2011年12月英语六级考试大作战-模拟题(6)_第6页

　　59．According to this passage the method of Highways Get Smart is __________.

　　A) the ultimate solution to traffic congestion

　　B) a wrong solution for the traffic problems

　　C) a venture to remedy traffic woes

　　D) part of the package to relieve traffic gridlock

　　60. According to Larson, to redress the traffic problem, __________.

　　A) car pooling must be studied

　　B) rapid mass-transit systems must be introduced

　　C) flexible work hours must be experimented

　　D) overall strategies must be coordinated

　　61. Which of the following is true according to the whole passage?

　　A) Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.

　　B) Traffic problem is examined and complementary solutions are proposed or offered.

　　C) Latest developments are outlined in order of importance.

　　D) An innovation is explained with its importance emphasized.

　　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) on the right side of  the  paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Putting feelings into words makes sadness and anger less intense, U. S. brain researchers said on Wednesday, in a finding that explains why  62 to a therapist often makes people feel better.

　　They said talking about negative feelings 63 a part of the brain 64 for impulse control. "This region of the brain seems to be  65 in putting on the brakes, "said researcher Matthew Lieberman. He and colleagues  66 the brains of 30 people-18 women and 12 men between 18 and 36-who were shown pictures of faces  67 strong emotions. They were asked to  68 the feelings in words like sad or angry, or to choose between two gender-specific names  69 "Sally or Harry"  that matched the face.

　　70 they found is that when people  71  a word like  "angry" to an angry-looking face, the 72 in the portion of the brain that handles fear, panic and other strong emotions  decreased. "This seems to dampen down the response in these basic emotional  73  in the brain"Lieberman said in a telephone interview.

　　What lights  74  instead is the part of the brain that controls impulses. "This is the only region of the entire brain that is more active when you choose an emotional word for the picture 75 when you choose a name for the picture, "  he said.

　　He said the same region of the brain has been found in 76 studies to play a role in motor control. "If you are driving along and you see a yellow light, you have to inhibit one response in order to  77  on the brake, "  he said. "This same region helps to inhibit emotional responses as well. "

　　The researchers did not find significant differences along gender lines,  78  Lieberman said prior studies had hinted at some  79  in the benefits men and women derived from talking about their feelings. "Women may do more of this  80 , but when men are instructed to do it, they may get 81 benefit from it, "  he said.

　　62   A) going                    B) resorting

　　C) talking                  D) complaining

　　63   A) activates                B) stimulates

　　C) sparkles                 D) assimilates

　　64   A) suitable                 B) applicable

　　C) responsive               D) responsible

　　65   A) engaged                  B) involved

　　C) encountered              D) evolved

　　66   A) studied                  B) investigated

　　C) scanned                  D) examined

　　67   A) showing                  B) expressing

　　C) having                   D) presenting

　　68   A) describe                 B) generalize

　　C) change                   D) categorize

　　69   A) as                       B) like

　　C) by                       D) with

　　70   A) Thing                    B) Result

　　C) What                     D) which

　　71   A) talked                   B) referred

　　C) pointed                  D) attached

　　72   A) response                 B) action

　　C) activity                 D) motion

　　73   A) expressions              B) movements

　　C) circuits                 D) responses

　　74   A) up                       B) in

　　C) off                      D) on

　　75   A) as                       B) than

　　C) to                       D) comparing

　　76   A) early                    B) original

　　C) senior                   D) prior

　　77   A) stop                     B) step

　　C) stamp                    D) drive

　　78   A) and                      B) therefore

　　C) but                      D) because

　　79   A) similarities             B) discoveries

　　C) studies                  D) differences

　　80   A) willingly                B) reluctantly

　　C) unconsciously            D) spontaneously

　　81   A) more                     B) less

　　C) no                       D) much

　　Part Ⅵ                   Translation                     (5 minutes)

　　Directions:  Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in  brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.

　　82.   When you get men into that state of anger, ________________(他们很容易出麻烦）.

　　83.   _________________________________(尽管我很崇拜他是个作家), I don't like him as a man.

