大学英语六级模拟试卷660(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级模拟试卷660 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 5. Cloze 8. Translation

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

1． For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Urbanization. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 有人认为城市化进程是一件好事 2. 有人却认为城市化进程给我们带来了很多负面影响 3. 在我看来… Urbanization

正确答案： Urbanization “Urbanization” has become, increasingly, a global phenomenon. In other words, urban centers are growing in size and population, and more and more towns are becoming metropolises. And there is no ag

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Protect Your Nest It’s never too early to protect your family’s financial well-being. Yet because most of us are so busy juggling work and family commitments, we tend to neglect the things that don’t require immediate attention. Some day, we think, we’ll take care of the three essentials-retirement savings, insurance coverage and estate planning. Unfortunately, emergencies can strike and then it’s too late. “Failure to plan is a huge mistake,” Barbara Raasch, managing director at Wealth and Tax Advisory Services, Inc. , told us. How can you avoid the “should have, could have, would have” scenario? By putting these three items at the top of your “to do” list-protect your future, protect your family and protect your legacy (遗产).Protect Your Future The national savings rate averaged around 0.4% for the first half of this year, according to the U. S. Department of Commerce, meaning Americans spent a shopping 99.6% of their after-tax earnings. Even more frightening, in July the savings rate dropped below zero. We all know we should save more. But with so many goals to save for-a house, the kids’ college tuition, your retirement, occasional vacations and a small emergency fund-it’s easy to

feel there’s just not enough money to do it all. Budget. The first step is to create a budget. Once you know what you’re spending your money on, you can figure out What you don’t need to spend it on-and stock those savings away. “Every month you have to pay yourself first,” says Joe Moglia, CEO of Ameritrade. “Take a little out of your paycheck.” It doesn’t have to be much-it could be foregoing(放弃) that extra lattice or getting the DVD free at the library. Retirement. Just about every survey of American investors these days shows that retirement is a main reason for saving. Yet an astounding number of people ignore the opportunities offered by employment-based retirement plans. According to a recent survey by Aon Consulting, more than 20% of those eligible for a 401k plan do not participate at all, while another 53% do not save at a rate high enough to take full advantage of their employers’ matching contribution-the closest thing to free money in the retirement savings universe. Consider it money that grows without being taxed. Emergency reserves. Many financial planners recommend that you have enough money in a savings or money-market account for at, least six to nine months of essential expenses, including your mortgage or rent, insurance premiums, credit card payments, utility and grocery bills and other fixed expenses, such as car payments or student loans. And it’s always a good idea to have cash on hand once you are confronted with emergency situations. For example, if the ATMs in your neighborhood are out, you can have enough to cover your immediate needs for a week or so.Protect Your Family A major illness, an extended disability (残疾) or the loss of a job could wipe out your financial reserves and any prospect of being able to save enough to achieve your other life goals. Here’s what you need to protect your savings: Health insurance. A recent study of court records and direct interviews indicated that about half of personal bankruptcies in the U. S. are caused in part by medical debts. Only people over 65 are entitled to the medicare. So people under that age face enormous bills and many of them lack insurance. If your company provides medical benefits, you have the most cost-efficient coverage available. Sign up. If you’re responsible for your own medical insurance ,you may want to look into health savings accounts ( HSAs ), a combination of a high deductible health plan and a tax-deductible savings account allocated to health care expenses. The funds in the account grow tax-free and can be withdrawn tax-free to pay for any qualified medical expenses, including over-the-counter medications, dental care, eyeglasses and other costs not usually covered by conventional health insurance plans. Disability insurance. Over 80% of Americans don’t have adequate disability coverage, according to a survey by the Consumer Federation of America and the American Council of Life Insurers. You may already have disability insurance through your employee benefits plan, either as paid sick leave or actual disability payments if you’re unable to work for an extended period of time. But these programs tend to pay far less than your weekly salary. For the self-employed, having a financial safety net is even more crucial. Life insurance. If your family member dies prematurely, a life-insurance policy will provide immediate funds for funeral expenses, and may help replace your lost income. “Life insurance isn’t a priority if you are single, but if you have a spouse or dependents, you want to make sure they’re taken care of, “says Barbara Raasch.

Employers frequently offer coverage as part of their benefits package.Protect Your Legacy One of the most thoughtful legacies that anyone call leave is peace of mind. No one wants to mar the memory of a loved one with” I think this is what Mom wanted but she never said” doubts. You can prevent that with the right advance directives (指示) and documents: A will. Over half of the adult population in this country dies without a will. This is not just senseless; it’s downright irresponsible. “If you die without a will, “says Karin Barkhorn, an estate planning attorney at Bryan Cave LLP,” the state determines how your assets are dispersed.” What’s more, the government could end up collecting a lot more tax than necessary. A living will. Also known as a health care directive, a living will specifies what medical measures should be used to keep you alive if you are incapacitated. The agonizing Terri Schiavo case earlier this year showed how the absence of a living will can rip a family apart. Health care providers are generally required to comply with the wishes you describe in your living will. Durable power of attorney. This document authorizes a loved one to make financial decisions on your behalf should you become unable. It allows someone to renew your CD at the bank, pay bills, sell stock or even sell your home or business, based on the agent’s determination of what is best for you. “If you are in the hospital and cannot pay your bills or sign a check, someone will have to do it,” says Raasch. “If any of your assets are held in your name only, your spouse can’t touch that money unless the court appoints him guardian. The emotional turmoil of your loved ones having to go to court will only add to your misery. “Although it’s best to have these documents prepared by a family-law attorney, you can cover the basics on your own with software such as Quicken’ s WillMaker Plus or Kiplinger’s WillPower. Retirement savings. Insurance coverage. Estate planning. These are the foundations of a financial well-being plan. Take care of your family and yourself today.

