Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: In the last seventy years, the automobile industry has been revolutionized due to the computer revolution. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can help eliminate all the traffic accidents. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can send out a warning signal if you are making a serious driving mistake. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: The computer revolution will surely solve those traffic problems such as traffic jams.
正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: By establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the car’s position on a map, some navigational systems can tell us where the car is. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: Smart highways are quite environment-friendly and benefit us in more than one way.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: To turn the automated trip into reality, we have to rely on many extremely advanced technologies. 正确答案： B 8. A) T B) F
Script: The computer vision system is easily influenced by weather problems and might give some inaccurate information.
正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F
Script: Computers in the vehicles are designed to handle more accurate decisions about where and when to change lanes to avoid interference with other vehicles. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: In fact, it is more difficult and expensive to implement an advanced technology than people perceive. 正确答案： B Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a (11)_________________ and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid (12)_________________ , the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very (13)_________________ . It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for (14)_________________ , and also to transport their children to (15)_________________ schools.
Family life has been (16)_________________ in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, (17)_________________ , and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t (18)_________________ on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. (19)_________________ of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to (20)_________________ to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.
Script: The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends. 正确答案： necessary 正确答案： transportation 正确答案： helpful
正确答案： pleasure 正确答案： distant 正确答案： affected 正确答案： outings 正确答案： keep an eye
正确答案： Mothers of victims
正确答案： encourage the government
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The car, and the roads it travels on, will be 21 in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow’s “smart cars” will be 22 . “We’ll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and 23 and talk and act,” predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future.
24 40,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so 25 that we don’t even bother to 26 them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from 27 . A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk 28 electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to 29 the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise 30 if it is stolen.
A) vice versa B) location C) sensors D) vast E) mobility F) mention G) duplicate H) start up I) carelessness J) fill out K) revolutionized L) smell M) Adversely N) Approximately O) via 21. ______________________ 正确答案： K
22. ______________________ 正确答案： C
23. ______________________ 正确答案： L
24. ______________________ 正确答案： N
25. ______________________ 正确答案： D
26. ______________________ 正确答案： F
27. ______________________ 正确答案： I
28. ______________________ 正确答案： O
29. ______________________ 正确答案： H
30. ______________________ 正确答案： B Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
For now, such devices are only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars, and should be available in the UK in two months.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 meters without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred meters minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit. 31.
What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car? A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief. B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen. C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner.
正确答案： C 32.
By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed” (Lines 1-2. Para. 4), Martyn Randall suggests that ________. A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft C) the thief has to make use of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old 正确答案： B 33.
_______________ is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal. A) A coded ignition key B) A unique ID card
C) A special cellphone signal
D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver 正确答案： A 34.
Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre? A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm. B) To keep police informed of the car’s movements.
C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre. D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system. 正确答案： D 35.
What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm? A) Start the tracking system. B) Contact the car owner. C) Block the car engine. D) Locate the missing car. 正确答案： B Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
According to some individuals, if your house is built in the right position, this may affect your success in life, which seems strange to many people. However, to believers in Feng-Shui, or the art of geomancy, not only the position but also the choice of decorations and even the color of your home can mean the difference between good fortune and disaster. This art has been practiced for centuries in China and is still used all over South East Asia. Even the huge Hong Kong banks call in a geomant if they are planning to build new offices.
Like many Oriental beliefs the geomant’s skill depends on the idea of harmony in nature. If there is no imbalance between the opposing forces of Yin and Yang, the building will bring luck to its inhabitants. This means that the house must be built on the right spot as well as facing the right direction, and also be painted an auspicious color. For instance, if there are mountains to the north, this will protect them from evil influences. If the house is painted red, this will bring happiness to the occupants while green symbolizes youth and will bring long life. The geomant believes that unless all these are considered when choosing a site for construction, the fortune of the people using it will be at risk.
