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1、Questionsare based on the following passage.Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy
family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year, a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home--the highest in 15 years.
Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished
marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing
yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty."
The Salvation Army's Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt, head of the department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of
communication is often the biggest motive. "The things that disturb a man's personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they've been treated."
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle __
A． could not forgive him for taking the children
B． had been expecting it to happen for some time
C． could not understand why
D． blamed herself for what had happened
2、根据下列材料请回答题：
What is the main topic of the passage?
A．The movement of glaciers.
B．Icebergs as a source of fresh water.
C．Future water shortages.
D．The future 0fthe world's rivers.
3、Directions : There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four Choices marked A．, E B．, E C．and D J . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter oh Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions are based on the following passage.
The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately Owned business and government both play important roles. Indeed, some of the most enduring debates of American economic history focus on the relative roles of the public and private sectors.
The American free enterprise system emphasizes private ownership. Private businesses produce most goods and services, and almost two-thirds of the nation's total economic output goes to individuals for personal use (the remaining one-third is bought by government and business). The consumer role is so great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a "consumer economy".
This emphasis on private ownership arises, in part, froth American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was created, Americans have feared excessive government power, and they have sought to limit government's authority over individuals -- including its role in the economic realm. In addition, Americans generally believe that an economy characterized by private owner- ship is likely to operate more efficiently than one with substantial government ownership.
When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand determine the prices of goods and services. Prices, in turn, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods rises. That catches the attention of new or other companies that, sensing an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more of that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing different goods.
There are limits to free enterprise, however. Americans have always believed that some services are better performed by public rather than private enterprise. For instance, in the United States, government is primarily responsible for the administration of justice, education, the road system, and national defense.
In this mixed economy, individuals Can help guide the economy not only through the choices they make as consumers but through the votes they cast for officials who Shape' economic policy. In recent years, consumers have voiced concerns about product safety, environmental threats posed by certain industrial practices, and potential health risks citizens may face; government has responded by creating agencies to protect consumer interests and promote the general public welfare.
According to the passage, the U. S. is sometimes called
4、回答题：
How to Use a Library
A)You’re driving your car home from work or school．And something goes wron9．The engine stalls out at lights，holds back as you go to pass．It needs a tune•up——and soon．Where do you go?The library．You can take out an auto repair manual that tells step—by—step how to tune up your make and model．Or your tennis game has fallen off．You’ve lost your touch at the net．Where do you go?The library——for a few books on improving your tennis form．
B)“The library!”you say．“That’s where my teacher sends me to do一ugh—homework．"Unfortunately, I’ve found that’s exactly the way many people feel．If you’re among them．you’re denying yourself the easiest way to improve yourself,enjoy yourself and even cope with life．My first suggestion for making the most of your library is to do what I did，read and read and read．For pleasure——and for understanding．
C) If it’s TV that keeps you from cultivating this delicious habit，I can offer a sure remedy．Take home from the library a stack of books that might look interestin9．Pile them on the TV set．Next time you are tempted to turn on a program you really don’t want to see，reach for a book instead．
D)Over the years，people collect a mental list of books they mean to read．If you don’t have such a list，here is the suggestion．Take from the library some of the books you might have enjoyed dramatized on TV,like Remargue’s All Quiet on the Western Front，Clavell’s Shegun，Tolkien’s The Hobbit，or Victor Hugo’s Les Mise Rables．If you like what you read、you can follow up with other satisfying books by the same authors．
E)Some people in their reading limit themselves to current talked—about best sellers．Oh，what they miss!The library is full of yesterday’s best sellers；and they still make compelling reading today． Some that I've enjoyed：A．B．Guthrie’s The Big Sky，Carl Van Doren’s Benjamin Franklin，Mari Sandoz’s．Old Jules，and Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead．
F) How do you find these or any other books you’re looking for?It’s easy—with the card catalog． Every time I go to the library——and I go more than once a week——I invariably make a beeline to the card catalog before anything else．It’s the nucleus of any public library．The card catalog lists every book in the library by：1．author；2．title；3．subject．Let’s pick an interesting subject to look up．I have always been fascinated by astronomy．You’11 be surprised at the wealth of material you will find under“astronomy”to draw upon．And the absorbing books you didn’t know existed on it．
CAUTION：Always have a pencil and paper when you use the card catal09．
G) Once you jot down the numbers of the books you are interested in，you are ready to find them on the shelves．Libraries call the shelves “the stacks”．In many smaller libraries，which you’ll be using，the stacks will be open for you to browse．To me there is a special thrill in tracking down the books I want in lhe stacks!For invariably,I find books about which I knew nothin9，and these often turn out to be the very ones l need．You will find the same thing happening to ypu when you start to browse in the stacks．“A learned mind is the end product of browsing．”CAUTION：If you take a book from the stack s to your work desk，do not try to return it to its proper place．That’s work for the experts．If you replace it incorrectly,the next seeker won’t be able to find it．