2． Why do we fail to attend to our family financial well-being? A．Because we don’t know what family financial well-being is. B．Because we focus too much on developing family relationships. C．Because we think work is much more important.

D．Because we think it needn’t be dealt with immediately.

正确答案：D

解析：题干问人们没有重视family financial well-being的原因。原文第一句提到了financial well-being，接着第二句because说明原因。该词后的that定语从句“不需要我们立刻去关注”即是原因所在。故D项符合文意。

3． We work out a budget so as to ______. A．avoid unnecessary spending B．buy the favorite DVD C．earn more credits

D．spend freely on favorite things

正确答案：A

解析：第二句提到了预算，接着第三句说，一旦你知道钱花在何处，便会明白哪些地方是不应花钱的，说明了预算的目的所在，即要避免花不该花的钱，故A项“避免不必要的花销”正确。

4． What is the advantage of the retirement savings?

A．Government withdraws a light tax on the retirement savings.

B．Employees can get money as the retirement savings from their employers. C．Anyone with the retirement savings is qualified for a 401K plan.

D．More than 50% Americans enjoy free money in the retirement savings.

正确答案：B 解析：题干问退休积蓄的好处。原句后半部分while引导的分句后的内容说，有53%的人为退休而做的储蓄金没达到相当数目，因此无法充分利用雇主为其储蓄金而支付的相应数额。由此可推知，雇员能从老板那里得到一定的退休金。因此B项符合原文含义。

5． We are advised to leave some cash at home to ______. A．feed the ATMs around our neighborhood regularly B．pay for the utility and grocery bills C．cope with sudden and serious situations

D．prove we have the ability to pay for necessities

正确答案：C 解析：句中once状语从句说明手中留有现金的目的是用来应付紧急情况。C项“突发和严重情况”与文意相符。

6． Which group of people are advised to hold s health insurance? A．Those who can’t afford the medical debts. B．Those who run private businesses. C．Those who are above 65 years old. D．Those who are under 65 years old.

正确答案：D

解析：题干问哪一类人应投健康保险。第三、四句说只有65岁以上的老人才享有医疗保健，而小于66岁的人会面临巨大开支。由此可知D项“小于65岁的人”为正确答案。

7． The disability insurance obtained by the employee benefits plan is ______. A．not enough for a decent living B．quite enough for a decent living

C．better than the salary by working regularly D．as equal as your original weekly salary

正确答案：A

解析：该句说，由员工福利项目而得到的残疾保险比一周的工资低得多，由此可知，依靠这样的保险金不足以过上良好的生活。A项说法与原文相符，是正确答案。

8． What can a life insurance do to a child? A．It can provide protection for their health. B．It offers money on the funeral without delay.

C．It supports the dally life of other family members. D．It compensates for the parents’ care for the child.

正确答案：B

解析：根据该句可知，这种情况下，寿保将立刻提供关于葬礼的各项开支。可知B项与原文相符。

9． The government has to decide how to arrange people’s assets if they ______.

正确答案：die without a will

解析：此处要求将if条件状语从句补充完整。题干要求找到政府安排财产分配是在什么情况下出现。原句If条件从句说明了这是在“未立遗嘱”的情况下，故die without a will为本题答案。

10． Once a person is too weak or loses the ability to do things, a living will is a reliable document for required ______.

正确答案：medical measures

解析：题干中要求填入名词性成分作介词for的宾语。由该句可知，根据a living will，当某人过度虚弱或丧失行为能力时，可依据该人要求采取医疗措施。因此medical measures符合题干要求，为正确答案。

11． Under your durable power attorney, if you are unable, a person can be given the authority to ______.

正确答案：make financial decisions on your behalf

解析：此处要求填入动词结构与to构成不定式表目的。题干中your durable power attorney是原句this document所指内容。根据原句可知，该文件使某人得到授权以全权处理当事人的财务事宜。因此make financial decisions on your behalf符合要求，为本题答案。

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be

asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：M: Paula, will you be ready to leave at eight? The weather is not so good and I’m afraid there will be a rain?W: No way This time I made all the preparations that until ten o’clock I won’t go home.Q: What does Paula mean?

12．

A．She doesn’t know when they will go. B．She believes there is a road detour. C．She won’t be ready at 8 o’clock. D．She wants the man to go away.

正确答案：C

解析：综合理解题 。男士问女士是否已经准备好八点钟启程，天气不好恐怕有雨。女士回答说，不行，我准备不到10点是不会回家的。因此可知，女士还没有做好八点钟启程的准备，故答案为C项。

听力原文：M: Did you get cut off? I see you are busying with the telephone.W: No, the asked me to hang up and try again later. What a mess that I couldn’t know how to handle it.Q: What has the woman been doing?

13．

A．Eating in a cafeteria.

B．Buying something in a store. C．Talking on the telephone. D．Getting money at a bank.

正确答案：C

解析：综合理解题 。男士先问，你打通了吗?我看你一直都在忙着。女士回答说，没有，他们让我挂断待会再打(they asked me to hang up and try again later)。真糟糕，我都不知道该怎样处理了。由女士的回答可知她在打电话，故答案为C项。

听力原文：W: Are you still planning to go to the concert? Your secretary gave me a call that you must be busy these days.M: You bet I am. I am so eager to take part in that this time I won’t miss it.Q: What does the man say about the concert?

14．

A．He’ll go if the woman’ goes too. B．He doubts he’ll be able to go. C．He’s too tired to go. D．He’s eager to go.

