Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.( 10 points )

　　Some call it the Smart Shooter, a new rifle for American infantry troops that is two weapons in one, is accurate up to 1,000 yards and in 1 fires 2 corners. Its message to enemies is that they can run but they can't hide.

　　Still in the development phase, the rifle for 2006 has just been 3 off with great 4 by the Pentagon to members of Congress who will be asked to 5 the money. The makers, Alliant Techsystems, say that the weapon will revolutionize 6 combat much as the machine gun.

　　Pentagon jargon has given the new gun a(an) 7 title: the Objective Individual Combat Weapon. 8 one trigger, the rifle can fire a standard 5-56mm Nato bullet and a 20mm high explosive shell that will burst in the air. It can 9 shrapnel behind, 10 or even from the side of enemy troops who have taken 11 behind a building. The shell can be 12 to explode after a short delay. The weapon's 1,000 yard accuracy is twice 13 of other rifles, made possible by a laser system built into the sight. This rangefinder fixes the target, measures the distance and passes it along to a computer chip in the shell.

　　The gunsight has an infrared lens for night 14. It can also have video camera with a zoom lens that is linked to a video display attached to the soldier's helmet, allowing him to aim 15 without exposing himself to enemy return fire. But there are snags still be 16 out. Two men were 17 when a shell burst in a barrel during firing tests. The rifle weighs more than 181b. There are questions whether its electronic innards will be rugged enough for rain, snow and difficult 18.

　　Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security issues and a board member of the Arms Control Association, says that the Pentagon is seeking this combination of firepower and automation to compensate for the uncertain aim of GIs. He said: "Soldiers won't have to worry about careful steady aim. They'll just look 19 the viewfinder and 20 the trigger."

　　1�盇 reality　　 B affect 　　C effect 　　D operation

　　2�盇�盿t　　B�眎n　　C�眀eyond　　D�盿round

　　3�盇�眕ut　　B�眘hown　　C�眂hecked　　D�眊iven

　　4�盇�眕ride　　B�盿nxiety　　C�県onor　　D�眅xpectation

　　5�盇�眕ut up　　B�眂ount in　　C�眕ay for　　D�眑ook for

　　6�盇�盠and　　B�眀rilliant　　C�眕owerful　　D�盿wkward

　　8�盇�盪sed　　B�盕ixed　　C�盪sing　　D�盕ixing

　　9�盇�眘pray　　B�眘patter　　C�眘plash　　D�眘prinkle

　　10�盇�眔ver　　B�眔n　　C�盿bove　　D�眜pon

　　11�盇�盿im　　B�眂over　　C�眗isks　　D�県eed

　　12�盇�眅stimated　　B�眂alculated　　C�眘eeded　　D�眛imed

　　13�盇�盿s　　B�眛hat　　C�眛han　　D�眒uch

　　14�盇�眝ision　　B�眘ight　　C�眔bservation　　D�眘peculation

　　15�盇�眅xactly　　B�眕recisely　　C�盿ccurately　　D�眂orrectly

　　16�盇�眗emoved　　B�眎roned　　C�眒ade　　D�眃rawn

　　17�盇�眎njured　　B�県urt　　C�県armed　　D�眞ounded

　　18�盇�眛errain　　B�眃omain　　C�眆ield　　D�眛erritory

　　19�盇�盿t　　B�眔ver　　C�眎nto　　D�眛hrough

　　20�盇�眕ush　　B�眕ull　　C�眕ress　　D�眏erk

　　Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions:

　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1��(40 points)

　　Text 1

　　It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate drive, but nowadays the well men neared motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a "Be kind to Other Drivers" campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.

　　Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes along way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

　　However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who brakes violently to allow a car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they care to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.

　　A veteran driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages that give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modern motorists can't even learn to drive, let alone master the subtler aspects of boatmanship. Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give and take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

　　21�盇ccording to the first paragraph, which of the following reflects the situation on the roads?

　　A�盩raffic Jams are mainly caused by the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life.

　　B�盩he manners of the drivers are the only reason for the traffic jams.

　　C��"Be kind to other drivers" is a campaign to change the rude drive.

　　D�盤eople can not tolerate good manners on the road.

　　22�盩he author argues that road politeness .

　　A�眂an better the traffic unconditionally

　　B�眂alls for a driver's cool-headed and good-tempered personality

　　C�眂an be found after the modern traffic conditions stand up

　　D�盿re acknowledged by most drivers

　　23�盬hich of the following does NOT illustrate misplaced politeness?

　　A�盓ncouraging old ladies to cross the road at any time they want.

　　B�盉raking suddenly to allow a car to emerge from a side street.

