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第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.【题干】1 will nottoleratethat sort of behavior in my class.
【选项】
A.control
B.observe
C.regulate
D.accept
【答案】D
【解析】我不能容忍我的课堂出现这种行为。tolerate容忍;与D相近。A控制，B观察，C管理。
2.【题干】She showed a naturalaptitudefor the work.
【选项】
A.sense
B.talent
C.flavor
D.taste
【答案】B
【解析】她表现出了做这项工作的天赋。aptitude天赋，资质;与B相近。A察觉，C特点，D爱好。
3.【题干】Most people findrejectionhard to accept.
【选项】
A.excuse
B.client
C.refusal
D.destiny
【答案】C
【解析】许多人发现被人拒绝是一件很难接受的事。rejection拒绝;与DC相同。A借口，B客户，D命运。
4.【题干】The organization wasboldenough to face the press.
【选项】
A.pleased
B.powerful
C.brave
D.sensible
【答案】C
【解析】该组织敢于面对新闻报道。bold大胆的;与C相同。A愉快的，B强大的，D明智的。
5.【题干】They were locked inmortalcombat.
【选项】
A.deadly
B.open
C.actual
D.active
【答案】A
【解析】他们陷入了怨恨的斗争中。mortal怨恨，与A相近。B开放的，C实际的，D活跃的。
6.【题干】We were attracted by thelureof quick money.
【选项】
A.amount
B.supply
C.tempt
D.sum
【答案】C
【解析】我们被快速挣钱的诱惑所吸引。lure诱惑;与C相同。A数量，B供应，D求和。
7.【题干】The procedures were perceived as complex and lesstransparent.
【选项】
A.clear
B.necessary
C.special
D.correct
【答案】A
【解析】这个程序被认为是复杂的，并不是很清楚。transparent透明的;与A相同。B必要的，C特殊的，D正确的。
8.【题干】The Stock Exchange is inturmoilfollowing a huge wave of selling.
【选项】
A.service
B.danger
C.disorder
D.threat
【答案】C
【解析】一大波出售后，股票交易陷入混乱。turmoil混乱;与C相同。A服务，B危险，D威胁。
9.【题干】He believes that Europe must change or it willperish.
【选项】
A.survive
B.last
C.die
D.move
【答案】C
【解析】他相信欧洲必须改变，否则就会死亡。perish死亡;与C相同。A存活，B持续，D移动。
10.【题干】There was asimultaneoustrial taking place in the next building.
【选项】
A.fair
B.full
C.coexisting
D.public
【答案】C
【解析】在旁边的大楼里也同时进行着一场审讯。simultaneous同时的;与C相近。A公平的，B满的，D公共的。
11.【题干】They promotesimulationof ethnic group into the main-stream culture.
【选项】
A.policy
B.value
C.equality
D.integration
【答案】D
【解析】他们推动民族同化，融入主流文化。simulation模仿;与D相近。A政策，B价值，C等同。
12.【题干】A saleman'scardinalrule is to satisfy customers.
【选项】
A.principal
B.official
C.simple
D.legal
【答案】A
【解析】销售人员的主要职责就是使顾客满意。cardinal主要的;与A相近。B官方的，C简单的，D合法的。
13.【题干】I mustcomplimentyou on your handling of a very difficult situation.
【选项】
A.silence
B.praise
C.assure
D.complain
【答案】B
【解析】我必须称赞你，在非常困难的情况下能处理好事情。compliment称赞;与B相同。A沉默的，C确保，D抱怨。
14.【题干】We lived for years in aperpetualstate of fear.
【选项】
A.emotional
B.nervous
C.terrible
D.continuous
【答案】D
【解析】这些年来我们一直提心吊胆的生活。perpetual永远的;与D相同。A感情上的，B紧张的，C可怕的。
15.【题干】The starving children were apatheticsight.
【选项】
A.common
B.unexpected
C.unforgettable
D.pitiful
【答案】D
【解析】这些挨饿的孩子真是可怜。pathetic可怜的;与D相同。A普通的，B非预料的，C难忘的。
第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。
Cities "Worse to Live in Than 20 Years Ago"
One thousand people were surveyed about a range of issues which affect cities, and the remarkable findings show that life in today's mega-cities is so stressful that at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town.
