeltoohottosleep.C)Theirworkisdifficult.D)Theytakenapsatnoon.32.A)Moretiredbutdon’twanttosleep.B)Moreexhaustedandsleepylater.C)Lesstiredbutneedmoresleep.D)Morerelaxedandenergetic.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.A)Itsemployeescanattainvariouslevelsofskill.B)Itstopmanagementpositionsareheldbywomen.C)Itsagentscanestablishindependententerprises.D)Itsemployeesatalllevelsaremostlywomen.34.A)Todoimportantwrittenwork.B)Tomakegooduseoftheirknowledge.C)Togainthenecessaryexperience.D)Todealwithotherpeopleinthefiled.35.A)Theagentshouldonlyknowpricingpoliciesofhotels.B)Theagentneedstoknowhowtocomputefaresaccurately.C)Theagentcanchangetravelregulationsconstantly.D)Theagentneedn’tknownewdevelopmentsintheindustry.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeen(36)_____thatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrant(香的)(37)_____wasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedwater,theratsdidseemtopreferitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswere(38)_____totheclearwater.Intime,(39)_____,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.Ina(40)_____experiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria(自助)feeding(41)_____,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodthey(42)_____interestedin.Atfirsttheyshowedsome(43)_____eatingpatterns,butoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.(44)__________________________________________________.Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywisdom”,whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.(45)___________________.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.(46)_____________________________________________________.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceintheblankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheer2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Betterthinktwicebeforechoosingapasswordforemails,onlinebankaccountsandairlinetickets.Passwordsthatshownoimaginationor47areeasyprey(捕獲物)forinformationpirates(劫掠者)，anewUSstudysays.A(n)48analysisof28,000passwordsrecentlystolenfromapopularUSwebsiteandpostedontheInternet49thatpeopleoftendotheeasything.Itfoundthat16percenttookafirstnameasapassword,50theirownoroneoftheirchildren’s,accordingtothestudypublishedbyInformationWeek.Another14percentreliedontheeasiestkeyboard51toremembersuchas“1234”or“12345678.”ForthoseusingEnglishkeyboards,“QWERTY”,waspopular.Likewise,“AZERTY”52Fivepercentofthestolenpasswordswerenamesoftelevisionshowsorstarspopularwithyoungpeoplelike“hannah,”53bysingerHannahMontana.“Pokemon,”“Matrix,”and“Ironman”wereothers.Theword“password,”oreasytoguessvariationslike“password1,”accountedforfourpercent.Threepercentofthepasswordsexpressed54like“Idon’tcare,”“Whatever,”“Yes”or“No.”Therewere55choices“Iloveyou”andtheiropposite“Ihateyou.”RobertGraham,ofthecompanyErrataSecurity,whichdidtheanalysisandpublishedtheconclusions,advisesthattobetterprotectagainstcyber56:“chooseapasswordthatislongerthaneightcharacterswithonecapitalletterandonesymbol.”注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。invasionI)generallycriticalJ)liberatescombinationsK）emotionalattitudesL）statisticalfurnishedM）converselyuniquenessN）principlerevealsO)inspiredscoredSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheer2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Afewdegreescanmakeabigdifferencewhenitcomesfoodstorage.Foodscangobadiftheygettoowarm.Butformanyoftheworld’spoor,findingagoodwaytokeepfoodcoolisdifficult.Refrigeratorsarecostlyandtheyneedelectricity.Yetspoiledfoodnotonlycreateshealthrisksbutalsoeconomiclosses.Farmerslosemoneywhentheyhavetothrowawayproductsthattheycannotsellquickly.Butin1995ateacherinnorthernNigerianamedMohammedBahAbbafoundasolution.Hedecelopedthe“Pot-in-PotPreservation/CoolongSystem.”Ituses2roundcontainersmadeofclay.Asmallerpotisplacedinsidealargerone.Thespacebetweenthe2potsisfilledwithwetsand.Theinnerpotcanbefilledwithfruit,vegetablesordrinks.Awetclothcoversthewholecoolingsystem.Foodstoredinthesmallerpotiskeptfromspoilingthroughasimpleevaporationprocess.Waterinthesandbetweenthe2potsevaporatesthroughthesurfaceofthelargerpot,wheredrieroutsideairismoving.Theevaporationprocesscreatesadropintemperatureofseveraldegrees.Thiscoolstheinnerpotandhelpskeepfoodsafefromharmfulbacteria.Somefoodscanbekeptfreshthiswayforseveralweeks.PeoplethroughoutNigeriabeganusingtheinvention.AnditbecomepopularwithfarmersinotherAfricancountries.MohammedBahAbbapersonallyfinancedthefirst5,000pot-in-potsystemsforhisowncommunityandfivevillagesnearby.In2000,theRolexWatchCompanyofSwitzerlandhonoredhimwiththeRolexAwardforEnterprise.Thisawardrecognizespeopletryingtodevelopprojectsaimedatimprovinghumanknowledgeandwell-being.Acommitteeconsidersprojectsinscienceandmedicine,technology,explorationanddiscovery,theenvironmentandculturalhistory.Winnersreceivefinancialassistancetohelpdevelopandextendtheirprojects.Theawardisgivenevery2years.Themostrecentonewasgivenlastyear.