正确答案：D

解析：综合理解题 。女士先提问，你仍然计划参加音乐会吗，你的秘书打

电话过来，说你这几天肯定很忙。男士回答，那当然了(You bet I am)，我真的很想去，这次我是不会错过的。问题是，男士怎么评价这场音乐会，由男士果断的回答可知他很渴望能参加这次音乐会。故答案为D项。

听力原文：M: I can’t find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in town. I really love this style of shoes.W: Why not order them from a catalog? You can get whatever you want.Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do?

15．

A．Run in town.

B．Look more carefully.

C．Buy shoes from a catalog.

D．Find an easier place to exercise.

正确答案：C

解析：请求建议题 。男士先说，我在小镇的任何地方都没有找到我想要的那种慢跑鞋。女士提醒他，为何不通过目录去定购(order them from a catalog)，那样你想要什么，就能找到什么。因此可知答案为 C项。

听力原文：M:I have an appointment to see Doctor Grant for a physical examination．And I had already made an appointment．W: Please have a seat．He is in surgery right now. Maybe half an hour is OK．Q: Where did the conversation probably take place?

16．

A．In a doctor’s office. B．In an operating room. C．In a professor’s office. D．In a gymnasium.

正确答案：A

解析：语意推断题 。男士先说，他跟Grant医生约定来做身体检查，并已经预约了。女士回答说，请坐，他现在在手术室，半小时就够了。由上面的对话可知发生的地点为医生的办公室，故答案为A项。

听力原文：W: I can’t imagine you have any interest in attending that lecture on sculpture．For you it is so boring.M: I do．Now you would remind me of the one. And just now I have the time，so come I．Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?

17．

A．He’d rather not go to the lecture.

B．He doesn’t mind if the woman goes to the lecture. C．He wants to hear the lecture. D．He’s heard the lecture before.

正确答案：C

解析：综合理解题 。女士先说不敢想象，你居然有兴趣上雕塑课，对你来说太枯燥了。男士回答说，是的，现在你提醒了我。由女士吃惊的说法可知，男士想听雕塑课，故答案为C项。

听力原文：M: Do you think it’s about to rain? Look at the sky and the cloud．I guess it Will rain0．W: Rain? It’s about to pour．Also I wish to have a storm. These days it’s so dry，Q: What does the woman mean?

18．

A．There will be a lot of rain. B．Rain is very unlikely. C．It’s already raining. D．She’s not sure.

正确答案：A

解析：语意推断题 。男士先问，你认为即将下雨吗，我猜会有雨。女士回答说，不只是下雨，是倾盆大雨。我希望是暴风雨，这几天天气太干了。由It’s about to pour可知不仅会下雨，还会是大雨，故答案为A项。

听力原文：M: I heard that Jack bought Fred’s old car．Fred has offered a high price，but Jack got it at a lower one.W: That’s funny．I heard that Joe did. They said Fred gave the car to Joe at a very low price．Q: What does the woman think?

19．

A．Joe bought Fred’s car. B．The man is joking. C．Fred’s car is not good.

D．The man wants Jack’s car.

正确答案：A

解析：细节辨认题 。男士先说，我听说Jack买了Fred的旧车，Fred开始出价很高，但Jack还是以低价购进。女士回答说，真有意思，我听说是Joe买的。由I heard that Joe did可知，她一直以为是Joe买了车子，故答案为A项。

听力原文：W: Ok, this will be my treat.M: Oh, no, you don’ t.W: All right then, we’ll go Dutch.M: Next time. This time, it’ s my treat.W: My, it’s nice to have lunch with such a prosperous gentleman.M: Thank you.W: Gee, it’s crowded.M: Look, one empty table by that big picture window over there. Let’s go and get it.W: Ah, this Is a pretty spot. You can see the people passing by while you eat.M: And they can see you eat while they pass by and that’ s a pretty picture too.W: You not only coin a neat phrase, but turn a girl’s head too. ls this the only type of place for lunch?M: There are some lunch counters, but they serve only a few specialties.W: Why can’t you eat lunch in a restaurant?M: Well, you can,but the service isn’t as fast. Most people only have half an hour to one hour for lunch. The time is too short for them to eat in a restaurant or to run back and forth from home to school or office; because cities are

too big.W: So they cat quickly at the lunch counters?M: Right. Lunch is normally a light meal anyway. Workers must either take lunch with them or get it near the place where they work.W: What about the children?M: Kids in school take sandwiches, fruit and cookies along with them or eat in school cafeterias.W: This is delicious. If all the food tastes as good as this, I won’ t miss our own food too much. I like American food!M: I’ m glad you enjoy it. Arc you done?W: Yeah, I’m full.M: Are you sure? You can get seconds.W: I’ m positively full. I have no more room. Wow, this will last me for a week. Thank you very much.M: Don’t mention it.

20．

A．The man. B．The woman.

C．They pay for their own dinner respectively, D．Someone else,

正确答案：A

解析：选项中出现了“pay, dinner”等词，可以判断，本题是关于吃饭的付费问题，在男士的这句话中“This time you’ve my treat.”，即“这次我请你”，因此付钱的人应该是男士，即选项A。

21．

A．Because it serves only a few specialties. B．Because it’s too crowded. C．Because it’s too costly.

D．Because the service is too slow.

正确答案：D

解析：因果关系题。选项内容是一些不太理想的情况，可能是对某种不理想情况的解释。问题是关于为什么不在饭店吃饭的原因，男士说“but the service isn’t as fast”,“饭店服务不够快”，因此正确的是D。

22．

A．There aren’t many varieties of food at lunch counters. B．Some school kids eat in school cafeterias. C．Workers go back home to have lunch. D．The woman likes American food.