　　C�盇 motorist driving into traffic streams without considering others.

　　D�盬aving a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles.

　　24�盇ccording to the experts, facing the car-ownership explosion, we should .

　　A�眀e more considerate yield to each other

　　B�眂ommunicate with each other more often

　　C�県ave a cool head and good temper

　　D�盿void misplaced politeness

　　25�盩he author's attitude towards road politeness seems to be .

　　A�眘uspicious　　B�眎ndifferent　　C�眎ronical　　D�眔bjective

　　Text 2

　　In the warm enclosed waters of farm ponds, conditions are very likely to be lethal for fish when insecticides are applied in the vicinity. As many examples show, the poison is carried in by rains and runoff from surrounding lands. Sometimes the ponds receive not only contaminated runoff but also a direct dose as rop dusting pilots neglect to shut off the duster in passing over a pond. Even without such complications, normal agricultural use subjects fish to far heavier concentrations of chemicals than would be require to kill them. In other words a marked reduction in the enclosure nets used would hardly change the lethal situation, for applications of over 0.1 pound per acre to the pond itself are generally considered hazardous. And the poison, once introduced is hard to get rid of. One pond that has been treated with DDT (殺蟲劑) to remove unwanted shiners remained poisonous through repeated drainings and flushings that it killed 94 percent of the sun fish with which it was later stocked. Apparently the chemical remained in the mud of the pond bottom.

　　Conditions are evidently no better now than when the modern insecticides first came into use. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department stated in 1961 that reports of fish losses in farm ponds and small lakes had been coming in at the rate of at least one a week, and that such reports were increasing. The conditions usually responsible for these losses in Oklahoma were those made familiar by repetition over the years: the application of insecticides to crops, heavy rain, and poison washed into the ponds.

　　In some parts of the world the cultivation of fish in ponds provides an in dispensable source of food. In such places the use of insecticides without regard for the effects of fish creates immediate problems. In Rhodesia, for example, the young of an important African food fish are killed by exposure to only 0.04 parts per million of DDT in shallow pools. Even smaller doses of many other insecticides would be lethal. The shallow waters in which these fish live are favorable mosquito-breeding places. The problem of controlling mosquitoes and at the same time conserving a fish important in the Central African diet has obviously not been solved satisfactorily.

　　26.The author's tone in this passage can be best described as .

　　A�眗eportorial　　　　B�眘arcastic

　　C�眂ondemnatory　　D�眒ournful

　　27.According to the passage, the one factor that is not responsible for the presence of insecticides in ponds is .

　　A�眛he weather bringing in rains

　　B�県uman error in crop-dusting

　　C�眂ommon farming methods

　　D�眎ndustrialization use of chemicals

　　28.The author uses the case of the Rhodesian fish in order to .

　　A�眘how the harmful effects of killing fish

　　B�眕rove that problems are the same everywhere

　　C�眘how that fish is an indispensable source in diet

　　D�眂onsider the problem of controlling mosquitoes

　　29. In this passage, what the author does not do is .

　　A�眘tate a problem　　　　B�眊ive examples

　　C�眕ropose a solution　　　D�眗elate causes

　　30.The last sentence of this passage means that .

　　A�眣ou can not control mosquitoes if you want to conserve an important fish

　　B�眣ou can not conserve an important fish if you want to control mosquitoes

　　C�眛he Central Africans will have no fish to eat if this fish can't be protected properly

　　D�眎t is not so easy and satisfactory to solve these two problems at the same time

　　Text 3

　　The term "joint international business venture", joint venture for short, has come to mean many things to many people. It sometimes is taken to mean any joint relationship between one or more foreign firms and one or more local firms. Such a broad definition is excluded here. Joint venture will be taken to mean joint ownership of an operation in which at least one of the partners is foreign based.

　　Joint ventures can take many forms. A foreign firm may take a majority share, a minority share, or an equal share in ownership. While it is not necessary to have financial control or to have operating control, some firms refuse to use the joint venture form if it is not possible to have a majority position in ownership. There are firms that have few qualms about holding minority position, however, so long as they can have operating control. They achieve this through technical-aid, management, or supply contracts.

　　It should be recognized that maintaining operating control is sometimes difficult if one does not have financial control too. Objectives of the participants may diverge; when they do,financial control becomes important. Management may wish to reinvest earnings while the majority of the board may wish earnings distributed as dividends. Unless policy issues of this kind can be settled amicably, lack of financial control can prove to be very unsatisfactory, if not fatal.