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。57.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,withoutarefrigerator,thepeoplehavetosufferintheir_____.A)healthconditionsB)economicdevelopmentC)industrialtechnologyD)socialstatus58.TheCoolingSysteminventedbyMohammedBahAbbaisdifferentfromarefrigeratorinthatitismore_____.A)economicalB)health-consciousC)convenientD)environment-friendly59.InMohammedBahAbba’scoolingsystem,theevaporationprocessisusedto_____.A)preventthelossofwaterB)causedryandwetairtoexchangeC)keepthestoredfooddryD)takeheatawayfromtheinnerpot60.WhydidMohammedBahAbbagettheRolexAwardforEnterprise?A)Becausehewasverycreative.B)Becausehehadawarmheart.C)Becausehisinventionwasbeneficialforthepoor.D)Becausehisinventionwassimplebutscientific.61.WhatwillMohammedBahAbbamostprobablybeabletodoafterreceivingtheRolexAwardforEnterprise?A)Liveamuchbetterlifeinhishometown.B)Advocateawideruseofhisinvention.C)Financerefrigeratorsforhiscommunity.D)Raisepeople’sawarenessofscience.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anewstudysuggeststhatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.ButtheextenttowhichTVmayormaynotbetoblameisaquestionthatthestudyleavesunanswered.Theresearchersusedanationallong-termsurveyofadolescenthealthtoinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethan4,000adolescentswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin1995.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageof5andone-halfhoursaday.Morethan2hoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.7yearslater,in2002,morethan7percentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewas21.BrianPrimackattheUniversityofTheresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesorradio.Butthestudydidfindthatyoungmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.DoctorPrimacksaysthestudydidnotexplorewhywatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibility,hesays,isthatitmaytaketimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression,likesportsandsocializing.Itmightalsointerferewithsleep,hesays,andthatcouldhaveaninfluence.ThestudywasjustpublishedintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.InDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMaryland注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。62.Accordingtothefirstparagragh,whatremainsunsolvedinthenewstudy?WhoismorelikelytobeinfluencedbyTV.HowteenagersaredepressedbyTV.WhetherteenagersareinfluencedbyTV.Whatshouldbedonetohelptheteenagers.63.Themorethan4,000adolescentswerechosenasthesubjectsoftheStudybecausethey_____.werefreefromdepressionwerekeenonusingthemediaattachedmuchimportancetotheirhealthcouldaffordthetimeforthelong-termsurvey64.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheseventhparagragh?A)DepressionisnotrelatedtotheuseofothermediathanTV.B)Everyextrahourofmediausesincreasesthechanceofdepression.C)LongeruseofmediaotherthanTVdoesn’tincreasethechanceofdepression.Theinfluenceofmovies,videogamesandradioondepressionvariesrespectively.65.Inthelastsentenceoftheeighthparagragh,“It”refersto_____.A)depressionB)watchingTVC)lackofactivitiesD)theresultofthestudy66.ThestudydonebythesociologistsfromtheUniversityofwasmainlyintendedto_____.tellthedifferencebetweenhappyandunhappypeopleprovetherelationshipbetweenTVanddepressionstresstheimportanceofbeingsociallyactiveprovideahappyrecipeforallpeoplePartVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehaviors.Experimentshave67thatinnoisysituations(eventemporaryones),peoplebehave68cooperativelyandmoreirritably;inmore69noisysituations,manypeoplecannotfixtheir70onthework,andtheysufferfromsevere71aswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.However,psychologists72between“sound”and“noise”.“Sound”ismeasured73indecibels(分貝).“Noise”cannotbemeasuredinthesamewaybecauseit74tothepsychologicaleffectofsoundandits75of“intensity”dependsonthesituation.76,forpassengersatanairportwhoexpecttohearairplanestakingoffand77,theremaybealotofsound,butnotmuchnoise(thatis,theyarenotbotheredbythenoise).By78,ifyouareataconcertandtwopeoplebehindyouare79,youfeeltheyaretalkingnoisilyevenifthereisnotmuchsound.Younoticethenoisebecauseit80youpsychologically.Bothsoundandnoisecanhave81effects,butwhatismostimportantis82the