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　　【听前预测】

　　1.三项以its开头。

　　2.三项含有与性状有关的词;(colors，texture，ingredient)。

　　结论：本题可能与某事物的特征有关。

　　【解析】女士向男士谈及一种新的健康食品，是用鱼肉做成的。男士第一次听说，但对这种新产品的第一反应是他不喜欢鱼，因此不会太喜欢。接着女士向他解释说这种食品虽然是由鱼制成的，但并没有鱼味，而是添加了多种口味，如：西红柿、奶酪、巧克力等等。男士随后提出的问题是“How coulditnot tastefishy?”可见男士对制成这种新产品的原料最为好奇，故选D。

　　10.B

　　【听前预测】

　　1.四项均以its开头。

　　2.四项均含有形容词(10w，good，wide，high)。

　　3.四项均为正面评价。

　　结论：本题可能考查某事物的优点：

　　【解析】在女士向男士介绍了这种食品的做法之后，男士说它听起来仍然有点奇怪，但他认为这种食品至少是低热量、高蛋白的(lowcalorieandlli曲protein)。可见这种食品的卖点之一在于它的营养价值，故选B。

　　11.C

　　【听前预测】

　　1.四项均以in开头。

　　2.四项均表示一段时间。

　　结论：本题可能考查时间间隔，应注意听与时间有关的信息。

　　【解析】在听了女士的介绍之后，男士表示对奶酪口味的比较有兴趣，这时女士说“None ofthese seems to be availablevet.(无论哪种口味目前都还没有上市。)”想要买到的话可能还要等几年。选项C中的

　　several years是对原文中another couple of years的同义转述，故选C。

　　Conversation Two

　　M: Hello.

　　W: Hello, this is Emily Wood. May I speak to Robert Gilbank please?

　　M: Hi, Emily, it's Robert. What can I do for you?

　　W: Well, I'm calling about the theater group I belong to, the Princeton Players. We are looking for more people to join us, especially men. 1121 And I thought you might be interested.

　　M: Oh, gosh, [12 ] you know how much I love acting, [14 ] but I'm taking some very hard courses. I might be able to learn my part, but I would hardly have time to come to the rehearsals.

　　W: Well, actually, [13] we rehearse only one night a week, Thursdays from seven to ten, though we would have to put in extra time before performance.

　　M: Only once a week, you say, Well, could you give me some time to think it over?

　　W: Sure, but look, [15 ] why don't you come and watch our rehearsal next Thursday? I think you will like the way we work. When you see how much fun it is, you will want to join right away.

　　M: 1151 Okay, I'll come to a rehearsal, but I can't promise more than that.

　　W: Great. I'll give you a call on Wednesday to remind you. Talk to you then, bye now.

　　M: Bye, Emily.

　　12. Why does Emily invite Robert to join in the theater group?

　　13. How often does the group rehearse?

　　14. Why does Robert ask for time to think about whether he will join the group?

　　15. What does Emily expect Robert to do?

　　12.C

　　【听前预测】

　　1.三项含有he，一项含有his。

　　2.三项含有与表演有关的词汇(actors，acting，actingjoB.。

　　结论：对话可能与男士及表演有关。

　　【解析】女士给男士打电话，邀请他加入剧团，因为女士觉得男士可能会比较感兴趣。对此男士的回答是“Oh，gosh，youknowhowmuchIlove acting.(哦，天哪，你知道我有多喜欢表演。)”可见，埃米莉邀请罗伯特加入剧团正是因为她知道罗伯特喜欢表演。

　　13.A

　　【听前预测】

　　1.两项以every开头。

　　2.两项以aweek结尾。

　　3.四项都是表示频率的短语。

　　结论：本题可能与某件事发生的频率有关。

　　【解析】动词rehearse意为“排练”，其名词形式为rehearsal。本题问的是埃米莉所在的剧团多久会进行一次排练。对话中明确提到，她们每周只在周四晚7点到l0点排练一次，可见选项A所说的“onenight a week(每周一次)”是正确的。选项C具有一定的迷惑性，因为对话中的确提到了Thursday，但该选项所说的every otherThumday意思是“每隔一周的周四”，故表述不正确。