正确答案：C

解析：4个选项介绍了4种不同的情况，考生要注意从中选出一个正确的说法。从对话中可以得知，选项A、

B．D所讲的情况与对话内容相符，因此选项C是不正确的。

23．

A．He never has enough time.

B．He always holds off his work. C．He is always very busy.

D．He never tries anything new.

正确答案：B

解析：选项中的He，always holds off／very busy，never tries anything等表明，本题与对He的评价有关。由女士提到的You always try to do everything at the last minute可知，女士认为男士总是拖延工作，故答案为[B]。

Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： When John Wilton, writer of Paradise Lost, entered Cambridge University in 1695, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s school, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar school, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it fluently and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy. Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin the hard way. They memorized rules to make learning by heart easier, They first made a word for word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and they compared their translation with the original. The school master was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in. After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by other boys During the seven years Milton spent at the university, he made constantuse of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems which he published among his works in 1645.

24．

A．How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost. B．How John Milton Became a Poet. C．How John Milton Studied Latin. D．How John Milton Became Famous.

正确答案：C

解析：暗示与推理题。文中从头到尾讲述是学习拉丁文，因此选项C是最佳答案。

25．

A．It had a strange accent.

B．It was difficult to understand. C．It had a strong Italian accent. D．It was easy to understand.

正确答案：A 解析：事实题，推理判断题。文中提到“His pronunciation of Latin was English，however，and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy．”由此可以判断最佳选择是A。

26．

A．He was well-known in the world. B．He was very strange.

C．He was clever and hard working. D．He was quick at Latin and poems.

正确答案：D

解析：事实判断题。文中提到的两件事，首先“He was skilled in Latin”，其次是“He was already a poet at ten”，据此可知正确答案为D。

听力原文： When the United States Geological Survey makes its annual report on earthquakes, California usually leads the nation in the number of tremors that people, rather than measuring instruments, can “feel”. California also suffered the most serious damage from an earthquake in the Survey’s1983 report on significant earthquakes. These are the quakes that measure at least 6.5 on the Richer scale. These earthquakes are included if they cause considerable damage or casualties ( that is, if people are injured or killed). In 1983, four significant quakes occurred in the United States. This compares to 70 earthquakes worldwide. The strongest Unites States earthquake took place in south-central Idaho and measured 7.3. It killed two children in Challis, a nearby town. It caused ＄2.5 million in damages. A 6.5 quake in Coalinga, California, injured 45 people and cost ＄ 3.1 million, Large areas of Coalinga had to be razed or torn down because the buildings could net be repaired. A tremor off the southern coast of Alaska in the Pacific Ocean measured 6.5 but caused no damage. However, a 6. 6 quake on The Big Island in Hawaii hurt six people and cost＄6 million. California had a total of 119 earthquakes that people felt and reported to authorities in 1983. Hawaii was second with 75, and Alaska was third with 64 earthquakes.

27．

A．A significant earthquake occurs in the United States. B．A significant earthquake occurs in the ocean. C．A significant earthquake does not kill anybody.

D．A significant earthquake usually measures over 6.5 on the Richter scale.

正确答案：D

解析：A、B、C三个选项的信息无法在本段听力中听到，只有D的信息可

以在第一段中听到：“California also suffered the most serous damage from an earthquake in the Survey’s 1983 report on significant earthquakes． These are the quakes that measure at least 6.5 on the Richter scale．”

28．

A．75 quakes. B．64 quakes. C．119 quakes. D．70 quakes.

正确答案：C

解析：本段听力的最后可以直接听到答案：“California had a total of 119 earthquakes that people felt and reported to authorities in 1983．”。

29．

A．Off the Big Island. B．Near Challis. C．In Coalinga.

D．Off the southern coast.

正确答案：C 解析：听力材料中第二段谈到了加利福尼亚大地震的发生地：“A 6.5 quake in Coalinga，California，injured 45 people and cost ＄3.1 million．”。

听力原文： (32) Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening animals that eat meat, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth to attack careless swimmers without provocation. There are numerous wrong opinions, however, in this conception of sharks. First of all, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. (33)They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches long and can be held in the palm of the hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long. A second wrong opinion concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. (34)It is true that the fierce and meat-eating species do possess extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing. Finally, not all sharks are frightening animals ready to strike out at humans. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack humans, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. (35)The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are no known instances of attacks on humans.32. What do most people think of sharks?33. Which is probably the longest shark?34. What is the usage of the sharp

teeth of the meat-eating sharks?35. What do we know about sharks?

30．

A．Some of them are frightening.

B．They eat human beings when disturbed. C．They attack human beings without irritation. D．Some of them are powerful.

正确答案：C

解析：推理判断题。短文开头指出把鲨鱼刻画成巨大的、有威力的、恐怖的肉食动物，在不受任何刺激的情况下时刻准备着用它们尖利的牙齿攻击不小心的游泳者。

31．

A．The whale shark.

B．The greatest white shark. C．The bull shark. D．The tiger shark.

正确答案：A

解析：细节辨认题。短文指出，鲨鱼在大小上各不相同，有的小矮子鲨鱼只有6英寸长，可以放在手掌中，最大的鲸鲨却超过55英尺。

32．

A．Chewing the fish.

B．Slashing people near them. C．Grabbing the animals.

D．Cutting the prey into pieces.

正确答案：D

解析：细节推断题。短文指出，残暴的、肉食类鲨鱼拥有极其尖利的、残忍的牙齿，这些牙齿可以用来把猎物撕开。

33．

A．Sharks like eating humans. B．All large sharks attack humans.

