大學英語四級新36

［模擬］大學英語四級新36

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitled

IsItNecessarytoAttendTrainingClasses.Youshouldstartyouressay

withabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviews.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180wordsaccordingto

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

1.以下是某城市各類培訓班的數(shù)目圖，請簡要描述圖表；

2.給出可能的原因；

3.你的觀點。

范文示例：

［參考范文］IsItNecessarytoAttend

TrainingClasses

Accordingtothegraph,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthe

numberoftrainingclassesinthepasttwentyyears.Ontheonehand,in

thelastcentury,theincreaseofthetrainingclasseswasnotsogreat.

Ontheotherhand,therehasbeenasharpincreaseinthetrainingclasses

after2000.

Therearethreereasonsforthechange.Firstly,withthe

developmentofthesociety,moreandmorepeoplepaymuchattentionto

theimprovementoftheirability,andtheyhopetoimprovethroughspecial

trainingclasses.Secondly,tomostpeople,trainingplaysadirectpart

inhelpingthemtoattaintheirgoalquicklyandefficiently.Thirdly,

withtheimprovementofthepeople'slivingstandards,moreandmore

peopleregarditasapreferablewaytospendtheirsparetime.

Asforme,Ithinkitisnecessarytoattendtrainingclasses.

Foronething,theycanplayaveryimportantroleinhelpyoutoattain

yourgoalquicklyandefficiently.Foranother,youcanlearnnotonly

whatyouneedquicklybutalsoanewwaytobroadenyourhorizon.

PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththe

newsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorresponding

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letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

第1題:

A.Themanshouldshutthewindowtightly.

B.Themanshouldputsomescrewsinthewood.

C.Themanshouldsticktohiswork.

D.Themanshoulduseatooltoopenthewindow.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］M:Ican'tgetthiswindowopen.It'sreallystuck.W:Why

don'tyoutryusingthisscrewdriverandseeifthatworks?Q:Whatdoes

thewomanmean?

第2題：

A.Thenumberofroomsintheapartment.

B.Troublewithintheman'sfamily.

C.Thereasonwhythemanhassomanyclocks.

D.Whatthewomanshouldgivetoherfamily.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］W:Youcertainlyhavealotofclocks.Thereseemstobeone

ineveryroom.M:MyfamilygavethemtomebecauseIhavetroublekeeping

trackoftime.Q:Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?

第3題：

A.Inarailwaystation.

B.Inahotelroom.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Attheairport.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］M:Areyoureadytocheckout?W:Yes.I'llpaythebilland

you’11callthedeskandhaveourbaggagetakenouttothetaxi.Q:Where

doesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

第4題：

A.Thehomeworkwasveryeasy.

B.Themanshouldgotoclass.

C.Themanshouldsitinthebackoftheclassroom.

D.She'sfurtherbehindinherworkthanthemanis.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］M:SinceIdidn'tevenbeginmyproject,Imightnotgotoclass

today.W:Areyoukidding?Thatwouldonlyputyoufurtherbehind.Q:

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Whatisthewoman'sopinion?

第5題：

A.Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.

B.Theweatherdoesn'tcountintheirplan.

C.Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.

D.Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］W:Butwhathappensifitrains.Whatarewegoingtodothen?

M:We'11havetocountongoodweather.Butifitdoesrainthewholething

willhavetobecanceled.Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

第6題：

A.Shelostherway.

B.Shelostherkeys.

C.Shelosthercar.

D.Shelostherhandbag.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］M:Thinkitovercarefully,youmusthaveleftitsomewhere.

W:Buttheproblemisthat1havetohaveitnow.Ineedittousemycar,

andwhenIgethome,toopenthedoor.Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

第7題：

A.11:25

B.11:40

C.0.490278

D.0.476389

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］M:Thetrainislate.Whenwillitarrive?W:Theysayit'

slatefor25minutes,soitshouldbehereat11:46.Q:Whenwillthe

trainarrive?