　　Many joint ventures emerge as matters of necessity: that is, no single firm is willing to assume the risks entailed, while a consortium of firms is. Large, capital-intensive, long-lived investments are natural candidates for the joint venture. Exploitation of resource deposits often is done by a consortium of several petroleum or mining firms. Roles are parceled out even though each phase of the operation is owned jointly. One firm does the actual mining, another provides transportation, and still another does the refining and extraction. There is a wide variety of combinations.

　　Also the joint venture can pose problems, especially if it is an enforced marriage of partners. For many ventures in small countries, it is difficult to find a suitable local partner, that is, one with sufficient capital and know how to be able to contribute to the partnership. In some developing countries, a small handful of families control the entire locally-owned part of the industrial structure. Under these circumstances, a joint venture merely insulates them further from independent, foreign-owned plants that would compete against them. For this and other reasons, the only suitable partner may end up being the government itself. Most multinational firms, however, shy away from such arrangements where possible.

　　31�盩he phrase "joint venture" mentioned in the first paragraph refers to .

　　A.any joint relationship between one foreign firm and one local firm

　　B.any joint relationship between foreign firms

　　C.joint ownership of an operation in which at least one of the partners is foreign based

　　D.all of the above

　　32 The word "qualms" in the second paragraph may have the equal meaning with .

　　A.abilities　　B.worries　　C.possibilities　　D.limits

　　33 According to the author, which of the following is most important?

　　A.Majority position.　　B.Operating control.

　　C.Financial control.　　D.Support of the government.

　　34 Which of the following is not the advantages of the joint venture?

　　A.It can assume more risks.

　　B.It may gather more capital.

　　C.Large and long-lived investment can be carried out.

　　D.The partners will make concerted efforts towards one target.

　　35 Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A. A foreign firm often takes a majority share in a joint venture.

　　B.Lack of financial control may be fatal to a firm participating in joint venture.

　　C.Joint venture is very helpful to developing countries.

　　D.Government is the best partner in a joint venture.

　　Text 4

　　In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the sun's rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.

　　According to a weather expert's prediction, the atmosphere will be 3°C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earth's chief food-growing zones.

　　In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.

　　Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.

　　However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?

　　One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and cold spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun.As the sun rotates, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or 'colder' faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earth's atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.

　　Scientists are now finding mutual relations between models of solar-weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is not. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia(慣性)of the earth's climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful counter-balance to the sun's diminishing heat.

　　36.It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would .

　　A.prevent the sun's rays from reaching the earth's surface

　　B.mean a warming up in the Antarctic

　　C.account for great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere

　　D.raise the temperature of the earth's surface

　　37.The article was written to explain .

　　A.the greenhouse effect

　　B.the solar effects on the earth

　　C.the models of solar-weather interactions

　　D.the causes affecting weather

　　38.Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is .

　　A.mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising

　　B.possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting

　　C.exclusively due to the effect of the inertia of the earth's climate

　　D.partly due to variations in the output of solar energy

　　39.On the basis of their models, scientists are of the opinion that .

　　A.the climate of the world should be becoming cooler

　　B.it will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earth's climate to take effect

　　C.the man-made warming effect helps to increase the solar effects

　　D.the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect

　　40.If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct, .

　　A.the best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuels

　　B.ice would soon cover the northern hemisphere

　　C.the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could warm up the earth even more quickly

　　D.the greenhouse effect could work to the advantage of the earth

　　Part B

　　Directions:

　　In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41—45, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps.

　　I remember one night a few years ago when my daughter was frantic with worry. After my Harvard Extension School classes, I usually arrived at the bus station near my home by 11 p.m., but on that night I was nowhere to be found. My daughter was nervous. It wasn't safe for a single woman to walk alone on the streets at night, especially one as defenseless as I am: I can slay a mugger with my sharp wit, but I m just too short to do any real physical damage.

　　That night my daughter checked the bus station, drove around the streets, and contacted some friends. But she couldn't find me - until she called my astronomy professor who told her that I was on top of the Science Center using the telescope to gaze at the stars. Unaware of the time, I had gotten lost in the heavens and was only thinking about the new things I had learned that night in class.

　　This story illustrates a habit I have developed over the years: I lose track of the time when it comes to learning. 41)___________________________.I may have started late, but I will continue to learn as long as I am able because there is no greater feeling, in my opinion, than traveling to a faraway country as I have and being able to identify by sight the painting of a famous artist, the statue of an obscure sculptor, the cathedral of an ancient architect. 42)_________________________________________. So I will continue to take classes and tell my story.

　　Lately it seems that everyone is asking me, "Mary, what advice do you have for other students?" So while I have you all here, I m going to ease my burden of answering you each individually:

　　43)______________________________________________________________.So listen to me when I tell you this: Knowledge is power.