The stress of the getting from A to B in big cities is at the top of the list of problems. For many people, the daily commute(通勤)to work is a source of frustration. 40% of the people in the survey have suffered from road rage while stuck in traffic on the way to work. The cost of public transport is also a serious problem. Many people think the price of underground and bus travel is too high and that they have to devote more than 10% of their salary to transport cost.
The general cost of living in cities is another problem. The high property prices in most big cities put buying a property out of reach of most first-time buyers. Many young people are priced out of the housing market, and have to take in lodgers to make ends meet, or rent over-priced flats miles away from the city centre. In London, for instance, the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.
Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime. Crime rates have rocketed in many big cities, and many say there are several dangerous no-go areas in their city. Fear of crime is on the increase-street crimes, such as mugging and assault, are now very common-and many are afraid of going out at night alone.
Many were also concerned by the lack of green spaces and play facilities for children. Most major conurbations(有卫星城的大都市)surveyed have a far smaller of parks and gardens than a generation ago. Planning permissions seem to have been given for an ever-greater number of supermarkets, office developments and apartments on sites where there were previously green spaces. Many of the respondents in the survey said they felt stressed and suffocated(窒息)in the city, a problem which is compounded by pollution.
And finally, the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollution the roar of traffic, the sound of loud music blaring(发刺耳声)out of a neighbor's window, and the constant sound of activity. It is not surprising, then, that the levels of stress-related illnesses among people who live in cities are higher than ever before. Big cities, once a mecca(朝拜的地方)for ambitious people seeking fame and fortune, are now less and less popular among people of all ages. Perhaps the 21st century is set to be the century of the small town and the countryside.
16.【题干】Most people in the survey who live in big cities would like to move somewhere smaller.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】A
【解析】第一段 “at least two-thirds of those currently living in big cities would like to relocate to the countryside or a small town.”，三分之二，超过了一半。选A。
17.【题干】Many people in the survey think public transport is reasonably priced.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】B
【解析】第二段“Many people think the price of underground and bustravel is too high and that they have to devote more than 10% of their salary to transport cost.”，很多人认为乘坐地铁和公交车的费用太高，他们在交通方面的费用高达工资的10%以上。题干中说在调查中许多人认为公共交通定价很合理，选B。
18.【题干】It is difficult to buy a flat in London because of the high cost.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】A
【解析】第三段“In London, for instance, the price of buying even a one-bedroom flat is so prohibitive that many have given up even considering putting money aside for a deposit.”，在伦敦，一居室的公寓是如此昂责，以至于很多人都放弃了存买房的储蓄，因此可判断题干与原文含义相同。选A。
19.【题干】The crime rate has remained stable in recent years.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】B
【解析】第四段“Another issue facing people who live in cities is rising crime.”，居住在城市的人们面临的另一个问题是不断增加的犯罪活动。题干说近年来的犯罪率一直保持稳定，选B。
20.【题干】There are fewer green areas in cities than there used to be.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】A
【解析】根据第五段“Planning permissions seem to have been given for an ever-greater number of supermarkets, office developments and apartments on sites where there were previously green spaces.”，大多数被调查的都市中的公园和花园远比上一代少，选A。
21.【题干】London has had some success in reducing pollution.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】C
【解析】文中并未提及伦敦在减少污染方面取得了成绩，选C。
22.【题干】Noise pollution is seen as a big problem by most people in the survey.
【选项】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
【答案】A
【解析】最后一段 “the majority of people in the survey were fed up with the constant noise pollution”，在调查中，很多人受够了没完没了的嗓音污染。由此可知，很多被访者都认为嗓音污染是个大问题。
第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。
Teaching is "One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK"
The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary-school teaching (pupils aged 11～16), and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers. Since the 1980s, the number of graduates who say they would "seriously consider" teaching as a career has fallen sharply, from 64% in 1982 to just 17% today. The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.
The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary. Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs, and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers. Joanne Manners, 24, is a good example: "I graduated in maths last year, and I was thinking of doing a teacher-training course to become a maths teacher-but when I looked into the details, it became clear that teaching isn't a very lucrative(赚钱的)job these days. I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, and so I decided not to become a teacher."