第8題：

A.Hewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.

B.Hefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.

C.Hewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.

D.Hedoesn'tliketheteacher'saccent.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］W:YoutookanoptionalcoursethisSemester,didn'tyou?How

isitgoing?M:Terrible.Itseemslikethemoretheprofessortalks,

thelessIunderstand.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthecourse?

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

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bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

［聽力原文］

M:Ireallydon'tknowwhattodothissummer.Ican'taffordtojustsit

around,andtheredon'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhouse-sitting?LastsummermyfriendMargaret

house-satfortheDoddswhentheywentawayonvacation.Mr.Doddhired

Margarettostayintheirhousebecausehedidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheDoddspaidMargaretjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtowaterthehouseplants.AndwhenEric

house-satforMr.Cohen,hehadtotakecareofhispets.

M:House-sittingsoundslikeagoodjob.Iguessit'salittlelike

baby-sitting一exceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetofilloutanapplication?

W:MargaretandErichadtointerviewwiththehomeownersandprovidethree

referenceseach.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Thehomeownerswantsomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehouse-sitter.

Youknow,theywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewhowillthrowwild

partiesintheirhouse,ormovegroupsoffriendsinwithyou.

M:House-sitterswhodothatsortofthingsprobablywon'tbepaid.

W:Usuallytheyarepaidanywayjustbecausethehomeownersdon'twant

tomakeafuss.Butifthehomeownersreportit,andthenthehousesitter

wouldn'tbeabletogetanotherjob.Sowhydon'tyouapply?

第9題：

A.Stayathome.

B.Holdparties.

C.Dopart-timejobs.

D.Travel.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatdoesthemanwanttodothissummer?細節(jié)題。男士說

工作不好找，而自己又不能閑坐著，要掙錢，所以暗指他暑假要做兼職。

第10題：

A.HiredErictotakecareofthepets.

B.HiredMargarettolookafterthehouse.

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C.AskedMr.Cohentotakecareofthechildren.

D.HiredErictowatertheplants.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］WhatdidtheDoddsdowhentheywentawaylastsummer?細

節(jié)題。根據(jù)對話可知Dodds一家去年夏天去度假時，請Margaret幫忙照看房屋。

house-sit的意思“代為照看房屋”。

第11題:

A.Byinterviewingtheapplicants.

B.Byexaminingtheapplicationletter.

C.Bytakingsuggestionfromthestudentemploymentoffice.

D.Bylisteningtotheirfriend,srecommendation.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Howdohouse-sittersdeterminethereliabilityofthe

homeowners?細節(jié)題。房屋看管者與房屋的主人見面，并提供證明，以此來

使房主相信他們的可靠性。

國一―1

［聽力原文］

W:Nowyou'vebeenananimaldoctorforsomethirtyyears.Whatwasit

thatmadeyouchoosethisjob?

M:Well,Istudiedasanordinarydoctorinthebeginning,butIslowly

realizedthatIlikedanimalsverymuch.Ialmostpreferanimalstopeople.

SoItookanextracourseinanimalmedicine.

W:Andyoustillenjoyworkingwithanimals?

M:Oh,yes,verymuchso.Infact,morethanevernow.Fvegottoknow

animalsmuchbetter,andIgetonbetterwiththem.Theirownerssometimes

getonmynerves,though.

W:Oh,whyisthat?

M:Somepeopleknowverylittleaboutanimalsandkeeptheminthewrong

conditions.

W:Whatsortofconditions"?

M:Well,youknow,somepeoplebuyalargedogandtrytokeepitina

smallflat;theydon'ttakeitoutenoughortogiveitproperexercise.

Alotofpeopledon'tfeedtheiranimalsproperly.Theygivepetstoomuch

foodornottofeedthemregularly,whichareequallybadforthem,

especiallyifthey'renotgettingenoughexercise.Keepingananimalis

aresponsibilitywhichissomethingmanypeopledon'tseemtorealize.

