PAPER ONE

PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A TALK

1.答案:C

【问句译文】使机器噪音小一些的技术如何?

【试题分析】本题为细节区分题。

【详细解答】谈话的第五句说"Now although the idea dates back to the 1930s, it's on

ly recently that advances in computer technology have made anti-noise a commerci

al possibility."由此可知,这种方法可追溯到二十世纪30年代,但只是近来才被应用于

商业。因此答案选C。

2.答案:D

【问句译文】现代电子抗噪音设备如何?

【试题分析】本题为推理概括题。

【详细解答】由关键句"The modern electronic anti-noise devices don't reduce sound.

Instead, sound is used to attack sound."可知,现代电子抗噪音设备是以噪音抗噪音

的全新原理而设计的,故答案选D。

3.答案:A

【问句译文】下列哪一项不是法国公司的抗噪音技术的应用?

【试题分析】本题为细节题,可用排除法解答。

【详细解答】谈话中专门介绍说,法国公司把这一技术应用于工厂、汽车、飞机,而未提到"

街道",故选项A为正确答案。

4.答案:B

【问句译文】根据该谈话录音,在安静区的工人们能怎样?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在谈到安静区(zones of quiet)时,录音中说"... it cuts noise levels en

ough for somebody inside the zone to hear a conversation from another part of th

e work place. Yet, this is only one-way; shouts from the quiet zone could not be

heard over the factory noise by those outside it, because the rest of the workp

lace remains noisy."由此可知,"安静区"的工人可以听到外边区域的谈话,而外面却

听不到里面的谈话,故选项B为正确答案。

5.答案:A

【问句译文】这段谈话的主题是什么?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】听完全文可知,选项B、C、D都只是录音的某一部分内容,只有选项A能全面地概括全文大意,故为正确答案。

SECTION B INTERVIEW

6.答案:C

【问句译文】美国雇员是按时间付薪金的,那么这就意味着他们该怎样呢?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在谈到美国雇员是按时间付薪金时,被采访者说道"So employees are expecte

d to find other work if their own desks are clear, or to help someone else with

his or her work."由此可知,雇员如果干完了自己的活,就应该去帮助别的人,积极主动

地去找活干。故答案选C。

7.答案:B

【问句译文】灵活的工作时间的一个益处是什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。

【详细解答】由关键句"And as more women now work it gives more family time."可知

,灵活的工作时间使得妇女有更多时间呆在家里,故答案选B。

8.答案:D

【问句译文】关于美国的工作合同问题,下列哪一项是不正确的?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】当采访者问到顾主是否可以无故解雇他时,被采访者说"There are, of course

, legal protections in the US. So employees cannot be unjustly fired without goo

d reasons."由此可否定美国的劳动合同多数是短期的说法,故答案选D。

9.答案:A

【问句译文】从该采访中可推断出不拘礼节的工作气氛可能会出现在哪类公司?

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】在采访临近尾声时,男士说"But in many establishments with fewer employ

ees the atmosphere is loose and easy with a lot of joking, and teasing, and wand

ering in and out of offices among all levels of employees."由此可知,在那些雇员

少的公司,也就是小公司会有不拘礼节的工作气氛,故答案选A。

10.答案:D

【问句译文】这次采访主要是关于美国在哪一方面的情况?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】从这四个选项来分析,office hierarchies,office conditions和office role

s 只是office life的各个方面。只有用office life才能较全面

地概括这次采访的内容。故答案选D。


SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

11.答案:A

【问句译文】参议员多尔对克林顿的反犯罪政策持什么态度?

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】由关键句"...retiring Senator Bob Dole, has repeatedly disapproved of M

r. Clinton's record on fighting crime."由此可知,多尔是不赞成克林顿的反犯罪政策

的,故选项A为正确答案。

News Item 2

12.答案:A

【问句译文】日本和美国正在做什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。

【详细解答】新闻中讲到"At the moment, they are negotiating about photographic fil

m and photographic paper."由此可知,他们正在就照相用的胶卷和纸进行谈判,故答案

选A。

13.答案:B

【问句译文】新闻似乎在暗示两国间的协议怎样?

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说"This is certainly not the first dispute and it certa

inly won't be the last dispute, either."这里是说这不是美、日两国之间的第一次矛

盾冲突,这次的协议不能作为一个永久性的协议。由此可知,该协议不可能永久性地解决争

端,故答案选B。

News Item 3

14.答案:B

【问句译文】根据该新闻,这块来自格陵兰冰块可以提供哪一方面的信息?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】在谈到该冰块时,科学家们说"It provides one of the clearest records of

ancient weather."由此可知,从该冰块可以了解古时候的天气状况。

15.答案:D

【问句译文】下列哪一项陈述是正确的?

【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。

【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说"...the scientific teams say that the past 10,000 year

s is the only period during which the weather has not changed very much."由此可

知,那段时期的气候变化不是很大,故选项D为正确答案。

SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

1.答案:known 

【详细解答】在谈到公司赞助体育时,第一个理由是"The obvious answer is that they ge

t known worldwide,..."故此空应填"known"。

2.答案:save 

【详细解答】公司赞助体育的第二个理由是"The not so obvious answer is that sponsors

hip can help firms to save money."即帮助公司省钱(save money)。

3.答案:expensive/costly 

【详细解答】由录音中的句子"However, sponsorship is surely a very expensive busine

ss."可知,赞助体育活动的代价是非常昂贵的,故此处应填写expensive或costly。

4.答案:match 

【详细解答】由录音"Companies spend a lot of time making sure that they have a per

fect match between the products to be represented and the activity that needs sp

onsorship."可知,公司的产品必须与运动项目相吻合(match)。

5.答案:image

【详细解答】只要听清了关键句"Basically, companies have to make sure that the imag

e is right and that the product gets maximum coverage through the event."就可知

道,此处应填写image。

6.答案:media 

【详细解答】有录音"There are the big media events: hours and hours of TV and..."可

知,这里指的是大的媒体活动。

7.答案: cosmetics / drinks

【详细解答】在谈到观众的潜在购买力时,录音中举例说"That should attract drinks man

ufactures, sports fashion designers, cosmetics producers, and so on."由于受prod

ucts一词的限制,此处可填写cosmetics或drinks。

8.答案:favorably 

【详细解答】由录音"...yet will react favorably if asked to comment on products mar

keted by the sponsoring company."可知,此处应填写favorably。

9.答案:conditioning 

【详细解答】由录音"Conditioning the mind is what advertising is about."可直接填


写conditioning。

10.答案:expensive

【详细解答】录音临近结尾时说"...straight advertising is a far more expensive way o

f promoting your image than sponsorship,..."由此可知,公司赞助体育比直接做广告要

省钱(less expensive)。