C．White shark attacks people when provoked. D．Bull shark doesn’t attack people.

正确答案：C

解析：细节推断题。短文最后指出与人类交往有着最坏记录的鲨鱼有虎鲨、公牛鲨以及大白鲨。

Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.

When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

Culture shock is a special disease for people who have suddenly moved to a foreign country. Like most illnesses, it has its own【B1】______ and cure. Culture shock is caused by the【B2】______ that results from losing all familiar signs of social communication. Those signs include the ways in which we are used to the【B3】______ of daily life; when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to do【B4】______ , when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take statements【B5】______ and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are【B6】______ by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the languages we speak or the【B7】______ we accept. All of us depend on hundreds of these signs, most of which we do not carry on the level of【B8】______ awareness.【B9】_____________________ . No matter how broadminded or full of good will you may be, a series of supports have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of failure in much the same way. First they reject the environment that has caused discomfort. “The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad.【B10】_________________________ . Another phrase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly becomes very important. To the foreigners, everything becomes unreasonably beautiful.【B11】__________________________ . It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.

34． 【B1】

正确答案：symptoms

35． 【B2】

正确答案：anxiety

36． 【B3】

正确答案：situation

37． 【B4】

正确答案：shopping

38． 【B5】

正确答案：seriously

39． 【B6】

正确答案：acquired

40． 【B7】

正确答案：beliefs

41． 【B8】

正确答案：conscious

42． 【B9】

正确答案：Now when a person enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed

43． 【B10】

正确答案：When foreigners in a strange land get together to complain about the host country and its people, you can be sure that they are suffering from culture shock

44． 【B11】

正确答案：All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

English magazines will often advertise themselves as being devoted to sport and leisure. This is 【C1】______ for to the English sport is seldom leisurely. The reason they are lumped together can only be that, in English 【C2】______ , ensure activities share with sport the element of competition so 【C3】______ to the English way of life. Leisure is a 【C4】______ and one must make one’s own better

than anyone else’s. The high flying executive who 【C5】______ with model helicopters on the common is subconsciously waiting for another high 【C6】 ______ with similar toys to compete 【C7】 ______ . The man who cleans his car in a suburban street on a Sunday morning is really 【C8】 ______ a polishing race with his neighbours with every grunting (作呼噜声) sweep of the chamois(羚羊皮) leather. Even a peaceful pint in the pub can easily turn into a drinking competition if the right adversary turns up. When bad weather threatens, the English, unlike other people, do not invariably【C9】______ shelter in their houses, for 【C10】______ weather is the ultimate adversary a worthy and familiar opponent.A. eyes B. puzzlingC. running D. withE. flier F. playsG. take H. heavyI. essential J. challengeK. strolling L. satisfyingM. equivalentN. bringO. varied

45． 【C1】

正确答案：B

解析：句中提到对于英格兰人来说，运动很少是悠闲轻松的，而文中却提到英格兰人的杂志经常大肆宣扬具本身就致力于运动和休闲的，所以这就让人因惑了，故B合适。

46． 【C2】

正确答案：A

解析：从空格后的内容可判断A合适，指“在英格兰人眼里”或“在英格兰人看来”。

47． 【C3】

正确答案：I 解析：下文的几个方面谈到竞争，由此可知竞争是英格兰人的生活方式里不可缺少的成分，故I最恰当。

48． 【C4】

正确答案：J 解析：结合上下文可知该句意为：休闲就是挑战，谁都应当做得比别人更好，所以J对。

49． 【C5】

正确答案：F

解析：play with意为“玩弄．玩”，符合题意。

50． 【C6】

正确答案：E

解析：空格后的内容为“with similar toys”，由此可知这个人也是玩飞机模型，故只有E最合适。

51． 【C7】

正确答案：D

解析：compete with sb，指“与某人竞争或比赛”，刚好与题意相吻合。

52． 【C8】

正确答案：C

解析：run有“靠奔跑进行：以奔跑完成”之意，与句中的race相吻合，故选C。这里指“与他的邻居展开擦车竞赛”。

53． 【C9】

正确答案：C

解析：take shelter意为“躲避”，此处表示“躲避风雨”。

54． 【C10】

正确答案：H 解析：“heavy weather”与上文“bad weather”一致，所以H合适。

Section BDirections: 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, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

This year the combined advertising revenues of Google and Yahoo! will rival the combined primetime ad revenues of America’s three big television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC predicts Advertising Age. It will, says the trade magazine, represent a “watershed moment” in the evolution of the internet as an advertising medium, A 30-second prime-time TV ad was once considered the most effective-- and the most expensive-- form of advertising. But that was before the internet got going. And this week online advertising made another leap forward. This latest innovation comes from Google, which has begun testing a new auction-based service for display advertising. Both Google and Yahoo! make most of their money from advertising. Auctioning keyword search-terms, which deliver sponsored links to advertisers’ websites, has proved to be particularly lucrative. And advertisers like paid-search because, unlike TV, they only pay for results: they are charged when someone clicks on one of their links. Both Google and Yahoo!, along with search-site rivals like Microsoft’s MSN and Ask Jeeves, are developing much broader

ranges of marketing services. Google, for instance, already provides a service called AdSense. It works rather like an advertising agency, automatically placing sponsored links and other ads on third-party websites. Google then splits the revenue with the owners of those websites, who can range from multinationals to individuals publishing blogs, as online journals are known. Google’s new service extends AdSense in three ways. Instead of Genie’s software analyzing third-party websites to determine from their content what relevant ads to place on them, advertisement will instead be able to select the Specific sites where they want their ads to appear. This provides both more flexibility and control, says Patrick Keane, Google’s head of sales strategy. The second change involves pricing. Potential internet advertisers must bid for their ad to appear on a “cost-per-thousand” (known as CPM) basis. This is similar to TV commercials, where advertisers pay according to the number of people who are supposed to see the ad. But the Google system delivers a twist: CPM bids will also have to compete against rival bids for the same ad space from those wanting to pay on a “cost-per-click” basis, the way search terms are presently sold. Click-through marketing tends to be aimed at people who already know they want to buy .something and are searching for product and price information, whereas display advertising is more often used to persuade people to buy things in the first instance. The third change is that Google Will now offer animated ads-- but nothing too flashy or annoying, insists Mr. Keane. Such ads are likely to he more appealing to some the big-brand advertisers. Spurred on by the spread of faster broadband connections, such companies are becoming increasingly interested in so-called “rich-media” ads, like animation and video