　　84.  His eyes were reading books_____________________________________(脑子却在胡思乱想).

　　85.  The identical twins resemble each other ________________________________(长相相似但性格不同).

　　86.  I would rather join you in research work_____________________________(而不愿到海滨去度假).

 

答案：

Part Ⅰ                              Writing

　　写作点拨

　　①审题及布局。这是一篇比较典型的提纲式作文。从文章的提示要求上看，首先应该对题目作总的陈述，然后说明自己对这一现象的看法。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可。第一段介绍高校的许多大学生通过助学贷款完成自己的学业；第二段介绍由于各种原因，有些学生毕业后没有能力或拒绝按时还贷；第三段陈述自己对这一现象的看法。②语言。力求准确和多样性，注意说理时逻辑严密。

　　范文点评

On Paying back Student Loans

　　①Nowadays，college students who need financial aid can apply for student loans provided by state-owned commercial banks. ②The money can help them pay their tuition fees and cover their necessary daily expense. The policy not only gives chances to the students eager to continue their study but also is beneficial to commercial banks.

　　③However，to our disappointment，there is an increasing rate of students who have failed to refund the loans in time. ④Some students are really unable to repay the money after graduation because of unemployment or some other reasons. But there are a number of students refusing to pay it back even though they can.

　　⑤In my opinion,  college students should increase their awareness of credit. Anyone in debt should try his best to repay the loans in due time. ⑥If they are really in great difficulty, it is proper to inform the bank as soon as possible and apply for a delayed repayment. ⑦Only in this way can both college students and banks benefit from the policy.

　　① 开门见山，指出许多大学生都能申请助学贷款。

　　② 介绍助学贷款的性质以及其发行目的。其中 cover their necessary daily expense"支付日常开支"是高分表达, "not only. . . but also. . . "结构使句式多样化。

　　③ 用"however"这个转折词，导出一部分学生拒绝还贷这一现象。to our disappointment"令我们失望的是..."，an increasing rate of"逐渐增长的"都能为文章增色。

　　④ 这一部分结构为："Some students. . . but there are a number of students. . . "。指出不能还贷的两种原因。

　　⑤ 直接表达自己的意见：大学生应该增强诚信意识，按时还贷。

　　⑥ 指出如果不能及时还贷的话，应告知银行并申请延期。

　　⑦ 采用"only"导入的倒装强调句型，再次陈述自己的观点。

　　Part Ⅱ            Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

　　本文主要讨论了一些关于婴儿心智的研究。早期的研究认为婴儿的认知和情感能力比较差，都是在后天培养起来的。但是最近的研究发现，婴儿的认知和情感能力远非人们所料，他们能辨别细微的差异，他们天生就有很多复杂的情感，比如嫉妒和同情等。但同时，这些研究现在存在很大的挑战性。

　　1.  Y)。

　　[定位] 本题考查文章中心大意。可将重点定位到文章首末段以及各个小标题。

　　[精解] 本文首段提到，现在许多新的研究使儿童心理学家们对婴儿的心智和情感能力重新思考；接着文章开始通过一项研究就此问题展开说明，婴儿能辨别细微的差异，他们天生就有很多复杂的情感，比如嫉妒和同情等，最后提到这些研究存在很大的挑战性。可见本文主要内容即是关于婴儿心智和情感的研究，题干说法正确。

　　2.  N)。

　　[定位] 通过题干中的Victoria Bateman和experiment等，定位到第一个小标题第一段前三句，Little Victoria Bateman is blue-eyed. . . high chair, where she is the latest subject in an ongoing experiment aimed at understanding the way babies think.

　　[精解] 本题是要考查Victoria Bateman所参加的试验的目的，根据原文可知，本次试验的目的是要理解婴儿思考的方式，而不是题干中所说的是去发现母爱对婴儿的重要性，题干说法与原文不符。

　　3.  N)。

　　[定位] 由题干中的Victoria Bateman和cried，定位到第一个小标题第二段第九句和倒数第二句Soon she's crying so hard it looks like she might spit up. . . It's the same in nearly every case:tiny babies, overwhelmed with jealousy.

　　[精解] 通过分析原文可知，上百次的试验取得了同样的结果，那就是婴儿有嫉妒心理，Victoria Bateman会哭是因为妈妈对一个布娃娃特别关爱而产生嫉妒心理，由此可知，题干说Victoria Bateman哭的原因是因为妈妈不再爱她的说法与原文不符。

　　4.  NG)。

　　[定位] 由题干中的数字3-month baby，emotional responses和psychological disorders可以定位到第二个小标题下首段最后一句By reading emotional responses, doctors have begun to discover ways to tell if a baby as young as 3 months is showing early signs of possible psychological disorders. . .

