2010年12月大學(xué)英語六級全真預(yù)測試題二
Part Ⅰ Writing(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic To Curb Spending. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese。
1. 現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費水平高
2. 有人認(rèn)為社會整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非
3. 你的看法
To Curb Spending
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage。
Freud’s Study on “Human Mind”
Most people often dream at night. When they wake in the morning they say to themselves, “What a strange dream I had! I wonder what made me dream that。”Sometimes dreams are frightening. Sometimes, in dreams, wishes come true. At other times we are troubled by strange dreams in which the world seems to have been turned upside-down and nothing makes sense。
In dreams we do things which we would never do when we're awake. We think and say things we would never think and say. Why are dreams so strange and unfamiliar? Where do dreams come from?
No one has produced a more satisfying answer than a man called Sigmund Freud. He said that dreams come from a part of one's mind which one can neither recognize nor control. He named this the “unconscious mind” 。
Sigmund Freud was born about a hundred years ago. He lived most of his life in Vienna, Austria, but ended his days in London, soon after the beginning of the Second World War.The new worlds Freud explored were inside man himself. For the unconscious mind is like a deep well, full of memories and feelings. These memories and feelings have been stored there from the moment of our birth. Our conscious mind has forgotten them. We do not suspect that they are there until some unhappy or unusual experience causes us to remember, or to dream dreams. Then suddenly we see the same thing and feel the same way we felt when we were little children。
This discovery of Freud's is very important if we wish to understand why people act as they do. For the unconscious forces inside us are at least as powerful as the conscious forces we know about. Sometimes we do things without knowing why. If we don't, the reasons may lie deep in our unconscious minds.
When Freud was a child he cared about the sufferings of others, so it isn't surprising that he became a doctor when he grew up. He learned all about the way in which the human body works. But he became more and more curious about the human mind. He went to Paris to study with a famous French doctor, Charcot. At that time it seemed that no one knew very much about the mind. If a person went mad, or “out of his mind”， there was not much that could be done about it. People didn't understand at all what was happening to the madman. Had he been possessed by a devil or evil spirit? Was God punishing him for wrong-doing? Often such people were shut away from the ordinary people as if they had done some terrible crime。
This is still true today in many places. Doctors prefer to experiment on those parts of a man which they can see and examine. If you cut a man's head open you can see his brain. But you can't see his thoughts or ideas or dreams。
In Freud's day few doctors were interested in these subjects. Freud wanted to know how our minds work. He learned a lot from Charcot. He returned to Vienna in 1886 and began work as a doctor in nerve diseases. He got married and began to receive more and more patients at home. Most of the patients who came to see him were women. They were over-excited and anxious, sick in mind rather than in body. Medicine did not help them. Freud was full of sympathy but he could do little to make them better。
Then one day a friend, Dr Josef Breuer, came to see him. He told Freud about a girl he was looking after. The girl seemed to get better when she was allowed to talk about herself. She told Dr Breuer everything that came into her mind. And each time she talked to him she remembered more about her life as a little child. Freud was excited when he heard this. He began to try to cure his patients in the same way. He asked about the events of their early childhood. He urged them to talk about their own experiences and relationships. He himself said very little. Often, as he listened, his patients relived moments from their past life. They trembled with anger and fear, hate and love. They acted as though Freud was their father or mother or lover.The doctor did not make any attempt to stop them. He quietly accepted whatever they told him, the good things and the bad. Also one young woman who came to him couldn't drink anything, although she was very thirsty. Something prevented her from drinking.Freud discovered the reason for this. One day, as they were talking, the girl remembered having seen a dog drink from her nurse's glass. She hadn't told the nurse, whom she disliked. She had forgotten the whole experience. But suddenly this childhood memory returned to mind. When she had told it all to Dr Freud—the nurse, the dog, the glass of water —the girl was able to drink again。
Freud called this treatment the ‘talking cure’. Later it was called psychoanalysis. When patients talked freely about the things that were troubling them they often felt better。
The things that patients told him sometimes gave Freud a shock. He discovered that the feelings of very young children are not so different from those of their parents. A small boy may love his mother so much that he wants to kill his father. At the same time he loves his father and is deeply ashamed of this wish. It is difficult to live with such mixed feelings, so they fade away into the unconscious mind and only return in troubled dreams.It was hard to believe that people could become blind, or lose the power of speech, because of what had happened to them when they were children。