Indeed, to ignore the geomant’s advice can have fatal results. The death of the internationally famous Kung-Fu star, Bruce Lee, has been used as an example. It is said that when Lee found out that the house he was living in was an unlucky one, he followed a geomant’s advice and installed an eight-sided mirror outside his front door to bring him luck. Unfortunately, a storm damaged the mirror and the house was left unprotected from harmful influences. Soon afterwards Lee died in mysterious circumstances.
Not only is Feng-Shui still used in South East Asia, but it has also spread right across the world. Even in modern New York a successful commercial artist called Milton Glaser has found it useful. He was so desperate after his office was broken into six times that he consulted a geomant. He was told to install a fish tank with six black fish and fix a red clock to the ceiling. Since then he has not been burglarized once. It may seem an incredible story, but no other suitable explanation has been offered. 36.
From the passage we can infer that Feng-Shui is NOT used in ______. A) Japan B) New York C) Hong Kong D) China 正确答案： A 37.
Geomants believe that ______.
A) houses must only be painted red B) houses must face mountains
C) nature and life should be in harmony D) green is an unlucky color 正确答案： C 38.
Geomants think that the reason for Bruce Lee’s death is that ______. A) he didn’t follow the geomants’ advice B) he installed an eight-sided mirror
C) he misunderstood the geomant’s advice
D) a storm damaged the protection for his house 正确答案： D 39.
The story of Milton Glaser shows that ______. A) colors are not important in geomancy B) geomancy is used in the West C) geomancy is used by artists
D) the fight against crime is being won
正确答案： B 40.
Which of the following best describes geomancy? A) It is a style of Oriental decoration. B) It is a type of painting.
C) It is an ancient Chinese belief called Feng-Shui. D) It is an architectural design. 正确答案： C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
Many new safety features have been ________ in the new version of this popular car. A) incorporated B) associated C) cooperated D) excluded 正确答案： A 42.
This book gives a brief ________ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall. A) reference B) research C) outlook D) outline 正确答案： D 43.
My job at the assembly line of the car factory is rather ________. A) bore B) bored
C) monotonous D) monotony 正确答案： C
44.
We should always ________ our own rights. A) stand for B) stand up C) stand up for D) stand by 正确答案： C 45.
The doctor told Penny that much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) disclosure 正确答案： A 46.
He always ________ extra responsibilities without any complaint. A) takes to B) takes in C) takes over D) takes on 正确答案： D 47.
He was elected president of the Literary Research Association by _______ of his academic and organizational abilities.
A) virtue B) means C) way D) chance 正确答案： A 48.
Diamonds have little _______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic 正确答案： D 49.
No sooner had Mr Green finished explaining the poem than the students' questions _______ to pour in. A) begin B) began C) beginning D) had begun 正确答案： B 50.
Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following ______ carefully. A) notices
B) announcement C) instructions
D) advertisement 正确答案： C 51.
I'd like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank you all for your ______. A) profit B) benefit C) cooperation D) occasion 正确答案： C 52.
It was ______ you that the drowning boy was saved and all was well. A) due to B) thanks to C) but for D) owing to 正确答案： B 53.
The room connects with the dining hall ___________ a hall way. A) in accordance with B) in case of C) by means of D) by no means 正确答案： C 54.
The little girl lovingly ______ Chris' face with the tips of her fingers. A) clapped B) felt C) stroked D) whisked 正确答案： C 55.
Radar is used to extend the _____ of man's senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision. A) validity B) liability C) capability D) intensity 正确答案： C 56.
Most people closely _____ a pounding heart and sweating palms with the experience of emotion. A) classify B) identify C) satisfy D) modify 正确答案： B 57.
Beware of the men around you who _____ fame and wealth. A) go after B) follow up
C) seek for D) desire of 正确答案： A 58.
The newcomer was _____ until he could display his wisdom and talent. A) awaiting B) working hard C) expecting
D) biding his time
正确答案： D 59.
Like the sun, the planets shift their positions so slowly that their day-to-day motion is hard to ___________. A) discover B) detect C) ascertain D) disguise
正确答案： B 60.