　　[精解]  根据原文可知，通过观察婴儿的情感反应，儿科医生开始发现判断婴儿是否存在潜在的心理疾病的方法，但是文章没有提到这是唯一的方式，因此，本题为NG）题。

　　5.  emotional advancement

　　[定位] 由题干中的Pediatricians和physical development等定位到第二个小标题下首段第二句和第三句Armed with the new information, pediatricians are starting. . . tracking physical development, they are now focusing much more deeply on emotional advancement.

　　[精解]  此处需要填入名词性成分作介词to的宾语。通过原文可知，儿科医生现在除了观察身体的发展变化之外，更加深层的关注情感的发展，题干将原文的focusing much more deeply on替换为pay more attention to，所以答案为emotional advancement。

　　6.  some empathy

　　[定位] 由题干中的专有名词Hoffman, study可以定位到第二个小标题下第二段第七句和第十一句A recent study conducted in Italy, which built on Hoffman's own work, has. . . The verdict:"there is some empathy in place, right from birth, "Hoffman says.

　　[精解] 此处需要填入名词性成分作show的宾语，构成show sb. sth. 的短语结构。本题要考查Hoffman试验的发现，根据原文可知，Hoffman发现婴儿的同情心理是从一出生就有的，所以是天生的而不是后天的。题干中的be born to与原文的right from birth对应，可知答案为some empathy。

　　7.  emotions

　　[定位] 由题干的Diane和ability等可以定位到第二个小标题下第三段开头Part of that empathy may come from another early-baby skill, the ability to discern emotions from the facial expressions of the people around them. "Most textbooks still say that babies younger than 6 months don't recognize emotions, "says Diane Montague.

　　[精解] 此处需要填入名词作recognize的宾语。本题考查Diane的试验的结果。从原文可以看出，Diane的试验是为了否定多数书中阐述的观点，也就是小于六个月的孩子不能辨别情感，结果证明这种观点是错误的，即小于六个月的孩子能辨别情感。题干中的recognize与原文的discern对应，可得出答案为emotions。

　　8.  small differences

　　[定位] 由题干中的visual palette和 notice等可以定位到第二个小标题下第四段第三句话 They have a surprisingly visual palette, which enables them to notice small differences. . .

　　[精解] 此处需要填入名词性成分作notice的宾语。根据原文，这块调色板能够使婴儿注意到细微的差别。题干将原文中的enable them to notice替换为help him to notice，可知此处应填写small differences。

　　9.  their /babies' faces and body language

　　[定位]  由题干中的challenges和reading定位到第三个小标题下首段第二句Since the subjects can't speak for themselves, figuring out what's going on inside their heads is often a matter of reading their faces and body language.

　　[精解]  此处需要填入名词性成分作 reading的宾语。从原文可知，因为作为研究对象的婴儿们不会为自己的行为进行解释，所以研究者要想了解婴儿在想什么，就得通过观察他们的脸部表情和身体语言。题干将原文中的figuring out替换为obtain，所以可得出答案their /babies' faces and body language。

　　10.  laser eye tracking

　　[定位]  由题干中的more precise reading 和 EEGs 等可以定位到第三个小标题下首段最后一句 More recently, scientists have added EEGs and laser eye tracking, which allow more precise readings.

　　[精解] 此处需要填入名词性成分来和EEGS并列。从原文可知，近来科学家们在研究婴儿心智和情感时采用了EEGs技术和激光眼搜寻技术，通过这些技术可以得到很精确的结果。题干将原文中的allow more precise readings 替换为in order to gain more precise readings, 所以答案为laser eye tracking。

　　Part Ⅲ                       Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.  M: I think I'm going to give up playing tennis. I lost the game today again. Maybe it's not the right sport for me.

　　W: Just because you lost, is that the reason to quit?

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　A)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项均是The man should 开头，可知本题内容与男士应当采取的行动有关。女士的话可能为建议。

　　[精解]  因为输了比赛(lost the game)，男士考虑放弃打网球(give up playing tennis)，女士问，仅仅是输了比赛，就是放弃的理由吗(the reason to quit)。可知，女士认为男士应该继续打网球。故正确答案为A)。

　　12.  M: The new sales manager says he has never met you before. Are you sure you know him, Allen?

　　W: We've been introduced about three times. He seems a little forgetful.

　　Q: What do we learn about the new sales manager?