It's not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here's the view of Dave Hallam, an accountant from London: "I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers."
"I love teaching; it's my passion. I've been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now, and although it's a very demanding job, it's very satisfying. When I see my students passing their Spanish exams, or singing along to Spanish pop songs, it makes me feel so proud", Says Brian Jones, who works in a secondary school in London. So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers?" "My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do."
The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers' pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers. "Hopefully," the report concludes, “these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching, and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future.
23.【题干】Paragraph 1_____.
【选项】
A.A report on teacher shortage
B.Improvement of children behavior
C.Heavy workload on teachers
D.The problem of low salary
E.A nationwide publicity campaign
F.Students' bad behavior and lack of discipline
【答案】A
【解析】第一段主要是讲有关教师短缺问题的报告，选A。
24.【题干】Paragraph 2_____.
【选项】
A.A report on teacher shortage
B.Improvement of children behavior
C.Heavy workload on teachers
D.The problem of low salary
E.A nationwide publicity campaign
F.Students' bad behavior and lack of discipline
【答案】D
【解析】第二段首句是主题句，大意为“根据报告，中学教学的主要问题是工资低”。
25.【题干】Paragraph 3_____.
【选项】
A.A report on teacher shortage
B.Improvement of children behavior
C.Heavy workload on teachers
D.The problem of low salary
E.A nationwide publicity campaign
F.Students' bad behavior and lack of discipline
【答案】F
【解析】第三段主要是讲学生们不守纪律、行为恶劣，选F。
26.【题干】Paragraph 4_____.
【选项】
A.A report on teacher shortage
B.Improvement of children behavior
C.Heavy workload on teachers
D.The problem of low salary
E.A nationwide publicity campaign
F.Students' bad behavior and lack of discipline
【答案】C
【解析】第四段没有主题句，以Brian Jones的例子来说明教师在看到学生通过考试时的满足感，后半部分则是他希望政府能够给老师减负。
27.【题干】More and more young people are held back from teaching_____.
【选项】
A.discipline problems
B.Their childhood memories
C.their stress
D.more training
E.because of its low pay
F.Its benefits
【答案】E
【解析】第二段“Earnings, in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs, and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers”可知，与其他的工作相比，教师工作的收入要低得多，这意味着想要成为教师的年轻人越来越少。选E。
28.【题干】Parents are encouraged to back the teacher up when there are_____.
【选项】
A.discipline problems
B.Their childhood memories
C.their stress
D.more training
E.because of its low pay
F.Its benefits
【答案】A
【解析】利用题干关键词parents和back the teacher可以定位到第三段最后两句，Dave Hallam认为家长要为孩子在学校的不良行为负责，应该在家严格要求孩子的同时也要教会孩子尊重老师。
29.【题干】The government should reduce the workload on teachers to ease_____.
【选项】
A.discipline problems
B.Their childhood memories
C.their stress
D.more training
E.because of its low pay
F.Its benefits
【答案】C
【解析】第四段“……the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”，政府应减轻教师的工作负担。选C。
30.【题干】The government should promote teaching as a career by advertising_____.
【选项】
A.discipline problems
B.Their childhood memories
C.their stress
D.more training
E.because of its low pay
F.Its benefits
【答案】F
【解析】第五段，政府也应发动全国性的宣传运动，例如在电视和报纸做广告等，来展示教授年轻人的积极意义。
第四部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
The Sandwich Generation
Today people often look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take things easier. After their children are grown, they expect to enjoy the life they have worked hard to create. However the reality is often very different. In middle age, many people discover that they have two ongoing responsibilities: one is to look after their aging parents, and the other is to help their young adult children deal with the pressures of life. Around the world, there are millions of people who are "sandwiched" in between the older and the younger generations. Sometimes there may be two or three generations living in the same household-a situation that is common in many Asian countries and in some parts of Europe. In other cases, a couple may be taking care of parents and children, but they do not live with them.