Freud was attacked from all sides for what he discovered. But he also found firm friends. Many people believed that he had at last found a way to unlock the secrets of the human mind, and to help people who were very miserable. He had found the answer to many of life's great questions.He became famous all over the world and taught others to use the talking cure. His influence on modern art, literature and science cannot be measured. People who wrote books and plays, people who painted pictures and people who worked in schools, hospitals and prisons all learned something from the great man who discovered a way into the unconscious mind.Not all of Freud's ideas are accepted today. But others have followed where he led and have helped us to understand ourselves better. Because of him, and them, there is more hope today than there has ever been before for people who were once just called “crazy”。
1. So far, Freud is the only one who can ______________。
A) study human’s thoughts, ideas and dreams
B) provide us the most satisfying reply to where dreams come from
C) tell us the reason why we will dream at night
D) offer us some help in mental problems
2. Freud _____________________。
A) spent most of his life in Vienna as well as London
B) ended his life after World War II
C) spend most of his life in Vienna, Austria
D) passed away in Austria before the World War Ⅱ
3. When Freud was a grown-up, ___________________。
A) he was more interested in human mind than the way the human body works
B) he focused his study on the human mind instead of human body
C) he shifted his attention to the study of psychology
D) he was most interested in the study of how human body works
4. In Freud’s day, _________________。
A) a number of doctors concentrated on the human’s dreams
B) a lot of students admired Freud’s study very much
C) no doctor would like to work with Freud together
D) no doctors were interested in human’s ideas, thoughts or dreams
5. According to the passage, Dr Josef Breuer ________________。
A) gave Freud some help in Freud’s study
B) was one of the workmates of Freud
C) was a doctor who specialized in the study of human body
D) offtered some advice in Freud’s study
6. According to the passage, psychoanalysis was a process ________________。
A) in which patients would not participate
B) in which patients must say something great they encountered before
C) in which patients could do what they like to do
D) in which patients could speak out his bad fortune freely in order to make themselves reassured
7. Freud found with a shock that ________________。
A) young children and their parents couldn’t stay together for a long time
B) yong children were always obedient to their parents
C) young children were not so different from their parents in feelings
D) young children and his parents differed largely in feelings
8.Although much attack pointed to Freud, it was also thought by many people that Freud had a way to uncover the secrets of __________and to help miserable people。
9. According to the passage, it is hardly to measure Freud’s influence on modern art, ___ __ _______。
10. According to the passage, at present Freud’s study brings a lot of hope to people once called “______?！?BR> Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
11. A) At Anne's Clothing Store。
B) Inside a shopping center。
C) At a downtown street。
D) In a suburban residential district。
12. A) He was fired from his job。
B) He was warned about being more punctual from now on。
C) The management cut his working hours。
D) He was promoted。
13. A) They are at a violin shop。
B) They are at a circus。
C) They are at a concert。
D) They are inside a movie theatre。
14. A) She didn't go to work this morning。
B) She was injured and had to go to the hospital。
C) She talked with the boss in the morning。
D) The traffic delayed her。
15. A) Seven o'clock。
B) Seven thirty。
C) Eight o'clock。
D) Eight thirty。
16. A) Sending the next package earlier。
B) Waiting patiently。
C) Using air freight。
D) Looking for the package。
17. A) She thinks that he should plan his money more carefully。
B) She thinks that he should buy a convertible。
C) She thinks that he should ask Barbara for advice。
D) She wants him to manage her money。
18. A) He was furious with his boss。
B) He was always late to work。
C) His daughter was sick and that made him late for work。
D) He prepared a financial report incorrectly。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
19. A) How to care for precious metal。
B) A standard Unit for measuring weight。
C) The value of precious metal。
D) Using the metric system。
20. A) To check the accuracy of scale。
B) To calculate the density of other metal。
C) To observe changes in the atmosphere。
D) To measure amounts of rainfall。
21. A) Someone spilled water on it。
B) Someone lost it。
C) It was made of low quality metal。
D) The standard for measuring had changed。
22. A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal。
B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object。
C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function。
D) It is too high for such a light weigh。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
23. A) A more economical diesel fuel。
B) Characteristics of a new type of fuel。
C) Where a new energy source is located。
D) How to develop alternative energy sources。
24. A) He's studying for a test。
B) He lost his note。
C) He missed the class。
D) He's doing research。
25. A) To help him explain the information to his roommate。
B) To help him write a paper。
C) To prepare for a test。
D) To tell her if the notes are accurate。