　　My studies were interrupted when I was in the 7th grade, back sometime around World War I. I loved school but I was forced to leave it to care for my family. I was consigned to work in a Rhode Island cotton mill, where I labored for many years. I eventually married and raised 5 children, 20 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. But all the while I felt inferior to those around me. I knew I was as smart as a college graduate. I knew I was capable of doing a job well —— I had proved it by running a successful family business for decades that still exists. But I wanted more. I wanted to feel confident when I spoke and I wanted people to respect my opinions.

　　Does it surprise you to discover how much you have in common with an 89-year-old woman? 44)_____________________________________________________.

　　45)____________________________________________________.That belief is what has motivated me for the last 75 years to get this degree. It is also the mission of the Harvard Extension School. Without the support I received from this school, I might not have graduated until I was 100 —— a phrase that many of you have probably used in jest.

　　[A]If the saying is true that wisdom comes with age, you may safely assume that I am one of the wisest people in this hall and possibly at this university today.

　　[B]I know that many of you graduates today, whether you were born in 1907 or 1967, have faced similar barriers to completing your studies and have sometimes felt inferior around those you work or socialize with just because you didn't have a degree.

　　[C]If you have treated education as your main goal, and not as a means to an end, then you, too, have probably been claimed as a missing person once in your academic career, whether you were lost in the stars or the stacks of Widener Library.

　　[D]But I am here today —— like you are —— to prove that it can be done; that the power gained by understanding and appreciating the world around us can be obtained by anyone regardless of social status, personal challenges, or age.

　　[E]How else do you explain a woman who began high school at age 71 and who is graduating with a bachelor s degree at 89?

　　[F]And you, too, know that the journey was worth it, and that the power of knowledge makes me the most formidable 89-year-old woman at the bus stop.

　　[G]I have found that the world is a final exam that you can never be prepared enough for.

　　Part C

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on the Answer Sheet 2.(10 points)

　　The chief US negotiator, Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, described the deal as "profoundly important", "absolutely comprehensive" and an excellent one for American business.

　　46)At a meeting with Ms. Barshefsky yesterday afternoon, president Jiang Zemin called the deal as "good, historic and realistic", and a win-win for both sides, which showed that both countries saw the issue from a strategic viewpoint.

　　47)China's entry into the WTO will have profound ramifications (分支、分派) for the country. Binding her to international trading rules and encouraging foreign firms to invest by providing a system less based on rule by the idiosyncrasies (特性) of an official and more on transparent laws and regulations.

　　48)It will accelerate a process of closing money-losing and over-manned state companies and moving labor and capital into market-driven businesses. In the short term, it will drive up unemployment as inefficient, capital-intensive state industries shed labor and shut down.

　　It also marks a vital political victory for Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, the main proponent, along with Mr. Jiang, of China's membership, who offered a similar deal in Washington in April.

　　The NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, froze negotiations from May until September.

　　49)For Mr. Zhu, WTO membership will serve as a motor for reform of state companies, banking, insurance, securities and other industries.

　　At a news conference just before she left China, Ms. Barshefsky said the support of the two presidents had been crucial. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jiang Zemin met in Auckland and agreed to put the talks back on track, with a deadline of the next round of WTO talks that will begin in Seattle on November 30.

　　Ms. Barshefsky, full of energy despite the six-day marathon, presented the agreement's main details. Overall tariffs will fall to an average of about 17 per cent and on farm goods to 14.5 per cent or 15 per cent, while China will make significant liberalization on importing such goods, especially wheat, corn, cotton and other bulk commodities.

　　50)China will eliminate non-tariff quotas within five years, some in two to three years. It will cut tariffs on imported cars from the current 80-100 per cent to 25 per cent by 2006 and allow foreign financial institutions to finance the purchase of cars.

　　Section Ⅲ Writing

　　Part A

　　51.Directions:

　　You are supposed to be a secretary who is going to notify the staff of a short tour at the weekend organized by the company. The memo should include:

　　1)a brief introduction to the tour site or activities to take

　　2)time and place to get together

　　3)items to bring and something to note

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name in the memo. Use "Jane Green" instead. (10 points)

　　Part B

　　52.Directions:

　　Please write an essay on the topic "Internet, Society and Our Lives".

　　You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

參　考　答　案

　　SectionⅠUse of English

　　1�盋�眅ffect

　　in effect為固定詞組，意思是“實際上，事實上”。

　　2�盌�盿round

　　根據(jù)后一句：“它給敵人的信息是他們可以逃跑，但無法躲藏”，可推出這種新式步槍能夠繞開障礙，所以應(yīng)選D項around.