There are two important reasons for the rise of the sandwich generation. First, people are living longer than they used to. In the early nineteenth century, the average life expectancy for adults in the United States, for example, was about 40, whereas today people live to an average age of 75.Therefore, children are taking care of their parents over a longer period of time. The second reason is that these days, young adults often live with their parents for a longer time than they did in the past. This is often for financial reasons. It's also more common for today's young adults to return home during or after college if they need financial or emotional support.
People who take care of elderly parents often face difficult issues. They may have to cover expenses that their parents cannot. They may have to manage their parents' financial and legal affairs. They may have to prepare for their parents, future needs, such as special medical care or a move to a nursing home. This can be a traumatic experience for everyone.
Caring for adult children presents challenges as well, and caregivers have to resolve important questions: How can financial responsibilities be shared among members of the household? How can household chores be shared? What is the best way to ensure everyone's privacy? Successfully coping with these issues can avoid a lot of stress for the whole family.
The financial and emotional pressures on the sandwich generation can be overwhelming. However, this time in life also has its rewards. It can be a time to rediscover the special qualities of one's parents or children. It can also provide a valuable opportunity to spend more time with them. However, in order to survive this difficult period in their lives, the members of the sandwich generation must remember that they also need to pay attention to their own needs and look after the quality of their own lives. They can’t be totally selfless.
31.【题干】According to the first paragraph, many people in middle age_____.
【选项】
A.can't enjoy their life as they have expected
B.are able to take things easier when their children are grown
C.can't enjoy their life because they haven't worked hard enough
D.are facing great pressure from their work
【答案】A
【解析】第一段 “Today people of ten look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take things easier. After their children are grown, they expect to enjoy the life they have worked hard to create. However the reality is often very different.”，现在很多人都向往中年，觉得到那个时候就能放松一下了。孩子们长大了，中年人期望有时间享受努力工作创造的生活，现实却不允许。据此可知，很多中年人不能享受他们期待的那种生活，选A。
32.【题干】What is true about the sandwich generation?
【选项】
A.Their parents are unable to take care of themselves.
B.Their parents are often facing the pressure of life.
C.They all have to live with their parents and children.
D.They are tom between the responsibilities for their parents and children.
【答案】D
【解析】第一段“Around the world, there are millions of people who are "sandwiched" in between the older and the younger generations.”，全世界有数百万的中年人像三明治一样夹在老一代和小一代中间。选A。
33.【题干】Why do some young adults choose to live with their parents these days?
【选项】
A.They are too young to be independent from their parents.
B.They want to help their parents to take care of their aging grandparents.
C.They need support from their parents to deal with their financial problems.
D.They are more emotional than the young adults in the past.
【答案】C
【解析】第二段“young adults often live with their parents fora longer time than they did in the past. This is often for financial reasons.”可知，出于经济考虑，现在的年轻人跟父母住的时间比以前长了。年经人需要父母的支持来解决他们的经济问题，选C。
34.【题干】The sandwich generation face the following challenges EXCEPT_____.
【选项】
A.sharing household chores
B.determining who is the caregiver of the family
C.ensuring everyone's privacy
D.shouldering the financial responsibilities of the household
【答案】B
【解析】第四段 “caregiver shave to resolve important questions: How can financial responsibilities be shared among members of the household? How can household chores be shared? What is the best way to ensure everyone's privacy?”可知，只有B不是三明治一代要考虑的问题。
35.【题干】To survive the difficult period in their lives, the sandwich generation need to_____.
【选项】
A.be totally selfless
B.rediscover the merits of their children
C.value the time spent with their parents
D.consider their own well-being
【答案】D
【解析】最后一段“However, in order to survive this difficult period in their lives, the members of the sandwich generation must remember that they also need to pay attention to their own needs and look after the quality of their own lives. They can't be totally selfless.”可知，为了度过生命中这段艰难的时光，三明治一代也要注意自身的需求和生活质量，不能只为别人考虑而忽视了自己。据此可知，三明治一代需要考虑自己的幸福，选D。
What's Killing the Bats
First it was bees. Now it is bats. Biologists in America are working hard to discover the cause of the mysterious deaths of tens of thousands of bats in the northeastern part of the country. Most of the bats affected are the common little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), but other species, such as the long-eared bat, the small-footed bat, the eastern pipistrelle, and the Indiana bat have also been affected. In some caves, more than 90 percent of the bat populations have died.
