单选题 {{B}}Text{{/B}} Men have traveled ever since they flint appeared on earth. In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to{{U}} (26) {{/U}}new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from{{U}} (27) {{/U}}neighbors, or to find more{{U}} (28) {{/U}}climates. They traveled on foot. Their{{U}} (29) {{/U}}were long, tiring and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple{{U}} (30) {{/U}}such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by lighting fires at night and,{{U}} (31) {{/U}}all, by keeping together. Being intelligent and creative, they soon{{U}} (32) {{/U}}easier ways of traveling. They{{U}} (33) {{/U}}on the backs of their domestic animals; they hollowed out tree{{U}} (34) {{/U}}and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel{{U}} (35) {{/U}}water. Later they traveled, not from necessity, but{{U}} (36) {{/U}}the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things, which is still the main{{U}} (37) {{/U}}why we travel today. Traveling, of course, has now become{{U}} (38) {{/U}}organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express train, huge ships and jet airliners, all of{{U}} (39) {{/U}}provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful.{{U}} (40) {{/U}}there are difficulties. If you want to go{{U}} (41) {{/U}}, you need a passport and visa, tickets, luggage, nd a hundred and one{{U}} (42) {{/U}}things. If you lose any of them, our journey may be{{U}} (43) {{/U}}. Scientists have invented machines that can explore{{U}} (44) {{/U}}space. Eventually there will be cheap day journey to the moon and honeymoons on Venus. People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow-shaped tubes. I say "people" because I have no{{U}} (45) {{/U}}of being one of them.

单选题Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate was $ 75,000 a month. Four months after my company was set up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank. Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth about my new venture. "Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers," he said. "And they leave winners and losers. My grandfather invested a lot of money in a project of Thomas Edison's that ended up in failure." I was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison project ending in failure. Damn. It could happen to anybody! I must continue. At that time CD-ROM sales had bombed, so investors were fleeing from the field. I didn't turn away from mine entirely, but instead linked it to the Internet. My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built, decorated and furnished according to their own choice. To realize my plan I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists. One said I had a great idea. But I needed to test it. Get the money somewhere. To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children! He turned down my request. Wife? Children? I barely remembered them. I was working nonstop--struggling to turn the key in the lock, to find the fight way ahead. The pressure was terrible. It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars. A lot of money to them, invested in this crazy son and brother without a moment's hesitation. Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home. With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since.

单选题The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight, practically ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur "Boots" and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning, Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams' daily paper but with a half-ounce packet of Williams' favorite tobacco, John Rhiney's Mixed. A gun-dog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark Williams was a railwayman, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd times — "days", "late days" or "nights". Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return, Williams' slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered. A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later — that was five days after the fall — Prince dropped the wallet into Williams' hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty-three pounds, Williams' driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but he had found it and recognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.

单选题 {{B}} Netasha{{/B}} The recent university students among you may have had a culture shock: with no parents peering over your shoulder to check on homework and no teachers looming with threats of detention, independence reigns. As such, the temptation to give in to the power of procrastination when you should be working is suddenly very strong! Procrastination takes many forms. Things like checking if you have any unread emails. Perhaps seeing if you have any new text messages. Then, with mobile in hand, taking the time to change the ringtone, just before phoning a friend to tell them about your new ringtone. When they tell you that they haven't finished their essay either, it's time to go and make a cup of tea, do the washing up and make a sandwich.{{B}} Shaikh{{/B}} Once you've put an essay, project, or revision stint off until the very last minute, you then have the strenuous task of completing it under pressure, which makes it seem deceptively difficult. As a result, the next time you have to knuckle down you remember it as being something horrendous, so you put it off again—and so it goes on.{{B}} Mark{{/B}} Resist the temptation. Even if your chosen distraction isn't utterly pointless, remember that you would have much more fun doing it if you got the most pressing burden of what you're supposed to be doing out of the way first. So, be paradoxical and put off procrastination!{{B}} Thomas{{/B}} The prospect of sitting down and doing nothing but write an essay for a few hours straight can be daunting enough to stop you doing it at all. So, make it more achievable by breaking it down. If it's a 2,000 word essay, reward yourself by taking a half-hour break alter you've reached 500 words. Make sure your target is one of quantity rather than time, though: if you tell yourself you'll take a break after an hour of work, you could spend the entire hour producing three sentences then gleefully skip off. Also, keep said break to half an hour: if you use it to watch an episode of your favorite show, make sure you don't end up watching the entire box-set.{{B}} Peter{{/B}} "Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task"—so goes the quote from late American psychologist William James, and he has a point. Once you've triumphed over that elusive essay or properly prepared for your exam, you'll feel much better with yourself. You may even find that the prospect of rearranging your socks has suddenly lost its allure (strangely enough), giving you the opportunity to get out there and do something exciting with your time!{{I}} Now match each of the people (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: There are two extra statements.{{/I}}{{B}} Statements{{/B}} A. While doing an essay, we should make it more achievable by breaking it down. B. We should only pay attention to the quality and forget about the time. C. If we get the most pressing burden of what we're supposed to be doing out of the way first, we can easily have fun. D. Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. E. Things like checking if you have any unread emails or perhaps seeing if you have any new text messages are the typical forms of "Procrastination". F. Once you've put an essay, project, or revision stint off, you will be likely to put it off again. G. If you tell yourself you'll take a break after an hour of work, you will definitely spend the entire hour working efficiently, then go to enjoy your free time.