This is a new discovery that has a number of industrial ___________. A) supplies B) contracts C) applicants D) applications 正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. The reunion of the mainland and Hong Kong had been a dream for many people, and it was the efforts and wisdom of Deng Xiaoping that ____________________ (使它变成现实). 正确答案： turned it into reality
62. Only three years after the collapse of the projected EDC and Political Community structures, European integration was ____________________ (随时会迈出一大步). 正确答案： poised to take a great leap forward
63. ____________________ (为了降低生产成本) the factory managed to introduce a new assembly line. 正确答案： In order to decrease the cost of production
64. ____________________ (我们正深受污染之苦) that we ourselves have been causing. 正确答案： We are suffering from the pollution
65. ____________________ (玛丽似乎掌控了所有的事) by the time he returned. 正确答案： Mary seemed to have things in her hands 全新版第二版综合B4U2-B
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: There are so many people killed in car accidents that all are reported in the newspaper every day.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: If the driver becomes sleepy, a computer in the dashboard could stop the car immediately. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: The dull and tiring process of long-hour driving will put long-distance drivers in a dangerous position. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Sensors in the smart cars can locate their positions independently. 正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: When a satellite passes by, it gives off a radio signal which can be discovered by a receiver in a car’s computer.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: As the price of microchips is dropping sharply, the application of GPS in the future are actually boundless. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: Because of the development of technology, we are able to visualize your trip by an automated highway system.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The laser systems are more effective at discovering untidy vehicles and operating in bad weather conditions.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: There remain some non-technical difficulties to be overcome such as liability, costs and perceptions. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: It is very important for us to realize the fact that automated vehicles have already been widely used in our
daily life.
正确答案： A Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be (11)_________________ and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a (12)_________________ means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will (13)_________________ change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more (14)_________________ , and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more (15)_________________ than present types. (16)_________________ of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the (17)_________________ highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering (18)_________________ electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to (19)_________________ his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and (20)_________________ the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
Script: Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
正确答案： abandoned 正确答案： leading
正确答案： undoubtedly 正确答案： economical 正确答案： pollution-free 正确答案： Regardless 正确答案： automated 正确答案： subway trains
正确答案： dial instructions about 正确答案： reserve space for
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On an eight-mile stretch of Interstate 15 ten miles north of San Diego, traffic engineers are 21 an MIT-designed system which will introduce the “automated driver.” The plan calls for computers, aided by thousands of three-inch 22 spikes buried in the highway, to take complete control of the driving of cars on heavily trafficked roads. Cars will be 23 into groups of ten to twelve vehicles, only six feet 24 , traveling in unison, and controlled by computer.
25 of this computerized highway have great hopes for its future. By 2010, telematics may well be 26 one of the major highways in the United States. If successful, by 2020, as the price of 27 drops to below a penny a piece, telematics could be adopted in thousands of miles of highways in the United States. This could prove to be an 28 boon as well, saving fuel, reducing 29 , decreasing air pollution, and serving as an 30 to highway expansion.
A) fatality B) Promoters C) Protesters D) magnetic E) apart F) installing G) alternative H) brings about I) inevitable J) microchips K) traffic jams L) cultivation M) incorporated into N) environmental O) bunched 21. ______________________ 正确答案： F
22. ______________________ 正确答案： D
23. ______________________ 正确答案： O
24. ______________________ 正确答案： E
25. ______________________ 正确答案： B
26. ______________________ 正确答案： M
27. ______________________
正确答案： J
28. ______________________ 正确答案： N
29. ______________________ 正确答案： K
30. ______________________ 正确答案： G Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
You slip the key into the ignition and crank the engine to life. But before you put the car into gear, you tap a key on the keyboard mounted by the steering wheel, and your newest e-mail flashes up on the windscreen.
This seductive satyr is what you get when you cross a car and a computer. Dubbed the “network vehicle”, or net-mobile, it may soon come to a driveway near you (probably the one belonging to your rich neighbor). In a
net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system but also to map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers and passengers will be able to send and receive e-mail, track the latest sports scores or stock quotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. Or so, at least, say a number of computer-industry firms such as Microsoft, Sun, IBM and Netscape.