　　3�盉�眘hown

　　A項put off“推遲；阻止”。B項show off“炫耀，賣弄”。C項check off“查對；驗證”。D項give off“散發(fā)出”。

　　根據(jù)題意：“五角大樓極為自豪地向國會議員展示了它”，show off比較合題意。

　　4�盇�眕ride

　　與show off相對應(yīng)的應(yīng)該是with great pride.

　　5�盇�眕ut up

　　A項put up提供一筆錢（做一事業(yè)）。例如：

　　I'll supply the skill and knowledge if you'll put up the capital.如果你提供資金，我就提供技術(shù)和知識。

　　B項count in“包括；把……算入”

　　C項pay for“付款”。例如：

　　pay for the bill付帳單。

　　D項look for“尋找”。

　　根據(jù)題意：五角大樓向國會議員展示這一新型武器的目的是希望他們提供資金。

　　6�盉�盙round

　　ground combat“地面作戰(zhàn)”。

　　7�盌�盿wkward

　　這種武器被稱為“目標(biāo)個人作戰(zhàn)武器”，顯得十分蹩腳，所以選D項awkward.

　　novel （新穎的）、brilliant （有才氣的，顯赫的）、powerful （有力量的）均不合題意。

　　8�盋�眜sing

　　這里考查的是非謂語動詞，the rifle是use的施動者，所以用 ing形式。

　　9�盇�眘pray

　　這句話的意思是“它能夠從后方噴射榴霰彈”。

　　spray意為“向……噴射”；spatter意為“潑，濺，誹謗”；splash意為“濺濕，涉水”；sprinkle意為“撒，灑”，所以A項spray比較合題意。

　　10�盋�盿bove

　　over表示在垂直的上方；on和upon表示在表面上；above泛指在某物的上方。

　　11�盉�眂over

　　A項take aim“瞄準(zhǔn)”。

　　B項take cover“利用掩護(hù)物將自己隱藏起來”。例如：

　　There was nowhere where we could take cover.我們沒有藏身之地。

　　C項take risks“冒險”。

　　D項take heed“注意”。

　　12�盌�眛imed

　　time作動詞，意思是“計算時間，控制時間”。

　　13�盉�眛hat

　　that在這里作代詞，指代accuracy.

　　14�盇�眝ision

　　night vision是指“夜間視力”。

　　全句的意思是“射擊瞄準(zhǔn)器裝有用于夜間視力的紅外線鏡頭”。

　　15�盋�盿ccurately

　　射擊精度一般用accuracy，其副詞為accurately.

　　16�盉�眎roned

　　iron out為固定搭配，意思是“消除”，如：iron out misunderstandings消除誤會。

　　remove為及物動詞。

　　make out意思是“開出，辨認(rèn)出；理解”，如：I could not make out what he meant.我不能理解他的意思。

　　draw out意思是“取出；使吐露其情感”。例如：

　　He has many interesting stories of his travels if you can draw him out.如果你能說動他，他有許多旅行中有趣的故事可以講給你聽。

　　17�盇�眎njured

　　A項injured多指意外事故所受的傷。B項hurt多指感情受到傷害。C項harm指“損傷，傷害”。D項wound尤指受攻擊所受的傷。例如：

　　He was wounded in the battle field.他在戰(zhàn)場上受了傷。

　　18�盇�眛errain

　　A項terrain“地帶，地域；地形”。B項domain“版圖；知識，領(lǐng)域；產(chǎn)業(yè)”。C項field“田地；領(lǐng)域”。D項territory“領(lǐng)土，版圖”。

　　difficult terrain指“崎嶇的地形”。

　　19�盌�眛hrough

　　look through the viewfinder的意思是“透過瞄準(zhǔn)裝置顯示”。look at指單純地“看”。look over指“（醫(yī)生）檢查”。look into指“窺視；調(diào)查；過問”。如：look into a question調(diào)查一個問題。

　　20�盉�眕ull

　　A項push“推；推動”。B項pull“拉”。C項press“按”。D項jerk“猛拉（推；突然發(fā)言）”。

　　“扣動扳機(jī)”一般用pull the trigger.