　　14.B

　　【听前预测】

　　1.三项以he开头，一项以his开头。

　　2.三项含有与时间有关的词汇(schedule，time)。

　　结论：本题可能考查与男士的时间安排有关的内容。

　　【解析】在女士邀请男士的时候，男士回答说他的确很喜欢表演，但之后又提到“but l’m taking some very hard courses.(我选了一些非常难的课程。)”可见男士由于学业繁重无法分太多的精力给剧团活动，故选B。

　　15.C

　　【听前预测】

　　1.四项均以动词原形开头(see，learn，enjoy，pick)。

　　2.两项以时间结尾(Wednesday，Thursday)。

　　3.两项含有与表演有关的词汇(part，rehearsal)。

　　结论：本题可能考查在未来某一时间要做的事情。

　　【解析】男士无法立即作出决定，于是女士建议男士周四先去看看她们排练，当他发现其中的乐趣之后，自然会决定加入。可见，女士希望男士会喜欢剧团的排练，从而成为剧团的一员，故本题选C。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　【听力原文】

　　Good afternoon. I'm Celia Kim, housing director here at the university. [ 16] I'm visiting all the dormitories this week to inform students about check-out procedures. I know you have a lot on your minds with finals coming up, but there are a few things you need to be aware of as you prepare to leave for vacation. This dormitory will be closed during the summer months and will reopen on September 1st. You must vacate your room by June 3rd. Even if you're registered for classes during the summer, you must leave this dorm by June 3rd. If this poses a problem for you, you should contact my office as soon as possible. You should remember to turn in your room key before you leave. Failure to return your key can result in a 20-dollar fine. [17 ] You must also make sure that all of your personal property has been cleared out of your room. [18] I'll be passing out a form for you to fill out concerning the condition of your room. You should report on the form any damage to your room which has occurred over the last year, such as holes in the room's walls, doors, windows or cabinets. That way, our summer maintenance crew will know where to make repairs before the next school year starts. If you have any questions during the next few days, please ask your resident advisors or call my office. Now please take one of the forms as they are passed around.

　　16. What does the speaker mainly discuss?

　　17. Before leaving their dorm rooms, what must the students do?

　　18. What must students report on the forms?

　　16.D

　　【解题思路】四项均为名词短语，相互之间关联度不高，且该题目为此段短文的第一题，因此很可能考查短文的主旨。

　　【解析】讲话者在开头就进行了自我介绍，表明自已是“housing director here atthe university(大学的住宿主管)，其讲话内容也围绕学生宿舍在暑期的各项管理规定展开，可见该短文的主旨是暑期前的各项退宿手续，故选D。check-out意为“离开房间;退房结账”，其反义短语为“check-in(办理入住;登记，报到)”。

　　17.C

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均以动词原形开头(register，repair，remove，call)。

　　2.三项属于学生可能需要做的事情(register for summer school，remove personal property，call the housing office)。

　　结论：本题可能考查学生需要做的事情，应留意与动作有关的信息。

　　【解析】本题是问学生在离开宿舍前必须要做的事情。housing director重点强调了三件事情：一是学生必须在6月3日之前搬离宿舍，如有困难，需与宿管部门联系;二是学生在离校之前要交出钥匙;三是要确保将自己的个人财物带出自己的房间。没有选项提及搬离或交钥匙的事情，故正确答案只能是C。

　　18.B

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均为名词性短语。

　　2.两项含有与假期有关的词汇(summer addresses，leave)，分别涉及地点和时间。

　　结论：应注意听与假期有关的名词，可能是需要听众提供某种信息。

　　【解析】本题是问学生在表格里应该填写什么信息。讲话者提到，学生需要填写一个关于房间状况的表格，写明在过去的一年当中房屋设施有哪些损坏，比如墙、门、窗、柜子等等。故选B。

　　Passage Two

　　【听力原文】

　　Good evening. I am doctor Winkle, saying hello to you from the school radio station. Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Tossing and turning in your bed can be a very painful experience. Then maybe this is for you.