The modern car is already an electronic showcase on wheels. On-board microcomputers improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. They operate anti-lock brake systems, and on some cars even regulate the firmness of the shock absorbers. But much of the technology needed to add extra is available now. A prototype network vehicle, produced by a consortium of Netscape, Sun, IBM and Delco (an automotive electronics firm based in Michigan), was introduced at the recent annual computer industry show in Las Vegas.
It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road. It was operated by voice commands and projected its data on to the windscreen, using the same sort of head-up display system found in modern fighter jets. Members of the consortium think a real-world network vehicle could be in production in as little as four years.
Car-makers have already begun rolling out some of the features found on these prototype net mobiles. If the driver of a General Motors car equipped with its On-Star system locks his key in the car, for example, an emergency centre can transmit a digital signal to unlock the doors. On-star also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbags. Toyota and General Motors are among a growing list of firms offering such in-car navigation systems. And in Europe, BMW and Mercedes-Benz recently introduced navigation hardware that can not only plot out a route, but alert a driver to traffic jams. 31.
The future car can be defined as the machine which ________________. A) sends and receives e-mails, and surfs the Web B) taps into a regional road system to get directions C) combines car functions and computer functions D) tracks the latest sports scores and stock quotes 正确答案： C 32.
“An electronic showcase on wheels” probably means______________. A) a computer industry show B) a network car
C) a car that exhibits electronic achievements D) a computer that has wheels
正确答案： C 33.
Compared with an ordinary modern car, the network vehicle will have an on-board microcomputer which ________.
A) projects data on the windscreen
B) improves fuel economy and reduces emissions C) operates anti-lock brake systems
D) regulates the firmness of the shock absorbers 正确答案： A 34.
The in-car navigation system has all of the following functions EXCEPT ____________. A) calling for help if an accident triggers the airbag
B) alerting emergency centre if the key is locked in the car C) transmitting a digital signal to unlock the doors D) plotting out route and alert one to traffic jams 正确答案： B
35.
The passage is written probably to ________________. A) promote electronic culture
B) advertise for the motor manufacturers C) attract potential motor consumers
D) provide information about the net vehicle 正确答案： D Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events on the advertising calendar. The battle for the National Football League’s ultimate prize attracts more viewers than anything else on American television and provides a “symbolic pulsetaking” for the advertising industry every February, says John Frelinghuysen, an analyst at Bain and Company, a consultancy. But this year the patient is in poor health. All the advertising slots (广告摊位) for the 2008 Super Bowl had been sold by the end of November 2007, despite the $ 2.6 million price of each. For 2009 the price has risen to $ 3 million, but at least, ten slots (out of 67) are still looking for a buyer.
General Motors, which ran 11 ads on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2008, has already said that it will not run any in 2009. America’s two other big carmakers, Ford and Chrysler, are likely to follow suit. Tellingly, Monster com, an online job-search company, said recently that it was buying a slot. To some extent, 2009’s Super Bowl will reflect a country in recession and indicate a hard year for the advertising industry.
Most forecasts for next year say that ad spending in America will decline by 5% or more. Much depends on the fate of the automotive industry: carmakers and dealers normally spend around $ 20 billion a year on advertising, but Chrysler and Ford scaled back their expenditure by more than 30% in the first nine months of 2008, and are expected to make further cuts in 2009 as they struggle for survival.
The car industry’s situation will hurt all media, but especially television. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets predict that total spending on television ads will fall by almost 9% next year. Only newspapers, where a decline of 12% is expected, are forecast to fare worse. Carmakers have already shifted some of their advertising spending to the Internet, and are likely to go further in 2009. Car ads make up 25% of advertising revenues for local television channels, and carmakers have been among the most consistent buyers of high-priced ads on national television.
So far local stations have been most affected by falling spending on advertising. National stations have been safer, because they operate on longer-term contracts with advertisers. But in the New Year they will also feel the chill, as companies fail to renew their contracts. Television, which has remained strong as print media have lost advertising dollars and readers to the Internet, could enter a decline of its own. “Next on the list is TV stations,” says Anthony Diclemente, a media analyst at Barclays Capital. 36.