　　SectionⅡReading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Text 1

　　詞語注釋

　　monster怪物、畸形的人brake煞車

　　hazard危險、冒險、孤注一擲veteran經(jīng)驗豐富的、老資格的、經(jīng)常使用的

　　文章概要

　　本文主要講述了交通問題的緣起及解決辦法。

　　Para.1：司機(jī)們的駕駛方式讓人擔(dān)憂，必須加以改變。

　　Para.2：互諒互讓，文明駕駛可以有效緩解交通問題。

　　Para.3：不加分辨，濫用禮貌也會帶來災(zāi)難。

　　Para.4：再次強(qiáng)調(diào)要文明駕駛。

　　答案點評

　　21�盋文章第一段末句。選項A片面，文章第一段第一句表明快節(jié)奏的現(xiàn)代生活只是原因之一。選項B片面，選項D沒有正確理解第一段第四句“You might tolerate…to the rule”該句表明彬彬有禮的司機(jī)目前并不常見。

　　22�盉文章第二段第二句“It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior.”在遇到不文明的行為時，司機(jī)需要頭腦冷靜，心境平和，才不致于以粗暴還粗暴。而A項的“道路禮貌不論何時都能有助緩和交通狀況”則是片面的，文中第三段就講到了濫用禮貌的危險。C項顛倒了方法與結(jié)果，只有具備了禮貌才能建立起文明的現(xiàn)代交通狀況，而不是相反。D項錯誤，并非大多數(shù)司機(jī)都能遵循道路禮貌原則。

　　23�盋文章第三段講濫用禮貌的危險之處，選項A、B、D均在文中出現(xiàn)，選項C為不懂禮貌的表現(xiàn)。

　　24�盇文章第四段第三句“Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users.”該句表明，專家警告我們面對汽車的爆炸式增長，司機(jī)更應(yīng)當(dāng)互相體諒。選項B、C、D專家并沒有提到。

　　25�盌作者對交通禮貌的態(tài)度是客觀的，文章表明作者既提倡交通禮貌，又反對濫用禮貌。

　　A懷疑，B冷漠，C諷刺均不合題意。Text 2

　　詞語注釋

　　lethal a.致死的，致命的vicinity n.附近；鄰近；附近地區(qū)；近鄰

　　insecticide n.殺蟲藥劑

　　文章概要

　　Para.1：養(yǎng)魚水質(zhì)被污染的情況。

　　Para.2：現(xiàn)在水質(zhì)的下降及主要原因。

　　Para.3：殺蟲劑的濫用，在許多以魚為必須食品的地區(qū)，有很大的不利影響。

　　答案點評

　　26.A作者語言基本上是客觀的，介紹性的。

　　27.Drains、crop-dusting、farming都在第一段中提到了，化學(xué)工業(yè)用品卻未提到。

　　28.A作者第三段舉例說明了此類問題的嚴(yán)重危害。

　　29.C在文中，作者陳述了問題，舉例分析了原因，但并未提供解決方案。

　　30.D比較后一句話的意思是控制蚊害和保護(hù)魚種不可兼得，無法同時顧及。

　　Text 3

　　詞語注釋

　　exclude排除

　　qualm疑慮，擔(dān)心

　　objective目的，目標(biāo)

　　dividend股息

　　amicably友好地，溫和地

　　entail使負(fù)擔(dān)

　　consortium合伙

　　parcel out分配，把……分成若干部分

　　insulate孤立

　　shy away from （因害怕、厭惡或缺乏自信而）回避，避開，退縮

　　文章概要

　　文章介紹了合資公司的運營方式。

　　Para.1：合資公司的含義。

　　Para.2：合資公司的股權(quán)。

　　Para.3：合資公司的財務(wù)控制權(quán)。

　　Para.4：合資公司的合作方式。

　　Para.5：合資公司的合作伙伴。

　　答案點評

　　31�盋本文雖在開頭指出“joint venture”可能有多種理解，但接著指出“such a broad definition is excluded here”，第一段比較后一句指出了在本文中“joint venture”的含義，即C.

　　32�盉前面一句作者指出：“在不能占多數(shù)股份的情況下，一些公司不愿意采取合資公司的形式，因為既沒有財務(wù)管理權(quán)也沒有經(jīng)營管理權(quán)”。然后在本句進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)折“也有一些公司不在乎擁有少數(shù)股份，當(dāng)然，這是在它們已擁有了經(jīng)營管理權(quán)的前提下。”可見這里與“qualms”比較相近的同義詞是B“worries”。

　　33�盋從第二段的“There are firms that have few qualms about holding minority position, however, so long as they can have operating control”可見“operating control”比“minority position”重要，而下一段又進(jìn)一步指出“maintaining operating control is sometimes difficult if one does not have financial control too”可見“financial control”比較重要。

　　34�盌選項A、B、C從原文中都可找到，而D合伙者會齊心協(xié)力朝同一目標(biāo)前進(jìn)，是不對的，因為文中第三段指出“objectives of the participants may diverge.”

