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PART I  LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A  MINI-LECTURE

1. natural

2. Language mechanism

3. the specific rules

4. word order

5.Age

6. younger children

ous teaching

-confidence

9. low anxiety

10. Input

11. important

12. Learning speed

13. authentic language

14.a harder process

15. mechanical

SECTION B  INTERVIEW

1. How does the man feel about fiction writing?

A. lt is more demanding.

2. What does the man say about the essay?

C. lt is limited to the time of writing.

3. According to the man, what is the similarity between novels and essays?

D. Theme.

4. What is the man's most favorite type of novels?

B. Minor novels.

5. According to the man, what will be the future of fiction writing?

A. There will still be a few options.

6. How much does Antarctica contribute to sea leverise?

C. Six inches.

7. What makes scientists believe that the rising rates arechanging?

B. Height of ice surface.

8. What does the man expect to see in East Antarctica in the future?

D. Increase in snowfall.

9. What measure should be taken to slow down melting?

B. Reducing climate pollution emissions.

10. What is the main topic of the interview?

C. New findings from satellite data.

PART II  READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

PASSAGE ONE

(lf the properties of human language make it...)

11. What can we learn from the two attempts in Para. 2?

D .Non-human creatures are different in vocal tracts.

12. Which of the following statements about Washoe and Sarah is INCORRECT?

B.They were raised in similar environments.

13. Which of the following is a conditioned response tohuman cues?

D. "Mary give chocolate Sarah”(Sarah).

14. What is the topic of the passage?

C. Animals and human language.

PASSAGE TWO

(lt was well past midnight this past July...)

15. Which of the following details about the underwater exploration is CORRECT?

A. Work started on the ship wreck during the team'ssecond trip.

16. What can we learn about lnvestigator?

D. It got stuck in ice and was later abandoned.

17. Why did Bernier say that they had to improvise (Para. 7)?

C. They did not have proper tools to excavate so many artifacts.

18. Which of the following words best describes the archaeologists'way of protecting the retrievedartifacts?

B. Innovative.

19. The last paragraph mentions all the following EXCEPT___.

A. who made the artifacts

PASSAGE THREE

(My father was, I am sure, intended by nature..)

20. The author describes his mother as

D. aspiring

21. What is Para.5 intended to show?

B. The difficulties of chicken raising.

22. What does "our upward journey" in Para. 6 indicate?

C. Their ambition.

23. What is the relation between the two italicizedsentences in Para.7?

C. Illustrative.

24. Which of the following sentences in Paras. 8 and 9indicates the author's sense of hope?

A. "... I to see the wonders of the world".

SECTION B

PASSAGE ONE

25.What does "this”in Para.1 refer to?

Other creatures are unable to understand humam language.

26. How did Washoe demonstrate the potential of productivity (Para. 3)?

She invented novel language signs and combinations.

PASSAGE Two

27. What does the word"ones"in Para. 3 refer to?

lcebergs.

28. What was Sir John Franklin's mission?

To discover the Northwest Passage.

29. List two preparations the team made for their trip (Para. 5).

Examining ultrasound images; seeking blessing froma nearby Inuvialuit community; shuttling up equipment.(任选两点作答)

PASSAGE THREE

30. Describe in your own words the personality of the author's father before marriage (Para.1).

He was carefree,good-natured,sociable,andcontent.

31. Describe in your own words the author's childhoodon a chicken farm (Para.4).

lt is bleak and disillusioning.

32. What does the chickens'fate imply about the author's family?

lt implies the family's hardship and struggle.

PART III  LANGUAGE USAGE

第1套

1. contain → contains

ing →designed

3. provide → providing

4. between → among

5. so → because

6. that → which

7. 删掉 common

8. because前加 not

9. 删掉 of

→ its

第2套

1. mainstay → mainstays

2. underdeveloping → underdeveloped

3. capable → able

4. Furthermore → However

5. accept → receive

6. 删除of

7. what → how

8. economical → economic

9. great → greatest

10. involve前加been

PART IV  TRANSLATION

中国科幻小说在国际上越来越受欢迎，已成为一种新的国际交流方式。可以预见，中国科幻将创作出更多跨越国界具有世界影响力的优秀作品。中国科幻要走向未来,必可少的是文化使命感。如何将中国人对科技、宇宙、未来的想象，深刻地展现给世界，同时融入中华优秀传统文化,呈现对构建人类命运共同体的深入思考，这是摆在中国科幻作家面前的课题。

【参考译文】

Essential to the future of Chinese science fiction is a sense of cultural mission. How to deeply convey to the world the Chinese imagination about technology, the universe, and the future, while integrating the essence of traditional Chinese culture and reflecting on the construction of a community with a shared future fo mankind, is the challenge facing Chinese science fiction writers.

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