H) Some of the brightest and best．informed men and women in America are the librarians who specialize in providing reference help．Introduce yourself State your problem．And be amazed at how much he p you will receive．CAUTION：Don’t waste the time of this expert by asking silly questions you ought to solve yourself．Save the reference librarian for the really big ones．
I) You shot：ld also learn to use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature．This green—bound index is me of the most useful items in any library．It indexes all the articles in the major magazines，including newspaper magazine supplements．Thus it provides a guide to the very latest expert information of any subject that interests you．So if you want to do a really first—class job，find out which magazines your library subscribes to，then consult the Reader's Guide and track down recent articles on your subject．When you use this wonderful tool effectively,you show the mark of a real scholar．
J) Since you can take most books home，but not magazines，take full notes when using the latter． Many libraries today provide a reprographic machine that can quickly copy pages you need from magazines and books．Ask about it：If you are working on a project of some size which will require repeated library visits，keep a small notebook in which you record the identification numbers of the books you will be using frequently．This will save you valuable time，because you won’t have to consult the card catalog or search aimlessly through the stacks each time you visit for material you seek．Sol fie of the very best books in any library are the reference books，which may not be taken home．Learn what topics they cover and how best to use them，for these books are wonderful repositories (储藏室、资料库)of human knowledge．
K) Your library can give you help on any subject．It can even be your business and legal advisor．How many times have you scratched your head over how to get a tax rebate(折扣)on your summer job?You，11 find guides to that．Want to defend yourself in traffic couP?Find out how in legal books at the library．
L) Library Projects Can Be Fun and Rewardin9．Here are a few ideas：
1．What are your roots?Trace your ancestors．Many libraries specialize in genealogy．
2．Did George Washington sleep nearby?Or Billy the Kid?Your library’s collection of local history books can put you on the trail．
3．Cook a Polynesian feast．Or an ancient Roman banquet．Read how in the library’s cook books．
4．Take up photography．Check the library for consumer reviews of cameras before you buy．Take out books on lightin9，composition，or darkroom techniques or—you name it!
M)If you haven，t detected by now my enthusiasm for libraries，let me offer two personal notes．I'm particularly pleased that in recent years two beautiful libraries have been named after me：a small community library in Quakertown，Pennsylvania，and the huge research library located at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley．And I like libraries so much that I married a librarian．
The nucleus of any public library is the car，d catalog．
填空题
5、_____________(环境一旦遭到破坏)，it takes many years for the system to recover
6、If you had________(听了我的劝告，你就通过考试了)．
7、 I am terribly sorry for__________ (忘了提前打电话取消约会)．
8、
根据你所听到的回答题：
请在（36）处填上答案。
简答题
9、Creating a green campus
要求：
1.建设绿色校园十分重要
2.绿色校园不仅是指绿色的环境…
3.为了建设绿色校园，我们应该…
10、1．现在很多大型活动都需要志愿者；
2．做志愿者的利弊；
3．如果我有机会做志愿者的话，我会……
1、Questionsare based on the following passage.Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy
family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year, a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home--the highest in 15 years.
Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished
marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing
yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty."
The Salvation Army's Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt, head of the department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of
communication is often the biggest motive. "The things that disturb a man's personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they've been treated."
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle __
A． could not forgive him for taking the children
B． had been expecting it to happen for some time
C． could not understand why
D． blamed herself for what had happened
2、根据下列材料请回答题：
What is the main topic of the passage?
A．The movement of glaciers.
B．Icebergs as a source of fresh water.
C．Future water shortages.
D．The future 0fthe world's rivers.
3、Directions : There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four Choices marked A．, E B．, E C．and D J . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter oh Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions are based on the following passage.
The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately Owned business and government both play important roles. Indeed, some of the most enduring debates of American economic history focus on the relative roles of the public and private sectors.
The American free enterprise system emphasizes private ownership. Private businesses produce most goods and services, and almost two-thirds of the nation's total economic output goes to individuals for personal use (the remaining one-third is bought by government and business). The consumer role is so great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a "consumer economy".
This emphasis on private ownership arises, in part, froth American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was created, Americans have feared excessive government power, and they have sought to limit government's authority over individuals -- including its role in the economic realm. In addition, Americans generally believe that an economy characterized by private owner- ship is likely to operate more efficiently than one with substantial government ownership.
When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand determine the prices of goods and services. Prices, in turn, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods rises. That catches the attention of new or other companies that, sensing an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more of that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing different goods.
There are limits to free enterprise, however. Americans have always believed that some services are better performed by public rather than private enterprise. For instance, in the United States, government is primarily responsible for the administration of justice, education, the road system, and national defense.
In this mixed economy, individuals Can help guide the economy not only through the choices they make as consumers but through the votes they cast for officials who Shape' economic policy. In recent years, consumers have voiced concerns about product safety, environmental threats posed by certain industrial practices, and potential health risks citizens may face; government has responded by creating agencies to protect consumer interests and promote the general public welfare.