　　35�盉選項A可由“A foreign firm may take a majority share, or an equal share in ownership”否定。B是正確的，由第三段比較后一句可以看出。由比較后一段的舉例可知，在有些發(fā)展中國家里，辦合資公司并不合適，因此C不正確。比較后一段中“For this and other reasons, the only suitable partner may end up being the government itself”，并不是說政府是比較佳合作伙伴，而是說根本沒有其他的合作者，只有自己來管理經(jīng)營，這從比較后一句也可看出，因此D也是錯誤的。

　　Text 4

　　詞語注釋

　　atmospheric a.大氣的，空氣的；大氣所引起的

　　hemisphere（地球或天球的）半球

　　exceed vt.超過、勝過；越出

　　considerable a.值得考慮的、重要的；相當(dāng)大的、很大的

　　distribution n.分發(fā)，分配，分布

　　circulation n.循環(huán)、環(huán)流運行；流通傳播、發(fā)行

　　variable a.易變的，常變的、反復(fù)不定的

　　interaction n.相互作用、相互影響

　　文章概要

　　Para.1：二氧化碳帶來溫室效應(yīng)。

　　Para.2：地球溫度上升帶來的一系列惡果。

　　Para.3：南極洲比北冰洋更易受地球溫度升高的影響而融化。

　　Para.4：衛(wèi)星圖片的例證，地球正在升溫，二氧化碳確有溫室效應(yīng)。

　　Para.5：自然的作用比人為的影響大。

　　Para.6：太陽運轉(zhuǎn)變化的影響。

　　Para.7：太陽和天氣的互動關(guān)系模型及對二氧化碳的新思考。

　　答案點評

　　36�盌根據(jù)文章第一段的比較后一句話“carbon dioxide…prevents the heat from escaping”，及第四段比較后兩句話，“The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place.This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth”。A選項內(nèi)容與文章內(nèi)容相反（見文章的第一段第一句）；B的內(nèi)容不準(zhǔn)確；C的內(nèi)容與原文所說正相反，carbon dioxide會使大氣溫度上升，但事實上氣溫卻在降低，所以是無法用carbon dioxide來解釋北半球氣溫變化的。因此，本題的正確答案是D.

　　37�盌根據(jù)文章，作者主要探討了兩種對大氣溫度變化產(chǎn)生影響的原因——人為因素和自然因素。若以人為原因為主，現(xiàn)在的大氣溫度應(yīng)比以前更高，但事實上相反，大氣溫度似乎在下降；若以自然原因為主，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該進(jìn)入一個新的Ice Age，但是又沒有，說明carbon dioxide與solar effects在相互影響著大氣的溫度，因此，所給的四個選項中，只有D全面表達(dá)了文章所要說的內(nèi)容，即解釋影響天氣的原因。

　　38�盌北半球的carbon dioxide的濃度較高，按理說這半球的溫度更高才對，但是情況正相反，說明有carbon dioxide以外的其他因素也影響大氣溫度的變化。作者在第六段末尾指出：its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.在第七段作者又說，根據(jù)太陽天氣交互作用模型現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該是一個新的冰期時代的開始，但實際上又不是，說明大氣中不斷上升的carbon dioxide濃度又使得氣溫中不斷消失的太陽熱量得以平衡。因此，本題正確答案是D.A所導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果與原文所要探討的正好相反；B與原文內(nèi)容無關(guān)；C說的太絕對，如果果真如此的話，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該已進(jìn)入新的Ice Age了！

　　39�盇根據(jù)文章的第七段的第二句話，“…that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age”，說明科學(xué)家認(rèn)為氣候應(yīng)該變得更冷。因此本題目的正確答案是A.B所表達(dá)的內(nèi)容與原文不符，C所表達(dá)的內(nèi)容與原文正相反（counter-balance to the Sun's diminishing heat），D的內(nèi)容與文章中論述models表明的情況無關(guān)。

　　40�盌本題屬其他方式提問的問題。短文的比較后兩句話說：“解決這一理論難題的方法之一就是假定：當(dāng)太陽效應(yīng)控制地球氣候的慣性時就使冰河時代的出現(xiàn)推遲了幾千年。如果這個假設(shè)是正確的，那么二氧化碳的溫室效應(yīng)就可能對正在減少的太陽熱起到有用的平衡作用�！边@與D答案中的“溫室效應(yīng)有利于地球”意思相吻合，故應(yīng)選D答案。A的內(nèi)容在原文中未涉及；B與原文正相反；C的內(nèi)容與原文表達(dá)的內(nèi)容不符。