W:Youmeanpeoplekeeppetsforthewrongreasons?

M:Yes,somepeoplewantapetbecausethey'relonely,orevensimplyto

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showhowrichtheyare.

W:Andjusthowdoyoudealwiththesepeople?

M:Well,Itrytotellthemwhattheanimalneeds,whatistherightsort

offood,theproperexercise.Itrytoteachthemthatanimalsarenot

toysandifthey'retobehealthy,theyhavetobehappy.

W:Yes,Isupposeyou'reright.

第12題：

A.Hismajor.

B.Highsalary.

C.Hispreference.

D.Histutor'sadvice.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatmakesthemanworkasananimaldoctor?細節(jié)題。根

據(jù)對話可知男士慢慢意識到自己非常喜歡動物，甚至超過了對人的喜歡，也就是

說男士對動物的喜愛使他成為了一名獸醫(yī)。

第13題：

A.Theyjustkeeptheminsmallcages.

B.Theydon'tfeedthemwithenoughfood.

C.Theygivethemtoomuchtraining.

D.Theydon'tgivethemfoodatregulartime.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whatissomepeople'swrongdoingwiththeiranimals?細

節(jié)題。男士說他們喂給寵物太多的食物，或飲食不規(guī)律，這對寵物是非常有害的,

尤其是當它們沒有得到足夠的運動的時候。

第14題：

A.Toobtainatoy.

B.Todecoratetheirlife.

C.Tomakemoney.

D.Toshowtheirwealth.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Accordingtotheanimaldoctor,whydopeoplekeeppets?細

節(jié)題。根據(jù)對話可知人們養(yǎng)寵物的兩個原因：一是因為他們孤獨，另一個僅僅只

是為了炫耀自己的富有。

第15題：

A.Touristandanimalfeeder.

B.Consultantandanimalexpert.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

D.Petownerandanimaldoctor.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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細節(jié)題。通過對話中女士的問題、兩個人的談話內(nèi)容及語氣可知，這是一次采訪,

兩人應該是采訪者和被采訪者的關系。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

［聽力原文］

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimals

havelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficially

classifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownby

shootingorpoisoningthem.

Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrol

thefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthe

countryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenand

womenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefox,theykill

itorahuntershootsit.

Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywear

aspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodes

ofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,so

mosthuntersarewealthy.

Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfox

hunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecades,thenumberofpeopleopposed

tofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal,hasrisensharply.

Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindof

confrontationbetweenhuntersandhuntopponents.Sometimesthese

incidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlytheseopponentsinterferewiththe

huntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,

whichthedogsfollow.

Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandtheiropponentshave

becomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthe

pursuitoffoxesitself.

第16題：

A.Becausefoxeskillfarmanimals.

B.Becausefoxeslookjustlikefarmdogs.

C.Becausefoxesareverycunning.

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D.Becausefoxesmayharmfarmers'children.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Whyhavefoxesandfarmersnevergotonwellwitheachother?

細節(jié)題。文章中提到“人們總是譴責這些外表像狗的小型動物禍害了農(nóng)場里的牲

畜”，故選A。

第17題：

A.Shootingthem.

B.Poisoningthem.

C.Askingthelocalhunttohuntforthem.

D.Alloftheabove.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whatmeasuresdofarmerstaketocontrolthenumberoffoxes?

細節(jié)題。短文中提到了三種減少狐貍的方法：槍殺、投毒或請求當?shù)孬C狐部門的

幫助。

第18題：

A.Becausetheydon'tthinkfoxesareharmful.

B.Becausetheythinkfoxhuntingiscruel.

C.Becausetheythinkfoxhuntingisexpensive.