According to the passage, the U. S. is sometimes called
4、回答题：
How to Use a Library
B)“The library!”you say．“That’s where my teacher sends me to do一ugh—homework．"Unfortunately, I’ve found that’s exactly the way many people feel．If you’re among them．you’re denying yourself the easiest way to improve yourself,enjoy yourself and even cope with life．My first suggestion for making the most of your library is to do what I did，read and read and read．For pleasure——and for understanding．
C) If it’s TV that keeps you from cultivating this delicious habit，I can offer a sure remedy．Take home from the library a stack of books that might look interestin9．Pile them on the TV set．Next time you are tempted to turn on a program you really don’t want to see，reach for a book instead．
D)Over the years，people collect a mental list of books they mean to read．If you don’t have such a list，here is the suggestion．Take from the library some of the books you might have enjoyed dramatized on TV,like Remargue’s All Quiet on the Western Front，Clavell’s Shegun，Tolkien’s The Hobbit，or Victor Hugo’s Les Mise Rables．If you like what you read、you can follow up with other satisfying books by the same authors．
E)Some people in their reading limit themselves to current talked—about best sellers．Oh，what they miss!The library is full of yesterday’s best sellers；and they still make compelling reading today． Some that I've enjoyed：A．B．Guthrie’s The Big Sky，Carl Van Doren’s Benjamin Franklin，Mari Sandoz’s．Old Jules，and Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead．
F) How do you find these or any other books you’re looking for?It’s easy—with the card catalog． Every time I go to the library——and I go more than once a week——I invariably make a beeline to the card catalog before anything else．It’s the nucleus of any public library．The card catalog lists every book in the library by：1．author；2．title；3．subject．Let’s pick an interesting subject to look up．I have always been fascinated by astronomy．You’11 be surprised at the wealth of material you will find under“astronomy”to draw upon．And the absorbing books you didn’t know existed on it．
CAUTION：Always have a pencil and paper when you use the card catal09．
G) Once you jot down the numbers of the books you are interested in，you are ready to find them on the shelves．Libraries call the shelves “the stacks”．In many smaller libraries，which you’ll be using，the stacks will be open for you to browse．To me there is a special thrill in tracking down the books I want in lhe stacks!For invariably,I find books about which I knew nothin9，and these often turn out to be the very ones l need．You will find the same thing happening to ypu when you start to browse in the stacks．“A learned mind is the end product of browsing．”CAUTION：If you take a book from the stack s to your work desk，do not try to return it to its proper place．That’s work for the experts．If you replace it incorrectly,the next seeker won’t be able to find it．
H) Some of the brightest and best．informed men and women in America are the librarians who specialize in providing reference help．Introduce yourself State your problem．And be amazed at how much he p you will receive．CAUTION：Don’t waste the time of this expert by asking silly questions you ought to solve yourself．Save the reference librarian for the really big ones．
I) You shot：ld also learn to use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature．This green—bound index is me of the most useful items in any library．It indexes all the articles in the major magazines，including newspaper magazine supplements．Thus it provides a guide to the very latest expert information of any subject that interests you．So if you want to do a really first—class job，find out which magazines your library subscribes to，then consult the Reader's Guide and track down recent articles on your subject．When you use this wonderful tool effectively,you show the mark of a real scholar．
J) Since you can take most books home，but not magazines，take full notes when using the latter． Many libraries today provide a reprographic machine that can quickly copy pages you need from magazines and books．Ask about it：If you are working on a project of some size which will require repeated library visits，keep a small notebook in which you record the identification numbers of the books you will be using frequently．This will save you valuable time，because you won’t have to consult the card catalog or search aimlessly through the stacks each time you visit for material you seek．Sol fie of the very best books in any library are the reference books，which may not be taken home．Learn what topics they cover and how best to use them，for these books are wonderful repositories (储藏室、资料库)of human knowledge．
K) Your library can give you help on any subject．It can even be your business and legal advisor．How many times have you scratched your head over how to get a tax rebate(折扣)on your summer job?You，11 find guides to that．Want to defend yourself in traffic couP?Find out how in legal books at the library．
L) Library Projects Can Be Fun and Rewardin9．Here are a few ideas：
1．What are your roots?Trace your ancestors．Many libraries specialize in genealogy．
2．Did George Washington sleep nearby?Or Billy the Kid?Your library’s collection of local history books can put you on the trail．
3．Cook a Polynesian feast．Or an ancient Roman banquet．Read how in the library’s cook books．
4．Take up photography．Check the library for consumer reviews of cameras before you buy．Take out books on lightin9，composition，or darkroom techniques or—you name it!
M)If you haven，t detected by now my enthusiasm for libraries，let me offer two personal notes．I'm particularly pleased that in recent years two beautiful libraries have been named after me：a small community library in Quakertown，Pennsylvania，and the huge research library located at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley．And I like libraries so much that I married a librarian．
The nucleus of any public library is the car，d catalog．
填空题
5、_____________(环境一旦遭到破坏)，it takes many years for the system to recover
6、If you had________(听了我的劝告，你就通过考试了)．
7、 I am terribly sorry for__________ (忘了提前打电话取消约会)．
8、
点击播放
根据你所听到的回答题：
请在（36）处填上答案。
简答题
9、Creating a green campus
要求：
1.建设绿色校园十分重要
2.绿色校园不仅是指绿色的环境…
3.为了建设绿色校园，我们应该…
10、1．现在很多大型活动都需要志愿者；
2．做志愿者的利弊；
3．如果我有机会做志愿者的话，我会……
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