55． By saying “It will represent a ‘watershed moment’ in the evolution of the internet as an advertising medium”, the trade magazine suggests

A．Google and Yahoo! share advertising revenues with television networks. B．The success of Google and Yahoo lakes a turning-point to online advertising. C．America’s three big television networks play an important role in the development of advertising medium.

D．Google and Yahoo! build up their status in advertising.

正确答案：B

解析：本题问“商业杂志悦‘It will represent a “watershed moment” in the evolution of the internet as an advertising medium’意指什么”。相关部分在文中第一段开头，提到广告时代预测本年度谷歌和雅虎两大网络公司的广告收入将可以和美国三大电视网在黄金时段的广告总收入相抗衡，称这是囚特网作为广告媒介这一发展过程中的一个”watershed moment”。本题理解的关键是”watershed moment”，根据上下文可以判

56． Now, the most effective form of advertising is ______. A．a 30-second prime-time TV ad

B．a 30-second prime-time online advertising

C．online advertising D．most expensive TV ad

正确答案：C

解析：本题问“目前最有效的广告形式是什么”。相关部分在题文第一段第四行，”A 30-second prime-time TV ad was once considered the most effective-and the most expensive- form of advertising. But that was before the internet got going. And this week online advertising made another leap forward.”(三十秒

57． Why do advertisers like the new auction based service for display advertising?

A．Because more people can see the advertisement. B．Because the service brings them more profit. C．Because they only pay for results.

D．Because the service offer more flexibility and control.

正确答案：C

解析：本题问“广告客户喜欢基于拍卖的广告展示服务的原因是什么”。由关键词：”the new auction-based service “可定位相关部分在文中第二段四行处。文中提到：”And advertisers like paid-search because，unlike TV，they only pay for results：they are charged when someone clicks on one of their links.”(广告商喜欢付费搜索服务，不同于电视，他们只根据结果付费：

58． Which of the following is nor included in Google’s new service which extends AdSense?

A．Advertisers will be able to select the specific sites where they want their ads to appear.

B．Advertisers pay on the basis of the number of people who browse the ad. C．Advertisers are offered ads with animation. D．Advertisers will be advised on the contents.

正确答案：D

解析：本题问一下“哪一项不是谷歌扩展了AdSense 的服务”。题文相关部分在短文第四、五、六段，文中提到”Google’s new service extends AdSense in three ways... advertisement will instead be able to select the specific sites where they want their ads to appear... The second change involves pricing ... The thir

59． What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Online advertising is more effective than TV advertising.

B．Google and Yahoo! are challenging Microsoft in the field of advertising. C．Google’s new advertising service could make the internet an even more valuable marketing medium.

D．Online advertising is popular with advertisers.

正确答案：C

解析：本题问“短文的主旨是什么”。从文中首段主题句”... It will，says the trade magazine，represent a ‘watershed moment’ in the evolution of the internet as an advertising medium.”(商业杂志称，这是因特网作为广告媒介这一发展过程中的一个“分水岭”。)，从文中第二段开始，所涉及的内容都是有关于谷歌公司的新广告服务项目以及该服务产生的积极影响。可知[C]“谷歌公司新的广告服务项目使因特网变成了

I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream? Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on tire same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness. What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn’t come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village. What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning” to the locals as they pass by? I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby. I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.

60． One of the disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings is that ______. A．the parents may become violent and difficult to put up with B．the residents may not have a good view from their windows C．the residents may become indifferent to their neighbors D．the children may become too frustrated to be controlled

正确答案：C 解析：从第2段末句对住在高楼大厦的人的描述可以推断他们对邻居的态度很冷漠，因此选项C为本题答案。第2段第5句表明母亲可能感到isolated，但没有提到如选项A的信息；该段第4句提到了住在高楼大厦看到的东西，但这种景色只针对住在15楼以上的住户(在第3句提到)，因此选项B属于过度概括；第5句也提到了孩子们的感受，但并不像选项D所说的他们会变得难以控制。

61． According to the author, the following may make city people unhappy EXCEPT ______.

A．housing conditions B．lack of communication C．a sense of isolation

D．a serious generation gap

正确答案：D 解析：第2段第5句分别提到了孩子和母亲的感受，但并没有提及他们之间存在代沟，因此选项D在文中并未提及。其他三个选项在文中均有提及。第2段第2句表明住房条件恶劣，即选项A的说法；该段末句表明选项B的说法在文中也有提及；第5句中的isolated表明选项C的说法也是造成城市居民生活不如意的原因之一。

62． Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the country? A．People may find it too quiet to live there.

B．People may not be able to find designer clothes there. C．People may be cut off from their friends living in cities.

D．People may be free from isolation because of the community bond.