　　B)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项均是以He开头，另外根据选项中出现的customers和staff可以猜测，本题内容涉及到的男士可能是从事销售行业，谈话内容涉及他的性格行为。

　　[精解] 根据女士说的，她和新经理(The new sales manager)已经经人介绍三次了(been introduced about three times)，由此可以得出结论，新销售经理有点健忘(a little forgetful)。故正确答案为B)。

　　13.  M: Do you want to turn on the air-conditioner or open the windows? It's really oppressive in the room.

　　W: Yes, it's a hot today.  I love fresh air if you don't mind.

　　Q: What can be inferred from the woman's answer?

　　A)。 [听前猜测]  从四个选项当中的window，air-conditioner，air等词可以推测，此题的内容跟环境有关系。

　　[精解]  oppressive意为"憋闷"。男士询问女士的意见，是开空调(turn on air-conditioner)还是开窗户(open the windows)。女士说，喜欢新鲜空气(fresh air)。由此可见，女士想要开窗户。故正确答案为A)。

　　14.  M: How do you like Professor Bockman's course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject.

　　W: He is a great teacher, but I'm having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can't ever finish it.

　　Q: What problem does the woman have with the course?

　　D)。 [听前猜测]  从四个选项当中的course，professor，lecture，assignment等词可知，此题的内容是跟课程有关的。

　　[精解]  男士说教授是一个在哲学史(History of Philosophy)方面很杰出的学者(distinguished scholar)。女士表示同意，但补充说不能完成教授的阅读书目(reading list)。故正确答案为D)。

　　15.  M: When are we supposed to submit our project proposals, Jane?

　　W: They are due by the end of the week. We've only two days left. We'll just have to hurry.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　A)。 [听前猜测]  从四个选项当中的deadline，today，ahead of time等词可知，此题的内容是跟时间有关的。

　　[精解] 从女士说的我们仅剩下两天时间(only two days left)，必须要尽快(have to hurry)，因此可知截止日期已经非常近。故正确答案为A)。

　　16.  M: Excuse me. I'd like to make two reservations on Flight 651 for June 8th.

　　W: I'm sorry, sir. We're booked up on the 8th. But we still have a few seats available on the 9th.

　　Q: When does the man want to leave?

　　B)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项均为日期。可知此题的内容是询问日期。

　　[精解] 此题比较明确，日期为六月八日（June 8th）。前面的航班号码Flight 651有一定的迷惑性，考生应注意多练习听数字。故正确答案为B)。

　　17.  W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful.

　　M: I didn't want to miss the football game. Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　D)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项均以The man开头，内容涉及football game和concert，推测此题的内容为男士的活动。

　　[精解] 男士说不想错过足球比赛，而且自己也不是一个古典乐迷(classical music fan)。可见和古典音乐比起来，他对足球更感兴趣。故正确答案为D)。

　　18.  M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade.

　　W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam. I've been preparing for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while.

　　Q: Why is the woman so happy?

　　B)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项均以She开头，推测此题是对女士活动内容的描述。

　　[精解]  男士祝贺女士考得很好(did quite well)。女士回答说为了考试，她非常努力地准备了一个多月(preparing for it for more than a month)。可知女士考试成绩很不错，所以很开心。故正确答案为B)。

　　Conversation One

　　M: Hello, Miss. What brings you here today?

　　W: (19) I am not feeling myself. This has been going on for days, and I have a sore throat.

　　M: Don't worry. Let me have a check. Do you have a fever or headache?

　　W: No. But I'm afraid I felt a little dizzy when I got up this morning. 

　　M: Well, open wide and say "Aaa".

　　W: Aaa.

　　M: Eh, your throat looks a little red. Let me check your tongue. . . Mmm, it seems okay.

　　W: Doctor, what's the matter with me?

　　M: Well, there is nothing serious, and you needn't worry. Now tell me, did you sleep late recently?

　　W: To tell you the truth, (20) I stayed up very late last week and only slept four or five hours every night.  My term paper was crushing the vitality out of me. I tried my best to prepare for it.

　　M: That may explain something. You are wearing yourself out. (21) Now what you should do is have a good rest and drink more water.

　　W: That's all? I thought you would give me a lot of medicine and ask me to stay in bed for a couple of days. Thank heavens! I almost thought I was dying!

　　M: You really needn't worry. Just take care of your bedtime. Lacking of sleep can lead a lot of problems. You don't want to be ill during the summer vacation, do  you?

　　W: Of course not. Thank you so much. Goodbye!

　　M: Bye.