Why does the author give the example of Super Bowl?
A) Because it is the most popular football games in America.
B) Because it shows advertisers’ enthusiasm in running slots has dropped. C) Because it is an event that attracts the attention of advertisers. D) Because it will be right on in America in 2009. 正确答案： B 37.
Why can’t at least ten slots find a buyer (Last sentence, Para. 1) according to the passage? A) The price for running the advertising slots has risen to $ 3 million. B) It is not attractive any more for the advertising industry. C) The advertising slots have been on the rise since 2007. D) The advertising industry is suffering a hard year. 正确答案： D 38.
What may the carmakers resort to for promoting their automobiles and cutting down expenditure? A) Shifting their advertising spending to the Internet. B) Renewing new contracts with national stations. C) Buying low-priced ads on national television. D) Relying on such print media as newspaper. 正确答案： A 39.
What does the sentence “Next on the list is TV stations” ( last paragraph) said by Anthony Diclemente mean? A) What he is going to analyze next is TV stations. B) What advertisers prefer to use is TV stations. C) TV station is the next to be defeated by Internet. D) He would choose TV station as a second choice. 正确答案： C 40.
We can learn from the passage that __________________. A) Ford and Chrysler will run the advertising slots in 2009 B) 2009’s Super Bowl will still be an expensive ads parade C) America’s ad spending this year will decline by 5% or more
D) carmakers’ fate determines to certain extent the ad spending in America 正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
My doctor ________ me to dangers of smoking. A) warned B) alarmed C) alerted D) told
正确答案： C 42.
When we are frightened and worried, our bodies produce certain chemicals to help us fight ________ troubling us. A) how is that B) which is C) what is D) whichever 正确答案： C 43.
For many patients, institutional care is the most _______ and beneficial form of care. A) pertinent B) appropriate C) acute D) persistent 正确答案： B 44.
Water enters into a great variety of chemical reactions, _______ have been mentioned in previous pages. A) a few of it B) a few of that
C) a few of them D) a few of which 正确答案： D 45.
Why didn't you tell me you could lend me the money? I _______ it from the bank. A) haven't needed to borrow B) will not need to borrow C) needn't have borrowed D) didn't need to borrow
正确答案： C 46.
Sometimes very young children have trouble _______ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
A) for separating B) to separate
C) having separated D) separating
正确答案： D 47.
In the U.S. one of the most ___________ professions is law, a field in which writing skills are indispensable. A) introvert B) lucrative C) beneficial D) arbitrary 正确答案： B 48.
Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following ______ carefully. A) notices
B) announcement C) instructions D) advertisement 正确答案： C 49.
To be idle sometimes is agreeable, but to be idle all the time might become ___________. A) monotonous B) ridiculous C) infectious D) spontaneous 正确答案： A 50.
Every four years, ______ from many countries compete in a variety of sports in the Olympic Games. A) swimmers B) athletes C) reporters D) gymnasts 正确答案： B 51.
Petrol has a low boiling point; if a little is poured into the hand it soon changes into ______.
A) veil B) vapour C) vacuum D) velocity 正确答案： B 52.
When the fire alarm sounds, leave the building and proceed to your ___________ point. A) assemble B) assembly C) assessment D) assistance 正确答案： B 53.
Beware of the men around you who _____ fame and wealth. A) go after B) follow up C) seek for D) desire of
正确答案： A 54.
A notice has been _____ to all employees so that they can get well-prepared in time. A) sent out B) sent off C) set off D) set in 正确答案： A 55.
Write down goals for the situations you want to change and an ___________ time frame for reaching each goal. A) arbitrary B) authentic C) approximate D) artificial
正确答案： C 56.
The local authority grants the company an interest-free loan to ___________ the new factory. A) hang up B) draw up C) start up D) turn up 正确答案： C 57.
Agriculture will have to undergo a __________ change to meet the needs of the new situation. A) drastic B) critic C) plastic D) majestic 正确答案： A 58.