单选题Howlongdidittakethemantofinishdrawingthepicture?

单选题The example of "the tailor" is cited here to explain that ______.

单选题{{I}}Questions 22 to 25 are based on the following Monologue.{{/I}}

单选题{{I}}Questions 11～13 are based on the following monologue.{{/I}}

单选题By far the most common snake in Britain is the Adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The Adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all. Most people regard snake bites as fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures. All snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the Adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The Adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely, ff it hears you coming, it will normally get out Of the way as quickly as it can, but Adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are close. The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body weight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison. Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.

单选题 Questions 11 ～ 13 are based on the. following dialogue, between two passengers.

单选题{{B}}Part B{{/B}} Questions 11-13 are based on atalk between a student and his advisor.

单选题The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true; more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvement. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night''s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don''t know any parent who would choose the word "fun" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children will never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{I}} You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer -- A ,B,C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at Question 1.{{/I}}

单选题Questions 22-25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.

单选题A smile is a strong sign of a friendly and open attitude and a willingness to communicate. It is a positive, silent sign sent with the hope the other person will smile back. When you smile, you show you have noticed the person in a positive way. The result? That person will usually smile back. You might not realize a closed position is the cause of many conversational problems. A common closed position is sitting with your arms and legs crossed and your hand covering your mouth or chin. This is often called the "thinking pose". Ask yourself this question: Are you going to interrupt someone who appears to be deep in thought? This position gives off "stay away" signs and prevents your main "sign sender" (your mouth) from being seen by others looking for inviting conversational signs. The open body position is most effective when you place yourself within communicating distance of the other person—that is, within about five feet. Take care, however, not to enter someone's "personal space" by getting too close, too soon. Leaning forward a little while a person is talking shows your interest and how you are listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, you are saying: I hear what you're saying, and I'm interested in—keep talking! Often people will lean back with their hands over their mouth, chin, or behind their head in the "thinking" pose. This position gives off signs of judgment, doubt, and lack of interest from the listener. Since most people do not feel comfortable when they think they are being judged, this leaning-back position serves to prevent the speaker from continuing. In many cultures the most common form of first contact between two people is a handshake. Be the first to extend your hand in greeting. Couple this with a friendly "Hello", a nice smile, and your name and you have made the first step to open the lines of communication. Eye contact should be natural, not forced or overdone. Direct eye contact shows you are listening to the other person and that you want to know about her.

单选题Directions： This section is designed to testyour ability to understand spoken English．You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them．There are two parts in thissection．Part A and Part B． Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet．At the end of the listening comprehension section，you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers fromyour test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l． If you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started．{{B}}Part A{{/B}}{{B}}Directions：{{/B}} You will hear 10 short dialogues．For each dialogue，there is one question and foou possible answers．Choose the correct answer—A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet．You will have 15 seconds to answer the question andyou will hear each dialogne only once．

单选题 {{I}}Questions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题Which of the following can summarize the feature of American's friendship?