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard。
26. A) Less than 30 minutes。
B) From 30 to 45 minutes。
C) At least 45 minutes。
D) More than 30 minutes。
27. A) He should show respect for the interviewer。
B) He should show confidence for himself。
C) He should be dressed properly。
D) He should talk enthusiastically。
28. A) Speaking politely and emotionally。
B) Talking loudly to give a lasting impression。
C) Talking a lot about the job。
D) Speaking confidently but not aggressively。
29. A) Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in a job interview。
B) Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine。
C) Self-confidence is more important for a job seeker。
D) A job seeker should create a good image during an interview。
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard。
30. A) The man's professor。
B) The man's roommate。
C) A neighbor。
D) The man's brother。
31. A) He is too stalkative。
B) He borrows Colin's thing。
C) He brings guests over to the apartment。
D) He doesn't use the kitchen enough。
32. A) Try to talk to Colin。
B) Go home for a week。
C) Wait till the end of this week。
D) Have a room change immediately。
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。
33. A) Kings and queens, princes and princesses, and lords and ladies built castles in order to get more land。
B) Around the outside of a castle, a moat was dug, which was often filled with water。
C) A castle was built behind a thick and high stonewall, which was strong enough to stand the possible attack of enemies。
D) If a drawbridge was pulled up, there was no way for people to enter the castle。
34. A) They lived a luxurious life and their diet was very delicate。
B) They lived a highly civilized court life。
C) They lived a primitive life and their table manner was often rude。
D) They lived a comparatively luxurious but not so civilized life。
35. A) Castles' structure and the eating habit in them。
B) Castles' structure and the people who lived in them。
C) Castles' structure and the life in them。
D) Why people built castles and their structure。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times, when the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。
A few years ago it was 36 to speak of a generation gap，a division between young people and their elders.Parents 37 that children did not show them proper respect and 38 ，while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all.What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? 39 ，the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many 40 argue that it is built into the fabric of our society。
One important cause of the generation gap is the 41 when young people have to choose their own life-styles.In more 42
societies，when children grow up，they fire expected to live in the same area as their parents，to marry people that their parents know and 43 of，and often to continue the family occupation.In our society，young people often travel great distances for their educations，move out of the family home at an early age，marry or live with 44 ________________________________________________。
In our upwardly mobile society，parents often expect their children to do better than they did： to find better jobs，to make more money，and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often，however，45 _________________________________________________________. Often，they discover that they have very little in common with each other。
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, 46____________________________________。
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on Answer Sheet 2.
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage。
Many workers who worked in
the World Trade Center after the September eleventh attacks became sick. They breathed a mix of dust, smoke and chemicals in the ruins of the Twin Towers and a third building that fell. Some went clays without good protection for their lungs. Five years later, many of the thousands who worked at Ground Zero in the early days after the attacks still have health problems。
Doctors at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City have announced the results of the largest study of these workers. The study confirmed high rates of breathing problems in members of the building trades, firefighters, police officers and other workers. Almost seventy percent of the workers in the study had a new or worsened breathing problem. These problems developed during or after their time working in the mountain of wreckage. About sixty percent still had breathing problems at the time of their examination. The researchers say they decided to study the effects on breathing first because other disorders might be slower to appear. Mount Sinai says it tested almost twelve thousand people between two thousand two and two thousand four. Eight out of ten of them agreed to have their results used in the report. The new results added strength to a Mount Sinai study released in two thousand four. That study was based on only about one thousand workers。
Some lawmakers have sharply criticized city and state officials for letting workers labor at Ground Zero without satisfactory equipment. Officials have also been criticized for saying the air was relatively safe. State and federal officials have promised more than fifty million dollars to pay for treatment of the workers. Doctor Robin Herbert is one of the directors of the Mount Sinai testing program. She says people are still coming to the hospital for treatment of problems that were caused by the dust at Ground Zero. In her words:" My worry is that money will be gone in a year, and what happens then?"