The platform bridge over the railroad tracks _____ danger in crossing them. A) prevented B) avoided C) reduced D) eliminated 正确答案： D 59.
Don’t undertake a project unless you can ___________ it. A) complement B) compliment C) supplement D) implement 正确答案： D 60.
Language is one of the most awesome tasks the human mind performs, and babies are uniquely ___________ master it.
A) appealed to B) kept to C) poised to D) occurred to 正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases). 61. 他不合作的态度阻碍了我们计划的顺利进行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： His non-cooperation obstructed the process of our project.
62. 汽车生产规模的扩大和消费需求的增长往往和环境污染问题相关联。 ________________________________________
正确答案： The expansion of the automobile manufacturing and the growth of consumer demand often correlate with environmental pollution.
63. 尽管上海的公路交通和轨道交通系统已经初具规模，但交通事故一直没有明显下降。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Although the highway and railway transportation system has already taken shape in Shanghai, the number of car accidents have never decreased significantly. 64. 即使在高架道路上，车辆也时常会寸步难行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Cars frequently get stuck even on vaulted highways. 全新版第二版综合B4U2-C
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: In the last seventy years, the automobile industry has been revolutionized due to the computer revolution. 正确答案： B
2. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can help eliminate all the traffic accidents. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can send out a warning signal if you are making a serious driving mistake. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: The computer revolution will surely solve those traffic problems such as traffic jams.
正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: By establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the car’s position on a map, some navigational systems can tell us where the car is. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: Smart highways are quite environment-friendly and benefit us in more than one way. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: To turn the automated trip into reality, we have to rely on many extremely advanced technologies. 正确答案： B 8. A) T B) F
Script: The computer vision system is easily influenced by weather problems and might give some inaccurate information.
正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F
Script: Computers in the vehicles are designed to handle more accurate decisions about where and when to change lanes to avoid interference with other vehicles. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: In fact, it is more difficult and expensive to implement an advanced technology than people perceive. 正确答案： B
Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be (11)_________________ and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a (12)_________________ means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will (13)_________________ change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more (14)_________________ , and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more (15)_________________ than present types. (16)_________________ of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the (17)_________________ highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering (18)_________________ electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to (19)_________________ his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and (20)_________________ the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
Script: Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
正确答案： abandoned 正确答案： leading
正确答案： undoubtedly 正确答案： economical 正确答案： pollution-free 正确答案： Regardless 正确答案： automated 正确答案： subway trains
正确答案： dial instructions about 正确答案： reserve space for
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each
blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The car, and the roads it travels on, will be 21 in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow’s “smart cars” will be 22 . “We’ll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and 23 and talk and act,” predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future.
24 40,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so 25 that we don’t even bother to 26 them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from 27 . A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk 28 electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to 29 the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise 30 if it is stolen.
A) vice versa B) location C) sensors D) vast E) mobility F) mention G) duplicate H) start up I) carelessness J) fill out K) revolutionized L) smell M) Adversely N) Approximately O) via 21. ______________________ 正确答案： K
22. ______________________ 正确答案： C
23. ______________________ 正确答案： L
24. ______________________ 正确答案： N
25. ______________________ 正确答案： D
26. ______________________ 正确答案： F
27. ______________________ 正确答案： I
28. ______________________
正确答案： O
29. ______________________ 正确答案： H
30. ______________________ 正确答案： B Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
For now, such devices are only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars, and should be available in the UK in two months.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 meters without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred meters minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit. 31.
What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car? A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief. B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen. C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner. 正确答案： C 32.
By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed” (Lines 1-2. Para. 4), Martyn Randall suggests that ________. A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft C) the thief has to make use of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old 正确答案： B 33.
_______________ is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal. A) A coded ignition key B) A unique ID card
C) A special cellphone signal
D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver 正确答案： A 34.
Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre? A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm. B) To keep police informed of the car’s movements.
C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre. D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system. 正确答案： D 35.