　　预览三道题各选项，temperature，headache，sore throat，disease等词均涉及到疾病，因此预测对话可能与疾病、就诊相关。

19.  What is wrong with the woman?

　　C)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项均为描述生病症状的句子，表明本题可能考查病人的具体病情。

　　[精解] 女士回答男士的话，说她感觉不舒服(not feeling myself)，而且这已经有一段时间了(going on for days)，她还感觉嗓子疼(have a sore throat)，但她否认有发烧（fever）或者头疼（headache）的症状。故正确答案为C)。

　　20.  Why does the woman feel ill?

　　A)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项均为描述与生病相关的句子，表明本题询问内容可能围绕病人的病情、病因。

　　[精解] 女士回答上个星期持续熬夜(stayed up very late)，并且每天都只睡四、五个小时。可知这引发了疾病。故正确答案为A)。

　　21.  What does the man suggest the woman to do?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项均有should一词，可以推断此问题内容为提出的建议以及相应的做法。

　　[精解]  男士建议女士好好休息(have a good rest)并且多喝水(drink more water)，并没有给她开药。故正确答案为B)。

　　Conversation Two

　　M: Hi, Janet. Have you seen the exam schedule for this term yet?

　　W: No, I haven't. How many exams should I take?

　　M: Well. It all depends on the classes you're taking and whether your professors are giving final exams.

　　W: I know that! And that's why I'm so nervous. I think I've got tests in every class I'm taking.

　　M: (22) Would you believe that I have four exams scheduled on the same day?

　　W: You've got to be kidding. Isn't there some school regulation about that you're not required to take more than three on the same day?

　　M: Well if there is a rule. I'm certainly going to find out about it. I'm not sure if I can even handle two or three tests, much less four.

　　W: (23) You really should check with the Dean of Students Office. The same thing happened to Richard last year and he was able to reschedule one of his.

　　M: By the way, do you want to know (24) when our history and psychology tests are?

　　W: Sure, why not?

　　M: History is 4th  period on Tuesday the 15th  and psychology is 2nd period on Wednesday the 16th.

　　W: I'm not much worried about the psychology test, (25)but Professor Gore said that the history  test was going to be on everything we covered this term. You know those historians.

　　M: Yeah. That sounds terrible. My advanced mathematics and chemistry tests are probably going to be tough.

　　预览四道题的选项，由选项中的final exam，test，students office，professor，以及第25题中的四门学科等可以推测，短文很可能与学校生活、选课、考试等内容相关。

　　22.  Why is the man upset?

　　C)。 [听前猜测]  四个选项是以He开头，和考试有关的句子，由此可以推测，本题考查内容与某人的考试相关。

　　[精解] 男士跟女士抱怨说，你能相信吗，我四门考试被排在了同一天(four exams scheduled on  the same day)。可见男士郁闷的原因在于，他同一天有太多的考试。故正确答案为C)。

　　23.  What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　A)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是He应该采取什么行动，由此可以推测，本题考查内容可能与某人应该做的决定有关。

　　[精解] 女士建议男士去联系一下学生事务办公室(the Dean of Students Office)。故正确答案为A)。

　　24.  Which of the following can be inferred about the two students?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是以They开头的句子，由此可以推测，本题考查内容与两个人物有关系。可能是他们之间的对比、共同点等等。

　　[精解] 男士问女士，知不知道他们的历史学(history)和心理学(psychology)课程在什么时候考试。可见男士和女士选择了两门同样的课程。故正确答案为B)。

　　25.  What exam does the woman think will be especially difficult?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是课程名称，由此可以推断本题考查内容与某一门课程有关。

　　[精解] 女士说，Gore教授的历史学考试会覆盖本学期所有学过的历史学内容 (be on everything)。由此可见女士认为历史学考试会非常难。故正确答案为B)。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　One of the most popular myths about the United States in the 19th century was that the free and simple life of the farmer. It was said that the farmers worked hard on their own land to produce whatever their families needed. They might sometimes trade with their neighbors, but in general they could get along well by relying on themselves, (26) not on commercial ties with others. This is how Thomas Jefferson idealized the farmer. At the beginning of the 19th  century,   sweeping changes in agriculture were well under way as farmers began to specialize in the raising of crops such as cotton or wheat. 