47. What contributed to problems of the workers in World Trade Center after the attacks?
48. Who had the most serious breathing problems according to the latest study?
49. The researchers decided to carry on some study on the effects on breathing first because __________ might appear in a later period of time。
50. ______ are sharply criticized by some lawmakers because they let workers labor at Ground Zero with out satisfactory equipment。
51. What measures have the officials promised to take to deal with the health problem?
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage。
Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don't!". But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television。
Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
52. According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is ______。
A) actors are very unusual people
B) the course at the drama school lasts two years
C) acting is really a hard job
D) there are already too many actors
53. An assistant stage manager's job is difficult because he has to ______。
A) do all kinds of stage work
B) work for long hours
C) wait for a better company
D) act well
54. According to the context, the sentence "But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy" at the end of the first paragraph means ______。
A) they don't care if their job is hard
B) they like the stage naturally
C) they are born happy
D) they are easily satisfied
55. Conie Pratt soon became a famous actress after ______。
A) learning some lessons about the art of speaking
B) playing her part in the "Blue Colored Moon"
C) successfully matching the most famous actors
D) acting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time
56. The phrase "once in a blue moon" in last line refers to ______。
A) all at once
B) once for a long time
C) once in a while
D) once and for all
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage。
The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry。
Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service work is melting away from minds of the city's laid-off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laid-off workers, said Vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of the Conference。
Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home help services in Beijing and customers are always complaining。
In the past, few laid-off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home to thousands of laid-off workers。
By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women in their 40's, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had got used to for decades。
They never imagined being laid-off by state-owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month. So she no longer worries about her daughter's tuition at a university in Shanghai。
57. What is talked about in the passage?
A) Home service。
B) Modern city life。
C) Laid-off worker。
D) Social status。
58. What does the word "laid-off' in the passage mean?
A) Heavily-burdened。
B) Old。
C) Inexperienced。
D) Jobless。
59. Why were many laid-off workers at a loss?
A) Because they didn't get used to the new way of life。
B) Because they are too old to find a new job。
C) Because they dislike being laid off。
D) Because they think they lost their social status。
60. Why didn't the laid-off workers like to do home services in the past?
A) Low salary。
B) Lower social status。
C) Dirty working condition。
D) Too much extra work。
61. In which ways is home service industry good for our society?
A) It meets the needs of modern life。
B) It provides work opportunities for the laid-off worker。
C) It is a new industry。
D) A and B。
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。
We all laugh. We all hurt. We all make mistakes. We all dream, that’s life. It's a journey. Please follow these rules to make the journey of your life a journey of joy!
62 positive through the cold season could be your best 63 against getting ill, new study findings suggest。
In an experiment that 64 healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a 65 sunny disposition were less likely to 66 ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence 67 a "positive emotional style" can help 68 off the common cold and other illnesses。
Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness 69 immune function and subjective as in happy people being less 70 by a scratchy throat or runny nose. "People with a positive emotional style may have different immune _71 to the virus," explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "And when they do get a cold, they may 72 their illness as being less severe."
Cohen and his colleagues had found in a 73 study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, 74 some questions remained as to 75 the emotional trait itself had the effect。
For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults with complete standard measures of personality traits, self-perceived health and emotional "style". Those who 76 be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged 77 having a positive emotional style, 78 those who were often unhappy, tense and hostile had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal drops 79 either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the 80 reported on any aches, pains, sneezing or congestion they had, while the researchers collected __81
data, like daily mucus production. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes, happy people were less likely to develop a cold。
62. A) Living B) Staying C) Pulling D) Surviving
63. A) safeguard B) immunity C) caution D) defense
64. A) excluded B) expelled C) exposed D) exiled
65. A) generally B) commonly C) frequently D) genetically
66. A) feel B) fall C) fell D) fall
67. A) that B) which C) what D) why
68. A) keep B) warn C) ward D) avoid
69. A) boasting B) boosting C) receding D) reducing
70. A) suffered B) troubled C) disturbed D) hindered
71. A) function B) ability C) response D) reaction
72. A) thought B) related C) interpreted D) translated
73. A) formal B) former C) previous D) precious
74. A) and B) but C) so D) for
75. A) which B) whether C) where D) how
76. A) tended to B) inclined to C) apt to D) subject to
77. A) by B) with C) in D) as
78. A) while B) however C) what's more D) therefore
79. A) comprising B) consisting C) containing D) covering
80. A) patients B) adults C) volunteers D) researchers
81. A) objective B) subjective C) positive D) negative
Part Ⅵ Translation
Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets。
82. _______________________(如果我是你的話)， I would have accepted such an offer given by the manager。
83. He hurried to the house ______ (結(jié)果房內(nèi)空空如也)。
84. Living in the desert has many problems, _______________________(缺水并不是的問題)。
85. Both boys and girls put much emphasis _______________________(有足夠的錢以便到外面去痛快享受)。
86. The students now _______________________(寧愿單獨一個人玩電腦，也不愿意到圖書館去查閱資料)。
Part Ⅰ Writing(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic To Curb Spending. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese。
1. 現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費水平高
2. 有人認(rèn)為社會整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非
3. 你的看法
To Curb Spending
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage。
Freud’s Study on “Human Mind”
Most people often dream at night. When they wake in the morning they say to themselves, “What a strange dream I had! I wonder what made me dream that。”Sometimes dreams are frightening. Sometimes, in dreams, wishes come true. At other times we are troubled by strange dreams in which the world seems to have been turned upside-down and nothing makes sense。
In dreams we do things which we would never do when we're awake. We think and say things we would never think and say. Why are dreams so strange and unfamiliar? Where do dreams come from?