　　[ 19 ] When you worry about needing sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position, you're probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem.[20] Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late in the day?

　　Do you think about sleeping a lot or sleeping late on weekends? Any or all of these factors might be leading to your insomnia by disrupting your body's natural rhythm. What should you do then on those sleepless nights? [21 ] Don't bother with sleeping pills. They can actually cause worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese or tuna fish. They are all rich in the amino acid that helps produce in the brain a neurotransmitter that induces sleep. This neurotransmitter will help you relax, and you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep. Until tomorrow's broadcast, this has been another in the series "Hints for Good Health" by Doctor Winkle.

　　19. What happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable?

　　20. What sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?

　　21. What does the speaker say about sleeping pills?

　　19.B

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均为句子。

　　2.三项含有与睡眠、休息有关词汇(relax，sleep，sleeping)。

　　3.四项均提及第二人称(your，you)。

　　结论：本题可能考查对睡眠情况的描述，从句式来看，可能是谈到某种影响。

　　【解析】短文在开始部分提到，如果担心自己难以入睡，一直辗转反侧试图找一个舒服的姿势的话，你很可能只会使情况更糟，因为这时候心率会加快，从而使人更难以放松、入睡，故选B：

　　20.C

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均为名词短语。

　　2.两项含有与缺少有关的词汇(failure，lack)。

　　3.三项含有与睡眠、休息有关的词汇(rest，sleep，goingto beD.。

　　结论：本题可能是问什么因素会导致失眠。

　　【解析】短文提到，“可能还有其他一些不好的习惯会导致失眠。你白天是不是经常休息?你是不是一点都不锻炼?抑或是你很晚的时候还做剧烈运动?你周末的时候是不是想多睡一会或睡懒觉?其中任何一个因素或者所有这些因素都可能导致失眠，因为它们会打乱你身体的自然节奏。”将各选项中的叙述与短文提及的内容比对即可得出正确选项为c。D(睡前吃奶酪)在后文中虽有提及，但却属于有助于睡眠的做法。

　　21.A

　　【解题思路】

　　1.三项以they开头，需先判定they的指代对象。

　　2.三项含有与产生影响有关的动词(cause，help，make)。

　　结论：本题可能考查某种东西会产生何种影响。

　　【解析】题干问讲话者(即温克尔博士)对于安眠药持怎样的观点。温克尔博士提到：“当晚上失眠的时候，你应该做些什么呢?不要吃安眠药，因为安眠药会引起以后更糟糕的失眠。最好是喝点牛奶，吃些奶酪或者金枪鱼。”故选A。

　　Passage Three

　　【听力原文】

　　[22] We've just discussed how most snakes move, but there are some notable exceptions. One is the snake called the "American side-winder". From its name, you can probably guess that it moves sideways rather than in a straight line. This is because it lives in the desert where the sand slips and slides. [23] With nothing firm to push against for traction, the side-winder has had to adapt its way of movement to the shifting sand. It pushes against the sand with the entire side of its body, and then move sideways or sidesteps. Think about how a skier climbs a slope on skies. The skier places the skies at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of movement. The skier then moves each ski by taking a step to the side up the slope. The side-winder snake moves in much the same manner. It lays its body at about 60 degree angle to the direction in which it wants to go. By doing this, the snake has more sand to push against. Then it points its head in the direction it wants to go and leaps to a parallel spot. Contractions down the length of the snake's body force the remainder of the body to follow. [24] If you see the tracks left by a side-winder in loose sand, you'll see a series of paralleled lines. !251 An added advantage gained from this method of moving may be that the snake's body is kept cooler by the breaking of contact with the hot sand during its leaps.