D.Becausetheythinkthenumberoffoxeshasdroppedalot.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whyhasthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhuntingincreased

overthelastcoupleofdecades?細節(jié)題。文中提到“因為他們認為獵

狐太殘忍了”。

［聽力原文］

InAmerica,self-improvementisanationalpastime.Everyyear,moreand

moreAmericansspendtheirleisuretimetryingtoimprovethemselvesone

wayoranother.

Onepopularformofself-improvementisthesearchforphysical

fitness.ThousandsofAmericanswhoneverexercisedarenowoutonthe

streetsjogginginfashionablerunningsuitsandexpensivesneakers.They

boastofhowmanymilestheyruneachdayandofhowmanypoundstheylose

eachweek.Othersareturningtoswimming,tennis,dance,andthemartial

artstoimprovetheirphysicalfitness.

Insteadofrunningaroundtheparkinthemorningorevening,other

Americansarestudyingyogaoraremeditatingquietlyintheirhomes.They

areseekingtoimprovethemselvesbyfindingpeaceandtranquility.

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Adulteducationisanotherformofself-improvement.Afterahard

day'swork,manyAmericanstakeeveningcoursesatalocalhighschool

orcollege.Theretheycanstudyavarietyofsubjects.Oftenthesepeople

arepreparingtoreturntothejobmarketortryingtoqualifythemselves

forbetterjobs.Amotherbusyraisingherchildrenmightattendnight

schooltolearnsecretarialskills.Asecretarymightreturntostudy

accounting.Someretiredpeoplegobackfortheeducationtheymissedat

anearlierage.

第19題：

A.Studyingyoga.

B.Adulteducation.

C.Playingtennis.

D.Thesearchforphysicalfitness.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］What'sthesecondformofself-improvementmentionedbythe

speaker?細節(jié)題。文中明確提到adulteducation是自我改善的另一種形

式。

第20題：

A.Thejobmarket.

B.Theirformerschools.

C.Goodschools.

D.Thelocalhighschoolorcolleges.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］WheredomanyAmericansgoforadulteducation?細節(jié)題。

文中提到許多人在當?shù)氐母咧谢虼髮W上夜校，接受成人教育。

第21題：

A.Becausetheywanttoreturntothejobmarket.

B.Becausetheywanttolearnsomethingnew.

C.Becausetheywanttomakeupfortheeducationtheymissed.

D.Becausetheywanttoprovethemselvestobeuseful.

參考答案：c

［聽力原文］Whydosomeretiredpeoplegobackforeducation?細節(jié)題。

文章最后提到許多退休人員回去接受教育是為了補上早年落下的教育。

［聽力原文］

Londontaxidriversknowthecapitallikethebackoftheirhands.

Nomatterhowsmallorindistinctthestreetis,thedriverwillbeable

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togetyoutherewithoutanytrouble.ThereasonLondontaxidriversare

soefficientisthattheyallhavegonethroughaverytoughtraining

periodtogetspecialtaxidrivinglicense.Duringthisperiod,whichcan

taketwotofouryears,thewould-betaxidriverhastolearnthemost

directroutetoeverysingleroadandtoeveryimportantbuildinginLondon.

Toachievethis,mostlearnersgoaroundthecityonsmallmotorbikes

practicinghowtomovetoandfromdifferentpointsofthecity.Learner

taxidriversaretestedseveraltimesduringthetrainingperiodby

governmentofficers.Theexamsareterribleexperience.Theofficersask

you〃HowdoyougetfromBirminghampalacetotheTowerofLondon?”and

youhavetotakethemthereinthedirectline.Whenyougettothetower,

theywon'tsay"welldone”.Theyquicklymoveontothenextquestion.

Afterfiveorsixquestions,theywilljustsay"Seeyouintwomonths

'time.〃andthenyouknowtheexamisover.Learnerdriversarenot

allowedtoworkandearnmoneyasdrivers.Therefore,manyofthemkeep

theirpreviousjobsuntiltheyhaveobtainedthelicense.Thetraining

cancostquitealot,becauselearnershavetopayfortheirownexpenses

onthetestsandthemedicalexam.