One possibility is disease. A white fungus(真菌)known as fusarium has been found on the noses of both living and dead bats. However, scientists don’t know if the fungus is the primary cause of death, a secondary cause of death, or not a cause at all, but the result of some other conditions.
Another possible cause is a lack of food. For example, bats typically eat a large number of moths(蛾), and in some states such as New York, the number of moths has been declining in recent years. If bats can't eat enough food, they starve to death.
Still other scientists believe that global warming is to blame. Warmer temperatures in recent years have been waking up hibernating(冬眠)bats earlier than usual. If bats break their hibernation at the wrong time, they might not find their expected food sources. The weather might also turn cold again and weaken or kill the bats.
Scientists might not agree on the causes of the bat die-off, but they do agree on the consequences. Bats are an important predator of mosquitoes; a single brown bat can eat 1,000 or more insects in an hour. They also eat beetles and other insects that damage plant crops. If there aren't enough bats, damage will be great from the insects they eat. While bats live a long time for their size-the little brown bat can live for more than 30 years-a female bat has only one baby per year, so bat populations grow slowly. Many bat species in the United States are already protected or endangered.
How can you help? Do not disturb sleeping or nesting bats. If you discover bats that seem to be sick or that are dead, contact your local Fish & Wildlife Department with the details. However, be careful not to touch the animals.
36.【题干】What is the main idea of this passage?
【选项】
A.All species of bats in North America are dying.
B.Scientists already know the cause of the deaths of bats
C.The bat deaths are a serious problem.
D.There are many possible causes of the deaths of bats.
【答案】D
【解析】文中第一段就提出美国生物学家正在努力查找成千上万的蝙蝠神秘死亡的原因。在接下来的几段中提出了各种原因并作出分析。据此可知，本文的主旨是“蝙蝠的死亡有许多可能的原因”，因此D项正确。
37.【题干】What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
【选项】
A.Bees have been dying mysteriously.
B.The first article on the website is about bees.
C.Bees usually die before bats.
D.It was bees that caused the deaths of bats.
【答案】A
【解析】文中第一段首先说“先是蜜蜂，现在轮到蝙蝠”。再根据后面说的“美国生物学家正在努力查找成千上万的蝙蝠神秘死亡的原因”可以推知，首段第一句的含义是“蜜蜂已在神秘地死亡”，选A。
38.【题干】The word "pipistrelle" in Paragraph 1 refers to_____.
【选项】
A.a kind of fungus
B.an area in the U.S.
C.a special cave
D.a kind of bat
【答案】D
【解析】第一段 “but other species, such as the long-eared bat, the small-footed bat, the eastern pipistrelle, and the Indiana bat have also been affected.”，其他的物种，如长耳蝙蝠、小足蝙蝠、东部的伏翼蝙蝠和印地安那蝙蝠也受到影响。据此可知，“pipistrelle”指的是一种蝙蝠，选D。
39.【题干】The "moths" in Paragraph 3 are taken as an example of_____.
【选项】
A.diseases that kill bats
B.Insects that bats eat
C.animals that have diseases
D.bat species that are starving to death
【答案】D
【解析】第三段“the number of moths has been declining in recent years. If bats can't eat enough food, they starve to death.”，蝙蝠通常以大量的飞蛾为食，而在某些州例如纽约，近年来飞蛾的数量已在减少。据此可知，蝙蝠没有足够的食物吃就会饿死，因此D项正确。
40.【题干】What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
【选项】
A.To get people to stop killing bats.
B.To hire workers for the Fish & Wildlife Department.
C.To ask people not to touch dead bats.
D.To tell the public how to help bats.
【答案】D
【解析】最后一段第一句就提出，你怎么做才能帮到蝙蝠呢?后面提出了各种方法，如不要打扰睡觉或筑巢的蝙蝠。如果你发现生病或是死了的蝙蝠，请联系当地的渔业和野生生物部。据此可知，最后一段的目的是告诉公众如何帮助蝙蝠，因此D项正确。
Is There a Way to Keep the Britain's Economy Growing?