　　22. What is the main topic of the talk?

　　23. Why does the side-winder move the way it does?

　　24. What do the side-winder's tracks look like?

　　25. What may be a special advantage of the side-winder's method of moving?

　　22.C

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均为名词性短语，且相互之间关联度不高。

　　2.两项合有与沙漠有关的词汇(sand，desert)。

　　结论：本题可能考查短文的主旨。

　　【解析】讲话者在开头处就提到：“刚刚我们已经讲了大多数蛇的移动方式，但是还有一些明显的特例，American side—winder(北美斜行蛇)就是其中的一种。”接下来，讲话者详细介绍了这种蛇的移动方式。故选C。

　　23.B

　　【解题思路】四项均为以to开头的不定式短语。而不定式短语通常可以表示目的。因此本题很可能考查某种做法的目的是什么。

　　【解析】题干问这种斜行蛇为什么要这样移动。短文中提到：“With nothing fu'rn to push against for traction，the side—winder has had to adapt its way of movement to the shifting sand.(由于找不到坚硬的东西来提供支撑摩擦力，斜行蛇只能使其移动的方式适应松软的细沙环境。)”接着，讲话者将这种蛇的移动方式与滑雪者的行进路线进行了类比，故选B。

　　24.D

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均以lines结尾。

　　2.修饰lines的均为表示形状的形容词(wavy，circular，perpendicular，parallel)。

　　结论：本题可能考查这种蛇移动路线的具体形状，需重点关注与lines有关的内容。

　　【解析】短文中明确提到，如果你观察斜行蛇在细沙中留下的痕迹，就会发现它的行迹是平行线的形状，故选D。其他三项wavy(波浪形)、circular(圆形)、perpendicular(垂直线形)均未提及，可以排除。

　　25.A

　　【解题思路】

　　1.四项均为名词短语。

　　2.三项以比较级开头(10wer，greater，wider)。

　　3.四项均含有与动物的生理状态有关的词或短语(body temperatures，energy consumption，conceal itself,vision)。

　　结论：本题可能考查斜行蛇特殊的移动方式对于其在沙漠中的生存有什么好处。

　　【解析】讲话者在结尾处指出，这种移动方式在行进的过程中有短时离开地面的时候，因此能够使斜行蛇在灼热的沙漠里保持较低的体温，故选A。

　　Section C

　　【听力原文】

　　The northern Italian city of Milan banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday [ 26 ] in an attempt to reduce smog.

　　The measure which was first imposed on a trial basis in the year 2007 is [ 27 ] triggered whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 [28] consecutive days.

　　Satellite imagery shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe. An estimated 120,000 [29]vehicles will be affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city.

　　The most polluting vehicles have [30 ] been banned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday, there was supposed to be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.

　　The ban is imposed when pollution [31 ] exceeds 50 micrograms of particulates per cubic meter of air over 12 days. The last time the full ban was [32] in force was in February.

　　The move is not popular with all environmentalists, who argue that the city's public transport system should be improved to [33 ] discourage people from using their cars. Local Green Party councilor Enrico Fedrighini said cars with three or four people inside should be offered free parking, for example. "One or two car-free Sundays

　　each month will not do anything to [34] tackle the smog crisis," he told the daily newspaper in the city.

　　Public transport was to be bolstered during the day, with an [35] extra metro trains and buses operating.

　　Part ⅢReading Comprehension

　　Section A

　　【参考译文】

　　新年假期会很快成为遥远的回忆，而对很多人来说，新年的减肥计划也会很快被抛之脑后。调查显示，尽管有260万人在新年第一天开始节食，但在该星期结束时，已有92%的节食减肥者放弃，[36]不再运动。而且开始大吃大喝。

　　减重中心XLS医院[37]发布的这项调查结果表明，[38]大多数人都无法在制定节食减肥计划的一周内坚持五天以上。五分之一的节食减肥者[39]承认自己在第四五天的时候就坚持不住了，他们提到的主要原因是饥饿。单调乏味和酒精的刺激[40]也让他们无法坚持瘦身计划。