No one has produced a more satisfying answer than a man called Sigmund Freud. He said that dreams come from a part of one's mind which one can neither recognize nor control. He named this the “unconscious mind” 。
Sigmund Freud was born about a hundred years ago. He lived most of his life in Vienna, Austria, but ended his days in London, soon after the beginning of the Second World War.The new worlds Freud explored were inside man himself. For the unconscious mind is like a deep well, full of memories and feelings. These memories and feelings have been stored there from the moment of our birth. Our conscious mind has forgotten them. We do not suspect that they are there until some unhappy or unusual experience causes us to remember, or to dream dreams. Then suddenly we see the same thing and feel the same way we felt when we were little children。
This discovery of Freud's is very important if we wish to understand why people act as they do. For the unconscious forces inside us are at least as powerful as the conscious forces we know about. Sometimes we do things without knowing why. If we don't, the reasons may lie deep in our unconscious minds.
When Freud was a child he cared about the sufferings of others, so it isn't surprising that he became a doctor when he grew up. He learned all about the way in which the human body works. But he became more and more curious about the human mind. He went to Paris to study with a famous French doctor, Charcot. At that time it seemed that no one knew very much about the mind. If a person went mad, or “out of his mind”， there was not much that could be done about it. People didn't understand at all what was happening to the madman. Had he been possessed by a devil or evil spirit? Was God punishing him for wrong-doing? Often such people were shut away from the ordinary people as if they had done some terrible crime。
This is still true today in many places. Doctors prefer to experiment on those parts of a man which they can see and examine. If you cut a man's head open you can see his brain. But you can't see his thoughts or ideas or dreams。
In Freud's day few doctors were interested in these subjects. Freud wanted to know how our minds work. He learned a lot from Charcot. He returned to Vienna in 1886 and began work as a doctor in nerve diseases. He got married and began to receive more and more patients at home. Most of the patients who came to see him were women. They were over-excited and anxious, sick in mind rather than in body. Medicine did not help them. Freud was full of sympathy but he could do little to make them better。
Then one day a friend, Dr Josef Breuer, came to see him. He told Freud about a girl he was looking after. The girl seemed to get better when she was allowed to talk about herself. She told Dr Breuer everything that came into her mind. And each time she talked to him she remembered more about her life as a little child. Freud was excited when he heard this. He began to try to cure his patients in the same way. He asked about the events of their early childhood. He urged them to talk about their own experiences and relationships. He himself said very little. Often, as he listened, his patients relived moments from their past life. They trembled with anger and fear, hate and love. They acted as though Freud was their father or mother or lover.The doctor did not make any attempt to stop them. He quietly accepted whatever they told him, the good things and the bad. Also one young woman who came to him couldn't drink anything, although she was very thirsty. Something prevented her from drinking.Freud discovered the reason for this. One day, as they were talking, the girl remembered having seen a dog drink from her nurse's glass. She hadn't told the nurse, whom she disliked. She had forgotten the whole experience. But suddenly this childhood memory returned to mind. When she had told it all to Dr Freud—the nurse, the dog, the glass of water —the girl was able to drink again。
Freud called this treatment the ‘talking cure’. Later it was called psychoanalysis. When patients talked freely about the things that were troubling them they often felt better。
The things that patients told him sometimes gave Freud a shock. He discovered that the feelings of very young children are not so different from those of their parents. A small boy may love his mother so much that he wants to kill his father. At the same time he loves his father and is deeply ashamed of this wish. It is difficult to live with such mixed feelings, so they fade away into the unconscious mind and only return in troubled dreams.It was hard to believe that people could become blind, or lose the power of speech, because of what had happened to them when they were children。
Freud was attacked from all sides for what he discovered. But he also found firm friends. Many people believed that he had at last found a way to unlock the secrets of the human mind, and to help people who were very miserable. He had found the answer to many of life's great questions.He became famous all over the world and taught others to use the talking cure. His influence on modern art, literature and science cannot be measured. People who wrote books and plays, people who painted pictures and people who worked in schools, hospitals and prisons all learned something from the great man who discovered a way into the unconscious mind.Not all of Freud's ideas are accepted today. But others have followed where he led and have helped us to understand ourselves better. Because of him, and them, there is more hope today than there has ever been before for people who were once just called “crazy”。