　　By late in the century revolutionary advances in farm machinery had vastly increased production of specialized crops and expensive network of railroads had linked farmers throughout the country to markets in the east and even overseas. By raising and selling specialized crops, farmers could afford more and finer goods and achieved a much higher standard of living but at a low price. Now farmers are no longer dependent just on the weather and their own efforts. (27)Their lives are increasingly controlled by banks, which have  power to grant or deny loans for new machinery, (27)and by the railroads which set the rates for shipping their crops to markets. As businessmen, (28) farmers now have to worry about the national economic depressions and the influence of the 19th century.  The era of Jefferson's independent farmer had come to a close.

　　预览三道题的选项可以推测，短文内容可能是关于一类人的生活状态。

　　26.  Which of the following is Thomas Jefferson's ideal of farmers?

　　D)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是以They开头，由此可以猜测，本题考查内容可能是关于某一类人的描述有关的。

　　[精解] 文中提出大多数农民，跟其他人并没有商业联系(not on commercial ties with others)，可知，Thomas Jefferson把农民形象理想化了(idealized)。故正确答案为D)。

　　27.  Which of the following is increasingly controlling the farmers' lives?

　　A)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是描述事物，且差异较大，由此推断，本题考查的内容可能是某件事情的原因或者影响。

　　[精解] 文中提出了农民的生活越来越受到银行（banks）和铁路（railroads）的影响和控制。故正确答案为A)。

　　28.  What can we learn about today's farmers according to the passage?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 从选项中的in the 19th  century，in the past可以推断，本题考查的内容侧重于今昔对比。

　　[精解] 文章结尾处提到了农民现在不得不担心国家经济衰退(the national economic depressions)等问题，由此可推断与过去相比，他们现在需要担心更多的问题。故正确答案为B)。

　　Passage Two

　　(29) Of all the folk artists in the United States,  the most well-known of the 20th century is certainly Grandma Moses-Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961). She was also the most successful within her lifetime and her work was reproduced on greeting cards and calendars and in prints. Like  many folk artists, (30) her career as a painter started late in life, at the age of 67, but she continued painting until her death at the age of 101, so her active painting life still spanned over 34 years.

　　Her painting was preceded by the production of landscapes in needlework. From these early sources she began to compose original paintings such as "Housick Falls", "New York in Winter"(1944) that replied on her surroundings and her memories of country life and activities; these paintings display an increasing technical ability. Her subjects are based on the New England countryside and evoke a strong mood of nostalgia. By 1940s her work had become a marketable commodity and collectors created a demand for her paintings.

　　Like many painters of the 19th and 20th centuries, (31) Grandma Moses made use of photographs for information, for figures, for fragments of landscape, and for buildings, but her work, especially that of her later years, was not a mindless copying of these but compositions using them as source material.  Her output was remarkable, and consequently her work is varying quality. Although much of her public appeal is based on the touchy image of the  "Grandma"  figure producing naive pictures of country life, her paintings place her among the top folk painters of the 19th and 20th centuries.

　　预览三道题的选项，从第29 题每个选项中出现的Grandma Moses，art和painting等词可以推测，短文内容可能是关于一位叫作Grandma Moses的艺术家。

　　29.  What is the main topic of the passage?

　　C)。 [听前猜测] 根据四个选项可以推测本题考查的内容必然和Grandma Moses有关。

　　[精解] 通篇讲的都是Grandma Moses的民间艺术，她作品的材料，她的影响和她的生活只是其中的一部分。故正确答案为C)。

　　30.  How did Grandma Moses start her painting career?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都以She started it 开头，可以推测本题考查的内容跟人物开始从事某项活动的情况有关。

　　[精解] 主人公在67岁的高龄时，绘画生涯才开始(her career as a painter started)。故正确答案为B)。

　　31.  What was the source material of Grandma Moses' paintings?

　　C)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是名词，可以推测，本题考查的内容可能是某项活动涉及的范围。

　　[精解] 主人公用照片记录信息(made use of photographs for information)，尤其在她的晚年(her later years)，她用照片作为素材(source material)。故正确答案为C)。

　　Passage Three

　　(32) Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh. The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21. Hundreds more are missing or feared dead.

　　The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian countries.

　　(35)The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May storm season.

　　One of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted a space made for just 300, police said. The second ferry carried about 100 passengers.

　　An official in charge of the rescue work said the number of deaths is certain to rise. No one really knows how many people were on board and how many of them survived.

　　Ferries in Bangladesh don't always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.

　　Besides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats.

　　Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents. (34)Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people.

　　(33)Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.