　　国家肥胖论坛医疗主任马特·凯普霍恩博士[4l]强调说，仅仅一天不坚持节食就会毁掉一周的努力。他告诉《女士优先》杂志说：“健康的节食是一星期减去1磅，这需要一周内减少3500卡路里的摄取，而一天减少500卡路里的摄取即可。”“一天不节食应该意味着你摄入正确的食量，而很多节食者却把它当做大吃大喝的理由，摄取的卡路里数量比需要的多出好几千。”

　　调查结果显示，有[42]多达59万人可能已经[43]放弃了新年减肥计划。而且还有很多人不清楚一天不坚持节食对其减肥计划有何负面影响。然而[44]总的来说，仅有5%的女性能坚持到最后，直到[45]达到目标体重。

　　【答案解析】

　　36.E

　　语法判断：exercise后是and，而and前后应为并列结构(又称平行结构)，因为and后为gorging on comfortfood，所以前面也应当是现在分词短语，因此应填入现在分词。备选项中只有shunning是现在分词，因此答案很明确。

　　语义判断：shun：(故意或习惯地)避免;回避，躲开。从语义上判断也是正确的。

　　37.G

　　语法判断：此处应为定语来修饰fmdings，后为by，而过去分词既表示被动又可用作后置宾语，所以此处应填入过去分词。

　　语义判断：备选的过去分词或过去式有reached、highlighted、blamed、released、lost、admitted、treated、dieted、failed，但从上下文语义判断，意思应为：由减重中心XLS医院发布的调查或研究结果，所以应选择released。

　　38.N

　　语法判断：空格前的the是冠词，空格后的majority是名词，因此应当填入定语。

　　语义判断：符合语法条件的词有很多：massive、reached、highlighted、blamed、lost、admitted、treated、dieted、overall、vast、failed，而avastmajority是个近乎固定的搭配，意为“大多数”，故本题选N。

　　39.J

　　语法判断：此句缺谓语，后接一个省略了that的宾语从句。可作谓语的选项有reached、highlighted、blamed、lost、admitted、treated、dieted、failed，根据文章，可知只有admitted符合。

　　语义判断：该句意为：五分之一的节食减肥者承认自己在第四五天的时候就坚持不住了。

　　40.I

　　语法判断：此句主、谓、宾都不缺，而空格出现在were和blamed之间，所以应为状语，因而应填入副词。

　　语义判断：备选的副词有still、also和overall，上文提到了饥饿是人们放弃减肥的原因之一，而此处提到单调乏味和酒精的刺激也是让人们放弃减肥的原因，因而从语义上判断，只有also符合上下文意。

　　41.C

　　语法判断：此句缺谓语，应填入动词，其后接宾语从句。

　　语义判断：备选的动词有reached、highlighted、blamed、lost、treated、dieted、failed，但从上下文语义判断，此处意思应为：国家肥胖论坛医疗主任马特·凯普霍恩博士强调说，仅仅一天不坚持节食就会毁掉一周的努力。highlighted符合此处语法和语义的要求。

　　42.A

　　语法判断：a和590，000之间应该是形容词。

　　语义判断：备选的形容词还有massive和overall，从上下文语义判断massive应为正确选择。

　　43.O

　　语法判断：could already have后应为过去分词。

　　语义判断：备选的过去分词有reached、blamed、lost、treated、dieted、failed。从上下文语义判断，此处的意思应为：调查结果显示，有多达59万人可能已经放弃了新年减肥计划。因而failed是语法判断和语义判断后的最佳选择。

　　44.M

　　语法判断：此句主、谓、宾完整，应填入副词。

　　语义判断：备选的副词还有still和overall。overall意为“总体上，总的来说”，符合此处的语法和语义要求。

　　45.B

　　语法判断：空格前面是they’ve，故后面应接过去分词。

　　语义判断：空格后为targetweight(目标体重)，故按照语义和固定的搭配来进行判断，应为reached，即“达到目标体重”。