In today's knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do best. Japanese design electronics while Germans export engineering techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers.
Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesn't manufacture much of anything. But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk, talk and more talk. The World Foundation think tank says the UK's four iconic jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses. Instead, they're hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants and managers. But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can.
Although the country's trade deficit was more than £60 billion in 2006, UK's largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical industry, and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services-accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rock "n" roll is an English language medium, and there are billions to be made by their cutting-edge bands. In other words, the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy.
However, creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK's exports of goods and services. The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities", 3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany (61 percent) and Sweden (47 percent).
In fact, it might be better to call Britain a "servant" economy-there are at least 4 million people "in service". The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook, clean, and take care of their children Many graduate are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree. Most employment growth has been, and will continue to be, at the low-skill end of the service sector-in shops, bars, hotels, domestic service and in nursing and care homes.
41.【题干】According to the World Foundation think tank, one of the iconic jobs in Britain today is _____.
【选项】
A.law makers
B.business consultants
C.home servants
D.school teachers
【答案】B
【解析】第二段“The World Foundation think tank says the UK's four iconic jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses.”，世界基金组织的智囊团公布，如今英国的四大标志性的职业不是科学家、工程师、教师和护士，而是发型师、名流显要、管理顾问和商业经理。因此本题答案为B。
42.【题干】The phrase "the cutting edge" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
【选项】
A.the most popular
B.the most political
C.the most advanced
D.the proudest
【答案】C
【解析】第三段“The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy.”，英政府认为英国正处在知识经济的前沿。选C。
43.【题干】The officials are not worried about the trade deficit in 2006, because they believe_____.
【选项】
A.Britain is home to the largest pharmaceutical industry in the world
B.the literary tradition of Britain will help make billions of pounds
C.Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy
D.the world economy is strong enough to carry the Britain economy
【答案】C
【解析】第三段“In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical industry, and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad.”官方之所以不担心2006年的贸易赤字，是因为他们认为英国拥有最先进的知识经济。
44.【题干】Which of the following is true about the creative industries in Britain?
【选项】
A.They contribute a lot to the country’s trade deficit.
B.They are not doing as well as those in other European nations.
C.They can’t make a profit out of their innovation activities.
D.They make Britain on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy
【答案】B
【解析】第四段“The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities"，3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany (61percent) and Sweden (47percent).”报告显示只有38%的英国企业进行有关创新的活动，比欧盟的平均水平还要低三个百分点，更是远远落在了德国(61%)和瑞典(47%)之后。据此可知，英国的创新工作没有其他国家做得好，选B。
45.【题干】It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
【选项】
A.the gift of talking can keep the Britain economy growing
B.the British government is overconfident in its economy
C.the British economy is the least innovative one in the EU
D.being a servant to the rich is one of the best jobs in Britain
【答案】B
【解析】英国政府好像并不担心英国的经济。由此可知，英国政府在这个问题上过分自信了。
第五部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文。请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
Gorillas Have a Word for It
Koko is the first gorilla to have been taught sign language (a way of communicating by using hands and fingers rather than speech). With a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words, she is the first to prove we share a world with other intelligent beings who feel emotions, look forward to celebrations and also have a sense of humour.
The 30-year study of Koko has redefined science’s concept of gorilla intelligence._____(46)But what had not been recognised by the scientific community was that gorillas have the ability to learn a language and have complex emotions.
Koko lives in the Santa Cruz mountains in North America, in a wooded spot overlooking a valley._____(47)She has a barrel on which she likes to sit when "talking" to humans-gorillas feel more secure when they can lookdown on others-while her toys are spread everywhere. In addition she has an outside enclosure where she spends her days when it is not raining.
It is her conversations with her teacher, Dr Penny Patterson, that are inspiring. Penny explains: "The reality of my discovery is that our abilities as humans, our skills, sensibilities and emotions are very similar to the great apes."_____(48)
When she began teaching Koko sign language, placing the little fingers of the one-year-old gorilla into the correct positions for "drink", "eat", "more", and rewarding her with food, Dr Patterson had no idea how quickly Koko would learn. "At first, it seemed Koko was using sign language as a tool to get something," says Patterson. "It became the kind of reward system that you could expect of a cat or a dog. But early in her training, she began to combine signs that made me think she was capable of more." _____(49)For example, she didn't know the word for "ring", so she combined the signs for "finger" and "bracelet" to express it.