第22題：

A.BecauseLondontaxidriversallhavegonethroughaverytough

trainingperiodtogetspecialtaxidrivinglicense.

B.BecauseLondontaxidriversallareveryfamiliarwitheverystreet

ofLondon.

C.BecauseallLondondriversarelivinginthecorneroftheCapital.

D.Notgiven.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］WhyitsaysthatLondontaxidriversknowthecapitallikethe

backoftheirhands?細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文里提到倫敦出租車司機了解倫敦

就像自己的手背一樣的原因是，在他們獲得駕照之前，都經(jīng)歷了一段嚴格的培訓

期。

第23題：

A.Twoyears.

B.Fouryears.

C.Threeyears.

D.Twotofouryears.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Howlongwillawould-bedrivergetspecialtaxidrivinglicense?

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文里提到要想獲得特別的出租車駕駛執(zhí)照，一般得需要2到4

年時間。

第24題：

A.Tolearnmostdirectroutetoeverysingleroad.

B.TolearnmostdirectroutetoeveryimportantbuildinginLondon.

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C.Tolearnthemostdirectroutetoeverysingleroadandtoevery

importantbuildinginLondon.

D.Togoaroundthecityonsmallmotorbikespracticing.

參考答案：c

［聽力原文］Whatdoesthewould-betaxidriverhavetolearnduringthe

trainingperiod?細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文里提到的想要成為出租車司機的學習

者在培訓期間必須了解通往每條街道的直接路線，以及通往倫敦每一幢主要建筑

物的直接路線。

第25題:

A.Becauselearnershavetopayfortheirownexpensesonthetests

andthemedicalexam.

B.Becauseforsomelearners,thetrainingcostistooexpensive.

C.Becausethetrainingtimeistoolong.

D.Becauselearnerscannotgetpaymentduringthetrainingperiod.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Whyitsaysthetrainingcostisquitealot?細節(jié)題。短

文里提到培訓費花費很大，學習者必須自己繳納考試和醫(yī)療測試費用。故選A。

SecUonCDirections：InthisseCtion.youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistenCarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard,finally。when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

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AuniquelaboratoryattheUniversityofChicagoisbusyonlyatnight.

Itisadreamlaboratorywhereresearchersareatworkstudyingdreamers.

Theirfindingshave26_thateveryonedreamsfromthreetoseventimes

anight;although_27_apersonmayremembernoneoronlyoneofhis

dreams.Whatpeopledreamusually_28_theirwakinglifeexperiences,

whicharemostlyvisualinnature.Dreamis29tobeapassiveevent,

a30_thatpeopleexperiencebutdonot_31_control.Whilethe

subjects一usuallystudents一sleep,specialmachinesrecord

their_32_wavesandeyemovementsaswellasthebodymovementsthat

signaltheendofadream.Surprisingly,allsubjectssleep_33_.

Observersreportthatapersonusuallyfeelsanxiousbeforeadream.Once

thedreamhasstarted,hisbodyrelaxesandhiseyesbecomemoreactive,

asifthecurtainhadgoneuponashow.Assoonasthemachineindicates

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thatthedreamisover,thesleeperisweakenedbytheresearcher.He34_.

recordshisdream,andgoesbacktosleep---perhapstodreamsomemore.

Researchershavefoundthatifthedreameriswakenedafterhis

dream_35_,hecanusuallyrecalltheentiredream.Ifheisallowedto

sleepevenfivemoreminutes,hismemoryofthedreamwillhavefaded.

［聽力原文］

AuniquelaboratoryattheUniversityofChicagoisbusyonlyatnight.

Itisadreamlaboratorywhereresearchersareatworkstudyingdreamers.