1. So far, Freud is the only one who can ______________。
A) study human’s thoughts, ideas and dreams
B) provide us the most satisfying reply to where dreams come from
C) tell us the reason why we will dream at night
D) offer us some help in mental problems
2. Freud _____________________。
A) spent most of his life in Vienna as well as London
B) ended his life after World War II
C) spend most of his life in Vienna, Austria
D) passed away in Austria before the World War Ⅱ
3. When Freud was a grown-up, ___________________。
A) he was more interested in human mind than the way the human body works
B) he focused his study on the human mind instead of human body
C) he shifted his attention to the study of psychology
D) he was most interested in the study of how human body works
4. In Freud’s day, _________________。
A) a number of doctors concentrated on the human’s dreams
B) a lot of students admired Freud’s study very much
C) no doctor would like to work with Freud together
D) no doctors were interested in human’s ideas, thoughts or dreams
5. According to the passage, Dr Josef Breuer ________________。
A) gave Freud some help in Freud’s study
B) was one of the workmates of Freud
C) was a doctor who specialized in the study of human body
D) offtered some advice in Freud’s study
6. According to the passage, psychoanalysis was a process ________________。
A) in which patients would not participate
B) in which patients must say something great they encountered before
C) in which patients could do what they like to do
D) in which patients could speak out his bad fortune freely in order to make themselves reassured
7. Freud found with a shock that ________________。
A) young children and their parents couldn’t stay together for a long time
B) yong children were always obedient to their parents
C) young children were not so different from their parents in feelings
D) young children and his parents differed largely in feelings
8.Although much attack pointed to Freud, it was also thought by many people that Freud had a way to uncover the secrets of __________and to help miserable people。
9. According to the passage, it is hardly to measure Freud’s influence on modern art, ___ __ _______。
10. According to the passage, at present Freud’s study brings a lot of hope to people once called “______?！?BR> Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
11. A) At Anne's Clothing Store。
B) Inside a shopping center。
C) At a downtown street。
D) In a suburban residential district。
12. A) He was fired from his job。
B) He was warned about being more punctual from now on。
C) The management cut his working hours。
D) He was promoted。
13. A) They are at a violin shop。
B) They are at a circus。
C) They are at a concert。
D) They are inside a movie theatre。
14. A) She didn't go to work this morning。
B) She was injured and had to go to the hospital。
C) She talked with the boss in the morning。
D) The traffic delayed her。
15. A) Seven o'clock。
B) Seven thirty。
C) Eight o'clock。
D) Eight thirty。
16. A) Sending the next package earlier。
B) Waiting patiently。
C) Using air freight。
D) Looking for the package。
17. A) She thinks that he should plan his money more carefully。
B) She thinks that he should buy a convertible。
C) She thinks that he should ask Barbara for advice。
D) She wants him to manage her money。
18. A) He was furious with his boss。
B) He was always late to work。
C) His daughter was sick and that made him late for work。
D) He prepared a financial report incorrectly。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
19. A) How to care for precious metal。
B) A standard Unit for measuring weight。
C) The value of precious metal。
D) Using the metric system。
20. A) To check the accuracy of scale。
B) To calculate the density of other metal。
C) To observe changes in the atmosphere。
D) To measure amounts of rainfall。
21. A) Someone spilled water on it。
B) Someone lost it。
C) It was made of low quality metal。
D) The standard for measuring had changed。
22. A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal。
B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object。
C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function。
D) It is too high for such a light weigh。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
23. A) A more economical diesel fuel。
B) Characteristics of a new type of fuel。
C) Where a new energy source is located。
D) How to develop alternative energy sources。
24. A) He's studying for a test。
B) He lost his note。
C) He missed the class。
D) He's doing research。
25. A) To help him explain the information to his roommate。
B) To help him write a paper。
C) To prepare for a test。
D) To tell her if the notes are accurate。
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard。
26. A) Less than 30 minutes。
B) From 30 to 45 minutes。
C) At least 45 minutes。
D) More than 30 minutes。
27. A) He should show respect for the interviewer。
B) He should show confidence for himself。
C) He should be dressed properly。
D) He should talk enthusiastically。