正确答案：C

解析：选项C将第3段第4句中的一些信息点拼凑在一起，但选项C中各信息点的关系在原文中并不存在，因此只有选项C符合题意。第3段末句表明选项A的说法正确；选项B中的designer clothes意为“由设计师专门设计的服装”，决非一般大众的着装，结合第3段倒数第2句既可推断选项B也是正确的说法；根据该段首句可判断选项D正确。

63． According to the passage, which of the following best describes those who work in large cities and live in small villages?

A．Arrogant. B．Original.

C．Insensitive. D．Quiet.

正确答案：C 解析：第4段末句表明这些人的感受能力只像塑料花一样，也就是说他们的感受能力很低，因此选项C的描述是最贴切的。本题较具干扰性的是选项D，但要注意原文中quiet用于形容乡下村民的生活，而不能用于形容“在城市工作在乡下居住”的人；其他两个选项均无相关的原文依据。

64． Do you think the author will choose to live in the countryside? A．Definitely—sooner or later.

B．By no means—he is daydreaming. C．If he can afford a house there. D．Hard to say—he is in two minds.

正确答案：B 解析：在文章第一段末句作者提出一个问题”But how realistic is the dream?”，这表示作者认为这种想法只是一个“梦”；另外，文章末段中，作者以自己的猫为例，暗示自己不可能到乡下去居住，由此可见，本题应选B。本题最具干扰性的是选项D，原文从第2段开始分别讨论了住在城市和住在乡下的优点和缺点，这看起来像是作者拿不定主意到底应否移居到乡下，但更要注意的是末段，这一段事实上表明了作者的决定，虽然他只是说他的小猫不会喜欢搬到乡下去，但是他不可能扔下小猫不管而自己搬到乡下去，由此可见，他最终还是拿定了主意，并非如选项D所说的“犹豫不决”(in two minds)。

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such 【C1】______ tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people 【C2】______ it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that can’t be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been 【C3】______ us for a long time. “Most experts agree that the changes were 【C4】______ to something in the environment,” says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a 【C5】______ of the green. The new research, 【C6】______ in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn’t the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer 【C7】______ identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood 【C8】_____ means more places for kids to play—which is 【C9】______ since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children’s activity levels. But green space is good for the mind 【C10】______ ;research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive

【C11】______ for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading 【C12】______ in a green setting improved kids’ symptoms. 【C13】______ to grassy areas has also been linked to 【C14】______ stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an 【C15】______ of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.Glass cautions that most studies don’t 【C16】______ prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they’re nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives 【C17】______ the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors. Finding green space is not 【C18】______ easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take 【C19】______ of what’s there. Your children in particular will love it—and their bodies and minds will be 【20】______ to you.

65． 【C1】 A．findings B．theses C．hypotheses D．abstracts

正确答案：A

解析：词语辨析题。such后所接的词应该是总结上文所提到的事物。上文提到的是一个研究，以及研究发现的成果，因此选择findings，意思是研究或调查的结果。theses表示论文；hypotheses，假设；abstracts，摘要，都不符合题意。

66． 【C2】 A．adapt B．attribute C．allocate D．alternate

正确答案：B

解析：词语搭配题。此题要注意it后面的to，因此这个词一定是可以和to搭配的，attribute…to…表示把……归因于……，符合题意。adapt也可以和to搭配，表示适应……，但不合题意。其他两个选项一般不跟to搭配。

67． 【C3】 A．amongst B．along C．beside D．with

正确答案：D

解析：词语辨析题。分析空格所在的句子。可知句意为速食和电视机伴随我们已久。那么我们要选一个可以表示伴随意思的词，with有表示和……在一起的意思，因此D是正确答案。amongst，在……中间；along，沿着……；beside，在……旁边，均不合题意。

68． 【C4】 A．glued B．related C．tracked D．appointed

正确答案：B

解析：词语搭配题。此题要选择一个可以和t0搭配的词。排除A和C；B选项和D选项都可以，其中relate to表示与……有关系；appointed to表示委任、指派。根据上下文我们可以得知此句应为改变与环境有关系。而非指派、委任。因此选择B选项。

69． 【C5】 A．scraping B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking

正确答案：D

解析：词语辨析题。scrap，废弃；deny，否认；depress，使沮丧，均不合句意。因此选择shrink，表示收缩、萎缩。此句译为这些因素可能就是正在减少的绿色。

70． 【C6】 A．published B．simulated C．illuminated D．circulated

正确答案：A

解析：词语辨析题。此空后跟一个杂志名。那么这项新研究就是发表在杂志上，因此选择publish，发表的意思。simulate，模仿；illuminate，照亮、说明；circulate，循环、流通，均不合句意。

71． 【C7】 A．at B．to C．for D．over

正确答案：B

解析：词语搭配题。get close to是固定搭配，表示接近、靠近。其他选项均不与get close搭配。

72． 【C8】 A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely

正确答案：B 解析：词语辨析题。fully，完全地I；simply。仅仅；seriously，严肃地；uniquely，独特地。分析上下文可知，简单来说绿色社区就是给孩子提供更多地方玩，但仅此一项对孩子健康却很重要。因此选择B选项，其他选项不合句意。

73． 【C9】 A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．subtle

正确答案：A

解析：词语辨析题。vital，极重要的;casual，随便的；fatal，致命的；subtle，微妙的。根据前半句的意思可以判断在绿色户外运动对儿童是很好的，因此选择vital。此句意思是：最直接的是，一个绿色社区仅仅意味着给孩子们提供更多玩乐的场所——这至美重要。因为户外时间是与儿童活动强度有密切相关性的事物之一。