　　Part B

　　答案解析

　　41.E上文說的是這個故事說明我這些年形成了一個習(xí)慣，即在學(xué)習(xí)時失去時間概念。E項是對此的承接，意為除此之外還能怎么解釋她的行為呢，也就是說上文是對她在故事中的行為的解釋，符合邏輯。

　　42.G上文說的是她在國外旅游時欣賞繪畫、雕塑、建筑，G項中the world正是與之呼應(yīng)，是她游歷后的體會。

　　43.A本文是一篇演講稿，本段以幽默的“倚老賣老”引出演講的中心內(nèi)容，符合語境。從行文語氣不難判斷。

　　44.B上文說的是作為聽眾的年輕人與她這個老人有共同點，而B項的face similar barriers具有很強(qiáng)的提示性作用，講的同樣是他們之間的共同點。

　　45.D從下文That belief可判斷，此處講的是一個激勵她的信念。從與上文的順承看，D恰當(dāng)，意為無論處于什么社會地位和年齡的人都可以因理解我們所處的世界而獲得力量。

　　文章大意：本文是一位89歲才畢業(yè)哈佛大學(xué)的老人的演講稿，她講述了自己的求學(xué)經(jīng)歷并告誡青年學(xué)生，知識就是力量，不因地位、年齡而異。

　　Part C

　　參考譯文

　　46.昨天下午會見巴爾舍夫斯基女士時，江澤民主席稱該協(xié)議是“好的，具有歷史意義和現(xiàn)實意義的”，而且對雙方來說是一個雙贏的協(xié)議。它表明兩國都是從戰(zhàn)略的高度來審視這一問題的。

　　47.中國加入世貿(mào)組織將對其自身產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)影響——通過提供一套更少由官員個人喜好而左右、更多建立在透明的法律法規(guī)之上的制度，使自己接受國際貿(mào)易規(guī)則的約束并鼓勵國外公司的投資。

　　48.它將加速關(guān)閉虧損和冗員的國有企業(yè)的進(jìn)程，促進(jìn)勞動力和資本加速流向受市場驅(qū)動的企業(yè)。短期內(nèi)，因低效、資本密集型的國有工業(yè)的裁員和停產(chǎn)，失業(yè)現(xiàn)象也將加劇。

　　49.對朱總理來說，世貿(mào)組織成員資格將成為國有公司、銀行業(yè)、保險業(yè)、證券業(yè)及其他行業(yè)改革的動力。

　　50.中國將在五年內(nèi)消除關(guān)稅配額，其中一些將在兩年到三年內(nèi)解除。這將使進(jìn)口汽車的關(guān)稅從目前的80%—100%減至2006年的25%，并允許國外金融機(jī)構(gòu)為購車提供資金。

　　Section Ⅲ Writing

　　參考作文

　　51.

　　Memo

　　To: Staff

　　From: Jane Green （Manager's secretary）

　　Date: April, 4th, 2004

　　REF: 77/96

　　The Weekend Tour to Yeshanpo

　　The company is organizing a weekend tour to Yeshanpo. Yeshanpo is in Hebei Province. It's 3 hours from Beijing by bus. The company has already planned several activities, including riding a horse, visiting the limestone cave, and lighting campfire in the evening. We would stay in the native's and enjoy local dishes at their house the next day.

　　Everyone is welcome and encouraged to go. For those who would like to go, please meet at 8 o'clock in the morning, Saturday, at the gate of this building. We are planned to back to Beijing at 7 p.m. the next day.

　　The tour is at the company's expense. Bring thick clothes please. It's chilly in the evening.

　　52.

　　Internet, society and our lives

　　There is increasing concern that those unable to use and access new technologies will be marginalized from all aspects of economic and social activity. Internet has become an essential and powerful influence on our everyday lives. However, if used improperly, Internet can put us at risks too.

　　The Internet is a wonderful source from which we can retrieve valuable information. Moreover, it facilitates our communication with people far away from us at a cost substantially less than that of traditional means of communication. Also, it can be an important building block to children's learning because vast amount of information is only clicks away. There is evidence suggesting that computer use is linked to slightly better academic performance.

　　However, we have sufficient evidence indicating that the Internet can be a harmful influence on people. For examples addictive power has increased children and youngsters' time spent in front of the computer screens at the expense of other healthier physical activities, thus increasing their chance of getting overweight and short-sighted. In addition, children have limited ability of telling right from wrong and therefore are subject to the potential contaminating influence of the harmful materials on the Internet.

　　In short, the negative influence of the internet should be minimized by diverting people's, especially young people's,interest to other areas of life. Like every other thing, Internet is like a coin that has two sides. We must realize its harmful potentials while making use of it to achieve a better and more meaningful life.