28. A) Speaking politely and emotionally。
B) Talking loudly to give a lasting impression。
C) Talking a lot about the job。
D) Speaking confidently but not aggressively。
29. A) Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in a job interview。
B) Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine。
C) Self-confidence is more important for a job seeker。
D) A job seeker should create a good image during an interview。
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard。
30. A) The man's professor。
B) The man's roommate。
C) A neighbor。
D) The man's brother。
31. A) He is too stalkative。
B) He borrows Colin's thing。
C) He brings guests over to the apartment。
D) He doesn't use the kitchen enough。
32. A) Try to talk to Colin。
B) Go home for a week。
C) Wait till the end of this week。
D) Have a room change immediately。
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。
33. A) Kings and queens, princes and princesses, and lords and ladies built castles in order to get more land。
B) Around the outside of a castle, a moat was dug, which was often filled with water。
C) A castle was built behind a thick and high stonewall, which was strong enough to stand the possible attack of enemies。
D) If a drawbridge was pulled up, there was no way for people to enter the castle。
34. A) They lived a luxurious life and their diet was very delicate。
B) They lived a highly civilized court life。
C) They lived a primitive life and their table manner was often rude。
D) They lived a comparatively luxurious but not so civilized life。
35. A) Castles' structure and the eating habit in them。
B) Castles' structure and the people who lived in them。
C) Castles' structure and the life in them。
D) Why people built castles and their structure。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times, when the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。
A few years ago it was 36 to speak of a generation gap，a division between young people and their elders.Parents 37 that children did not show them proper respect and 38 ，while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all.What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? 39 ，the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many 40 argue that it is built into the fabric of our society。
One important cause of the generation gap is the 41 when young people have to choose their own life-styles.In more 42
societies，when children grow up，they fire expected to live in the same area as their parents，to marry people that their parents know and 43 of，and often to continue the family occupation.In our society，young people often travel great distances for their educations，move out of the family home at an early age，marry or live with 44 ________________________________________________。
In our upwardly mobile society，parents often expect their children to do better than they did： to find better jobs，to make more money，and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often，however，45 _________________________________________________________. Often，they discover that they have very little in common with each other。
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, 46____________________________________。
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on Answer Sheet 2.
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage。
Many workers who worked in
the World Trade Center after the September eleventh attacks became sick. They breathed a mix of dust, smoke and chemicals in the ruins of the Twin Towers and a third building that fell. Some went clays without good protection for their lungs. Five years later, many of the thousands who worked at Ground Zero in the early days after the attacks still have health problems。
Doctors at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City have announced the results of the largest study of these workers. The study confirmed high rates of breathing problems in members of the building trades, firefighters, police officers and other workers. Almost seventy percent of the workers in the study had a new or worsened breathing problem. These problems developed during or after their time working in the mountain of wreckage. About sixty percent still had breathing problems at the time of their examination. The researchers say they decided to study the effects on breathing first because other disorders might be slower to appear. Mount Sinai says it tested almost twelve thousand people between two thousand two and two thousand four. Eight out of ten of them agreed to have their results used in the report. The new results added strength to a Mount Sinai study released in two thousand four. That study was based on only about one thousand workers。
Some lawmakers have sharply criticized city and state officials for letting workers labor at Ground Zero without satisfactory equipment. Officials have also been criticized for saying the air was relatively safe. State and federal officials have promised more than fifty million dollars to pay for treatment of the workers. Doctor Robin Herbert is one of the directors of the Mount Sinai testing program. She says people are still coming to the hospital for treatment of problems that were caused by the dust at Ground Zero. In her words:" My worry is that money will be gone in a year, and what happens then?"