Dr Patterson continues: "Koko loves babies and young people. And when she is asked what gorillas like best, she always says 'Gorilla love eat, good'. "One of Patterson's favourite stories demonstrates Koko's sense of humour. _____(50)
From the age of three, Koko shared her accommodation with Michael who was intended as a mate. However, Michael died suddenly two years ago of a heart attack. "Koko went into a depression following Michael's death," says Patterson, "She would sit for hours with her head hung low looking upset."
Dr Patterson asked her if she was looking forward to moving to Hawaii, where Patterson is raising money to build a gorilla refuge. Koko signed "Yes", provided she could have curtains in her new home!
46.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.When a visitor asked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!
B.Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before, but never with a gorilla.
C.According to some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference between gorillas and humans: we share the same blood type, have the same number of hairs per square inch and also the same temperament.
D.She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest of blankets, which is her bed, in one comer.
E.What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F.Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
【答案】C
【解析】空白处前面一句讲到针对Koko的30年研究重新定义了大猩猩的智力，空白处后研究团体没有发现大猩猩有学习语言的能力和复杂的情感，由此推断空白处谈论的是科学研究的发现，所以选项A比较合适原文语境。
47.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.When a visitor asked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!
B.Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before, but never with a gorilla.
C.According to some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference between gorillas and humans: we share the same blood type, have the same number of hairs per square inch and also the same temperament.
D.She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest of blankets, which is her bed, in one comer.
E.What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F.Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
【答案】D
【解析】空格处前面讲到：科科生活在圣克鲁斯山区一片能俯瞰山谷的密林中。接下来应描写她居住的情形，D项“她有自己带窗帘的家，边上是铺着毛慈的床”描述的内容与前面一句相符合。
48.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.When a visitor asked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!
B.Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before, but never with a gorilla.
C.According to some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference between gorillas and humans: we share the same blood type, have the same number of hairs per square inch and also the same temperament.
D.She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest of blankets, which is her bed, in one comer.
E.What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F.Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
【答案】E
【解析】从原文来看，空白处前面一句讲到Penny发现人类的能力、技能、感觉和情感都与猩猩类动物相似，因而推断空白处谈论的还是人类与大猩猩的比较，由此E比较贴合语境。
49.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.When a visitor asked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!
B.Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before, but never with a gorilla.
C.According to some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference between gorillas and humans: we share the same blood type, have the same number of hairs per square inch and also the same temperament.
D.She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest of blankets, which is her bed, in one comer.
E.What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F.Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
【答案】F
【解析】空格后面讲到：例如，她不知道单词“戒指”，于是她将“手指”和“手镯”这两个手语结合起来表达。F项“现在，科科对手语已经非常熟练，如果哪个单词不知道的话，她就会自创一个。”描述的内容与后面一句相符合。
50.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.When a visitor asked her to show him something scary, she held up a mirror to his face!
B.Language studies had been made using chimpanzees before, but never with a gorilla.
C.According to some scientists, genetically there is only a 2% difference between gorillas and humans: we share the same blood type, have the same number of hairs per square inch and also the same temperament.
D.She has her own home, with curtains, and a nest of blankets, which is her bed, in one comer.
E.What we have learnt is that gorillas are more complex than we ever imagined.
F.Now Koko is so proficient in sign language that if she doesn't know a word she invents one.
【答案】A
【解析】空格前面讲到：帕特森最喜欢的一个故事显示了科科的幽默感。A项“如果来访者要她展示一个可怕的东西，她就会在他面前举起一面镜子。”描述的内容与前面一句相符合。
第六部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
The Beginning of American Literature
American has always been a land of beginnings._____(51)Europeans "discovered" America in the fifteenth century, the mysterious New World became for many people a genuine hope of a new life, an escape from_____(52)and persecution, a chance to start again. We can say that, as nation, America begins with that hope. When,_____(53)does American literature begin?