74． 【C10】 A．still B．already C．too D．yet

正确答案：C

解析：语篇分析题。通过分析上文可知此句起到承上启下的过渡作用，前面一直讲的是绿色空间对儿童身体健康的好处，接下来讲到绿色空间对儿童思维也有好处，因此选择too，still和already不合句意；yet虽然表示也的意思，但一般用在否定句中。

75． 【C11】 A．benefits B．profits

C．revenues D．awards

正确答案：A

解析：词语辨析题。此句承接前句，解释所有研究表明绿色空间对患有注意力缺乏症的儿童的认知有好处，因此选择benefit，益处、好处的意思。profit，利润、收益；revenue，税收；award，奖金、奖品，均不合句意。

76． 【C12】 A．outward B．apart C．aside D．outside

正确答案：D 解析：词语辨析题。此句承接上文指出仅仅是在绿色户外阅读就可以改善患有注意力缺乏症儿童的症状。reading outside表示在户外阅读，符合句意。outward，往外的、外表的；apart，分开的；aside，在旁边，都不合句意。

77． 【C13】 A．Immunity B．Addiction C．Exposure D．Reaction

正确答案：C

解析：词语辨析题。immunity，免疫、免除；reaction，反应、回应;exposure，暴露;addiction，沉溺.四个选项都可以和后面的to搭配，但是根据句意只能是暴露在长满草的地方，不可能是对草免疫，回应草地，或者沉溺于草地中。此句译为待在长满草的地方还可以减压以及降低成年人的体重指数。

78． 【C14】 A．much B．less C．more D．little

正确答案：B

解析：语篇分析题。通过分析上下文可知全文都在讲绿色空间的好处，因此待在绿色空间里只能是帮助人们减压，不可能是给人增加压力，因此选择less。其他选项不合句意．

79． 【C15】 A．installment

B．expedition C．analysis D．option

正确答案：C 解析：词语辨析题。此句指出在老年人中进行的调查显示适于步行的绿地与长寿有关，这样的结果可能是一项研究或调查，因此选择C，analysis，分析报告;installment，分部；expedition，探险、远足；option，选择。均不合句意。

80． 【C16】 A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably

正确答案：C

解析：词语辨析题。此句需要填一个副词，来修饰否定意思，只能选择C，not necessarily表示不一定、未必。其他选项都不合句意。此句译为格拉斯注意到大多数的研究并不一定证明了绿色与健康的因果关系。

81． 【C17】 A．relieved B．delegated C．approved D．performed

正确答案：C

解析：词语辨析题。此题需要选择一个动词和act(法案)搭配，因此选择C，approve the act，表示通过法案。relieve，缓解、消除delegate，代表；perform，执行、履行，都不符合旬意。

82． 【C18】 A．merely B．always C．mainly D．almost

正确答案：B

解析：词语辨析题。not always，表示不一定、不总是这样。此旬译为寻找绿色空问并不容易。其他选项不合句意。

83． 【C19】 A．advantage B．exception

C．measure D．charge

正确答案：A

解析：词语搭配题．take advantage of表示利用的意思，是固定搭配。其他选项投有这种用法。

84． 【C20】 A．elevated B．merciful C．contented D．grateful

正确答案：D

解析：词语辨析题。最后一句总结全文，指出绿色空间对儿童的身心健康都有好处’be grateful to表示感谢……，符合句意，因此D是正确选项。elevated，提高的；merciful，仁慈的；contented，满足的，都没有此用法，不合句意。

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences in the blanks by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

85． The workers insisted on ______(取消旧的规定，建立新生的规章制度).

正确答案：the abolishment of the old rules and the establishment of new regulations

解析：abolish取消,废除(制度等),如：abolish slavery废除奴隶制；Bad customs should be abolished。坏的风俗应当废除。在汉语中,动词连动式使用较多,英译汉时,将主要动词译成英语谓语动词,其他动词除了译成非限定性动词外,可以转换成别的词类。动词转换为名词较为常见。又如：了解过去有助于了解现在,了解现在有助于预知未来。An acquaintance of the past is helpful to the acquaintance of present.

86． The medicine ________________ (治愈了老人的喉痛) which she had suffered 20 years.

正确答案：cured the old woman of her sore throat 解析：本题考查的是惯用词组cure sb. of sth.。常见的该类搭配还有accuse sb. of sth.“因某事起诉某人”；Warn sb. of sth.“警告某人某事”，rob sb. of sth.“抢劫某人某物”，remind sb. of sth.“使某人想起某事”；in form sb. of sth.“通知某人某事”等。

87． The doctor suggested______(用一种新药来治疗这位病人).

正确答案：treating the patient with a new drug

解析：suggest通常用于suggest doing sth．或者suggest that sb．(should)do sth．，表示“建议(某人)做某事”。“治疗”翻译为treat，因本句已有谓语suggested，故用动名词treating的形式。“这位病人”翻译为the patient。“一种新药”翻译为a new drug。

88． I don’t want to____________(冒险去尝试) this.

正确答案：take/run the risk of doing 解析：本题是考查“冒险做某事”：run/take the risk of doing sth.这个固定搭配的表达，注意介词of后面要加动词的ing形式。另外类似的表达还有take a risk(s)冒险。例句：Someone should take a risk, although it is dangerous.(这个任务很危险，但总得有人去冒险。)

89． ________________ (既然被给予了这么好的一个机会), be planned to continue his study.

正确答案：Since he had been given such a good chance/Having been given such a good chance

解析：分析句子结构，所填部分应该是状语从句或者非谓语动词短语作状语。所填部分的动作应该发生在“他打算”(he planned)之前，故使用过去完成时，可译作since he had been given such a good chance；或者使用分词短语的被动形式having been given such a good chance。