47. What contributed to problems of the workers in World Trade Center after the attacks?
48. Who had the most serious breathing problems according to the latest study?
49. The researchers decided to carry on some study on the effects on breathing first because __________ might appear in a later period of time。
50. ______ are sharply criticized by some lawmakers because they let workers labor at Ground Zero with out satisfactory equipment。
51. What measures have the officials promised to take to deal with the health problem?
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage。
Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don't!". But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television。
Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
52. According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is ______。
A) actors are very unusual people
B) the course at the drama school lasts two years
C) acting is really a hard job
D) there are already too many actors
53. An assistant stage manager's job is difficult because he has to ______。
A) do all kinds of stage work
B) work for long hours
C) wait for a better company
D) act well
54. According to the context, the sentence "But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy" at the end of the first paragraph means ______。
A) they don't care if their job is hard
B) they like the stage naturally
C) they are born happy
D) they are easily satisfied
55. Conie Pratt soon became a famous actress after ______。
A) learning some lessons about the art of speaking
B) playing her part in the "Blue Colored Moon"
C) successfully matching the most famous actors
D) acting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time
56. The phrase "once in a blue moon" in last line refers to ______。
A) all at once
B) once for a long time
C) once in a while
D) once and for all
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage。
The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry。
Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service work is melting away from minds of the city's laid-off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laid-off workers, said Vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of the Conference。
Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home help services in Beijing and customers are always complaining。
In the past, few laid-off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home to thousands of laid-off workers。
By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women in their 40's, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had got used to for decades。
They never imagined being laid-off by state-owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month. So she no longer worries about her daughter's tuition at a university in Shanghai。
57. What is talked about in the passage?
A) Home service。
B) Modern city life。
C) Laid-off worker。
D) Social status。
58. What does the word "laid-off' in the passage mean?
A) Heavily-burdened。
B) Old。
C) Inexperienced。
D) Jobless。
59. Why were many laid-off workers at a loss?
A) Because they didn't get used to the new way of life。
B) Because they are too old to find a new job。
C) Because they dislike being laid off。
D) Because they think they lost their social status。
60. Why didn't the laid-off workers like to do home services in the past?
A) Low salary。
B) Lower social status。
C) Dirty working condition。
D) Too much extra work。
61. In which ways is home service industry good for our society?
A) It meets the needs of modern life。
B) It provides work opportunities for the laid-off worker。
C) It is a new industry。
D) A and B。
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。
We all laugh. We all hurt. We all make mistakes. We all dream, that’s life. It's a journey. Please follow these rules to make the journey of your life a journey of joy!
62 positive through the cold season could be your best 63 against getting ill, new study findings suggest。
In an experiment that 64 healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a 65 sunny disposition were less likely to 66 ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence 67 a "positive emotional style" can help 68 off the common cold and other illnesses。
Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness 69 immune function and subjective as in happy people being less 70 by a scratchy throat or runny nose. "People with a positive emotional style may have different immune _71 to the virus," explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "And when they do get a cold, they may 72 their illness as being less severe."
Cohen and his colleagues had found in a 73 study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, 74 some questions remained as to 75 the emotional trait itself had the effect。
For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults with complete standard measures of personality traits, self-perceived health and emotional "style". Those who 76 be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged 77 having a positive emotional style, 78 those who were often unhappy, tense and hostile had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal drops 79 either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the 80 reported on any aches, pains, sneezing or congestion they had, while the researchers collected __81
data, like daily mucus production. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes, happy people were less likely to develop a cold。
62. A) Living B) Staying C) Pulling D) Surviving
63. A) safeguard B) immunity C) caution D) defense
64. A) excluded B) expelled C) exposed D) exiled
65. A) generally B) commonly C) frequently D) genetically
66. A) feel B) fall C) fell D) fall
67. A) that B) which C) what D) why
68. A) keep B) warn C) ward D) avoid
69. A) boasting B) boosting C) receding D) reducing
70. A) suffered B) troubled C) disturbed D) hindered
71. A) function B) ability C) response D) reaction
72. A) thought B) related C) interpreted D) translated
73. A) formal B) former C) previous D) precious
74. A) and B) but C) so D) for
75. A) which B) whether C) where D) how
76. A) tended to B) inclined to C) apt to D) subject to
77. A) by B) with C) in D) as
78. A) while B) however C) what's more D) therefore
79. A) comprising B) consisting C) containing D) covering
80. A) patients B) adults C) volunteers D) researchers
81. A) objective B) subjective C) positive D) negative
Part Ⅵ Translation
Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets。
82. _______________________(如果我是你的話)， I would have accepted such an offer given by the manager。
83. He hurried to the house ______ (結(jié)果房內(nèi)空空如也)。
84. Living in the desert has many problems, _______________________(缺水并不是的問題)。
85. Both boys and girls put much emphasis _______________________(有足夠的錢以便到外面去痛快享受)。
86. The students now _______________________(寧愿單獨一個人玩電腦，也不愿意到圖書館去查閱資料)。