American literature begins with American experiences. Long before the first colonists arrived, before Christopher Columbus, before the Northmen who found America about the year 1,000,_____(54)Americans lived here. Each tribe's literature was_____(55)woven into the fabric of daily life and reflected the unmistakably American experience of lining with the land._____(56)kind of experience, one filled with fear and excitement, found its expression in the reports that Columbus and other explorers_____(57)home in Spain, French and English. In addition, the journals of the people who lived and died in the New England wilderness tell unforgettable tales of hard and sometimes_____(58)experiences of those_____(59)years.
Experience, then, is the key to early American literature. The New World_____(60)a great variety of experiences, and these experiences_____(61)a wide variety of expressions by an even wider variety of early American writers. These writers included John Smith, _____(62)spent only two-and-a-half year on the American continent. They included Jonathan Edwards and William Byrd, who_____(63)of themselves as British subjects, never_____(64)a revolution that would create a United States of America with a literature of its own. American Indians, explorers, Puritan ministers, frontier wives, plantation owner-they are all the_____(65)of the first American literature.
51.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.Before
B.After
C.If
D.Unless
【答案】B
【解析】这个“新世界”是在欧洲人发现美洲之后，根据逻辑选B。
52.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.happiness
B.prosperity
C.wealth
D.poverty
【答案】D
【解析】persecution迫害，说明空里面的词的含义是不好的方面，只有D“贫穷”符合。
53.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.but
B.however
C.and
D.so
【答案】B
【解析】前后表示转折关系。这里B“然而”比A“但是”更加适合。
54.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.naughty
B.natural
C.national
D.native
【答案】D
【解析】早在第一批殖民者踏上美洲大陆之前，在哥伦布到达这里之前，甚至在1000年北欧人声称发现了美洲之前，这块土地上就有美洲印第安人居住。空格前提及的都不是美洲本土人，D“本国的”与句意相符。
55.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.loosely
B.densely
C.tightly
D.heavily
【答案】C
【解析】每个部落的文学应该是紧密地交织到日常生活的框架中去。
56.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.Another
B.Other
C.The other
D.Others
【答案】A
【解析】另一种美洲经历既充满恐惧又令人兴奋。第二段句首已经提及“American experiences”，因此A项“Another另一个”与句意相符。
57.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.gave
B.sent
C.brought
D.took
【答案】B
【解析】这里指哥伦布及其他探险家送回家乡的用西班牙语、法语和英语写成的报告。用sent最合适。
58.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.favourable
B.unforgettable
C.heartbreaking
D.significant
【答案】C
【解析】另外还有一些新英格兰荒原上生活的人在日记中记载了早时那难忘的困苦以及有时让人心痛的经历。选C。
59.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.early
B.later
C.final
D.late
【答案】A
【解析】这里的经历应该是早期的经历。故A为正确选项。
60.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.improved
B.promoted
C.developed
D.provided
【答案】D
【解析】根据空格后面的名词“experiences经历”可以推知，D项“provided提供”与句意相符。
61.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.destroyed
B.demanded
C.disrupted
D.disputed
【答案】B
【解析】四个选项分别代入，“需要”最符合上下文语义，故本题答案为B。
62.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.whose
B.that
C.which
D.who
【答案】D
【解析】这些文学家包括仅在美洲居住两年半的约翰·史密斯。空格所填词指代的是“John Smith”，并在从句中作主语，因此D项“who谁;什么人”与句意相符。
63.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.imagined
B.wondered
C.thought
D.expected
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查句意和固定搭配。think of...as...是固定词组，意思是“认为……是……”，用在这里指认为自己是大英帝国的臣民。
64.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.to suspect
B.suspecting
C.suspect
D.suspected
【答案】B
【解析】这两位自认为是大英帝国臣民的英国作家对一场将会创造出一个拥有自己文学的美利坚合众国的革命从来没有任何怀疑。空格所在句为现在分词短语作伴随状语， B项suspecting“怀疑”正确。
65.【题干】_____
【选项】
A.creators
B.conductors
C.contributors
D.conqueror
【答案】A
【解析】他们都是早期美国文学的创造者。creator比较符合语境，且与上文的create相呼应。故选A。