Theirfindingshave(26)revealedthateveryonedreamsfromthreetoseven

timesanight;although(27)inordinarylifeapersonmayremembernone

oronlyoneofhisdreams.Whatpeopledreamusually(28)reflectstheir

wakinglifeexperiences,whicharemostlyvisualinnature.Dream

is(29)consideredtobeapassiveevent,a(30)phenomenonthatpeople

experiencebutdonot(31)consciouslycontrol.Whilethesubjects一

usuallystudents一sleep,specialmachinesrecordtheir(32)brainwaves

andeyemovementsaswellasthebodymovementsthatsignaltheendof

adream.Surprisingly,allsubjectssleep(33)soundly.Observersreport

thatapersonusuallyfeelsanxiousbeforeadream.Oncethedreamhas

started,hisbodyrelaxesandhiseyesbecomemoreactive,asifthe

curtainhadgoneuponashow.Assoonasthemachineindicatesthatthe

dreamisover,thesleeperisweakenedbytheresearcher.He(34)sitsup,

recordshisdream,andgoesbacktosleep一perhapstodreamsomemore.

Researchershavefoundthatifthedreameriswakenedafterhis

dream(35)withoutdelay,hecanusuallyrecalltheentiredream.Ifheis

allowedtosleepevenfivemoreminutes,hismemoryofthedreamwillhave

faded.

第26題:

參考答案：

revealed

第27題：

參考答案：

inordinarylife

第28題：

參考答案：

reflects

第29題：

參考答案：

considered

第30題:

參考答案：

phenomenon

第31題:

參考答案：

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consciously

第32題：

參考答案：

brain

第33題：

參考答案：

soundly

第34題：

參考答案：

sitsup

第35題:

參考答案：

withoutdelay

PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthis

section,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebank

isidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Thefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthand

changedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobe

done_36_bywomen一rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealsto

doing_37_work一stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsand

childrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a38_thathaschangedthetarget

marketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing"poverty

oftime"andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducers

offrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,

andthelike.

Althoughthereisstillabigwage_39_betweenmenandwomen,

theincomeworkingwomen_40_givesthemnewindependenceandbuying

power.Forexample,womennow_41_abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,

manycarsdealers_42_womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthat

theycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthat

womenare_43_customers.It'sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecar

dealerswerethefirstto_44_payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,

fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars一theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuch

male-oriented.Perhapsitwasthe_45_contrastwithJapanesesociety

thatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.

A)scaleB)retailed

C)generateD)extreme

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E)technicallyF)affordable

G)situationH)really

I)potentialJ)gap

K)voluntaryL)excessive

M)insultedN)purchase

0)primarily

第36題：

參考答案：

0

此處需要一個副詞來修飾動詞done。根據(jù)上下文意思，文中列舉的那些工作,

大部分或主要是由女性完成的。所以，primarily“主要地”最符合。

第37題：

參考答案：

K

此處需要一個形容詞作定語修飾worko根據(jù)上下文意思，一work,應與

familyshopping,preparingmeals并歹U,同屬in一homejobso結合選項，只

有voluntary帶入后意為“義務工作”符合文意。

第38題:

參考答案：

G

根據(jù)上下文意思,所填入的名詞應該是對前一個分句的概括,故選situation

“局面，情況”。

第39題：

參考答案：

J

根據(jù)文意，盡管男女之間仍然存在巨大的工資一一。此處顯然填可數(shù)名詞單

數(shù)，結合選項只有gap“差距”符合文意。

第40題：

參考答案：

C

根據(jù)文意，職業(yè)女性的收入給她們帶來了獨立和購買力。此處顯然填動詞，

選項的動詞中顯然只有generate"產(chǎn)生，生產(chǎn)”符合文意。

第41題：

參考答案：

N

此處需要一個動詞原形,作句子的謂語。根據(jù)上下文意思，不難看出purchase

符合。

第42題：

參考答案：

M

此處應填動詞作為謂語，且根據(jù)前文的時間Notlongago可知要填動詞的

過去式。根據(jù)句中ignoring和sugg