What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm? A) Start the tracking system. B) Contact the car owner.
C) Block the car engine. D) Locate the missing car. 正确答案： B Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
You slip the key into the ignition and crank the engine to life. But before you put the car into gear, you tap a key on the keyboard mounted by the steering wheel, and your newest e-mail flashes up on the windscreen.
This seductive satyr is what you get when you cross a car and a computer. Dubbed the “network vehicle”, or net-mobile, it may soon come to a driveway near you (probably the one belonging to your rich neighbor). In a net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system but also to map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers and passengers will be able to send and receive e-mail, track the latest sports scores or stock quotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. Or so, at least, say a number of computer-industry firms such as Microsoft, Sun, IBM and Netscape.
The modern car is already an electronic showcase on wheels. On-board microcomputers improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. They operate anti-lock brake systems, and on some cars even regulate the firmness of the shock absorbers. But much of the technology needed to add extra is available now. A prototype network vehicle, produced by a consortium of Netscape, Sun, IBM and Delco (an automotive electronics firm based in Michigan), was introduced at the recent annual computer industry show in Las Vegas.
It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road. It was operated by voice commands and projected its data on to the windscreen, using the same sort of head-up display system found in modern fighter jets. Members of the consortium think a real-world network vehicle could be in production in as little as four years.
Car-makers have already begun rolling out some of the features found on these prototype net mobiles. If the driver of a General Motors car equipped with its On-Star system locks his key in the car, for example, an emergency centre can transmit a digital signal to unlock the doors. On-star also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbags. Toyota and General Motors are among a growing list of firms offering such in-car navigation systems. And in Europe, BMW and Mercedes-Benz recently introduced navigation hardware that can not only plot out a route, but alert a driver to traffic jams. 36.
The future car can be defined as the machine which ________________. A) sends and receives e-mails, and surfs the Web B) taps into a regional road system to get directions C) combines car functions and computer functions D) tracks the latest sports scores and stock quotes 正确答案： C 37.
“An electronic showcase on wheels” probably means______________. A) a computer industry show B) a network car
C) a car that exhibits electronic achievements D) a computer that has wheels 正确答案： C 38.
Compared with an ordinary modern car, the network vehicle will have an on-board microcomputer which ________.
A) projects data on the windscreen
B) improves fuel economy and reduces emissions C) operates anti-lock brake systems
D) regulates the firmness of the shock absorbers 正确答案： A 39.
The in-car navigation system has all of the following functions EXCEPT ____________. A) calling for help if an accident triggers the airbag
B) alerting emergency centre if the key is locked in the car C) transmitting a digital signal to unlock the doors D) plotting out route and alert one to traffic jams 正确答案： B 40.
The passage is written probably to ________________. A) promote electronic culture
B) advertise for the motor manufacturers C) attract potential motor consumers
D) provide information about the net vehicle 正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
He used to be a Christian, but he is now ________ to Buddhism. A) changed B) transformed C) turned D) converted 正确答案： D 42.
The delegation would spend their first day touring around Bangkok, and after that all their plans were ________. A) on the air B) off the air C) in the air D) by the air
正确答案： C 43.
We should always ________ our own rights. A) stand for B) stand up C) stand up for D) stand by 正确答案： C 44.
The doctor told Penny that much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) disclosure 正确答案： A 45.
Every government in the world should act ________ to combat terrorism. A) in reunification B) in unification C) in unison D) in union 正确答案： C 46.
La Poste is expecting a _________ business in parcel and express industry in China. A) lubrication B) lucrative C) profit D) shrinking 正确答案： B 47.
She once again went through her composition carefully to _______ all the spelling mistakes from it. A) exclude B) eliminate C) abolish D) diminish 正确答案： B 48.
Write down goals for the situations you want to change and an ___________ time frame for reaching each goal. A) arbitrary B) authentic C) approximate D) artificial
正确答案： C 49.
Sometimes very young children have trouble _______ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
A) for separating B) to separate
C) having separated D) separating 正确答案： D 50.
_______ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is. A) To give B) Given C) Giving
D) Having given 正确答案： B 51.
Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following ______ carefully. A) notices
B) announcement C) instructions
D) advertisement 正确答案： C 52.
Every four years, ______ from many countries compete in a variety of sports in the Olympic Games. A) swimmers B) athletes C) reporters D) gymnasts 正确答案： B 53.
I can speak English, but simultaneous translation is beyond my _____________. A) proficiencies B) efficiencies C) capabilities D) stabilities 正确答案： C 54.
The runway of this airport is undergoing ___________ to accommodate large planes. A) extension B) exposition C) expansion D) expedition 正确答案： C 55.
The new car design has ___________ all the latest safety features. A) sucked B) digested C) grasped
D) incorporated 正确答案： D 56.
The room connects with the dining hall ___________ a hall way. A) in accordance with B) in case of C) by means of D) by no means 正确答案： C 57.
As far as the style is _____, it leaves very little to be desired. A) involved B) concerned C) related D) connected 正确答案： B 58.
Most people closely _____ a pounding heart and sweating palms with the experience of emotion. A) classify B) identify
C) satisfy D) modify 正确答案： B 59.
The congress had _____ on the day previous to our visit. A) gathered B) collected C) assembled D) interviewed
正确答案： C 60.
We need to gain a clearer ___________ of how young people feel about the problem. A) foresight B) deception C) perception D) perceive
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. The reunion of the mainland and Hong Kong had been a dream for many people, and it was the efforts and wisdom of Deng Xiaoping that ____________________ (使它变成现实). 正确答案： turned it into reality
62. Only three years after the collapse of the projected EDC and Political Community structures, European integration was ____________________ (随时会迈出一大步). 正确答案： poised to take a great leap forward
63. The central thesis is that from about 1850 onwards various experiments were made in paper production which ____________________ (彻底改变了书的命运). 正确答案： changed drastically the life of books
64. ____________________ (我们正深受污染之苦) that we ourselves have been causing. 正确答案： We are suffering from the pollution
65. ____________________ (玛丽似乎掌控了所有的事) by the time he returned. 正确答案： Mary seemed to have things in her hands 全新版第二版综合B4U2-D
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: There are so many people killed in car accidents that all are reported in the newspaper every day. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: If the driver becomes sleepy, a computer in the dashboard could stop the car immediately. 正确答案： B
3. A) T B) F
Script: The dull and tiring process of long-hour driving will put long-distance drivers in a dangerous position. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Sensors in the smart cars can locate their positions independently.
正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: When a satellite passes by, it gives off a radio signal which can be discovered by a receiver in a car’s computer.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: As the price of microchips is dropping sharply, the application of GPS in the future are actually boundless. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: Because of the development of technology, we are able to visualize your trip by an automated highway system.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The laser systems are more effective at discovering untidy vehicles and operating in bad weather conditions.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: There remain some non-technical difficulties to be overcome such as liability, costs and perceptions. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: It is very important for us to realize the fact that automated vehicles have already been widely used in our daily life.
正确答案： A Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check
what you have written.
The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a (11)_________________ and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid (12)_________________ , the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very (13)_________________ . It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for (14)_________________ , and also to transport their children to (15)_________________ schools.
Family life has been (16)_________________ in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, (17)_________________ , and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t (18)_________________ on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. (19)_________________ of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to (20)_________________ to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.
Script: The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends. 正确答案： necessary 正确答案： transportation 正确答案： helpful 正确答案： pleasure 正确答案： distant 正确答案： affected 正确答案： outings 正确答案： keep an eye
正确答案： Mothers of victims
正确答案： encourage the government
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On an eight-mile stretch of Interstate 15 ten miles north of San Diego, traffic engineers are 21 an MIT-designed system which will introduce the “automated driver.” The plan calls for computers, aided by thousands of three-inch 22 spikes buried in the highway, to take complete control of the driving of cars on heavily trafficked
roads. Cars will be 23 into groups of ten to twelve vehicles, only six feet 24 , traveling in unison, and controlled by computer.
25 of this computerized highway have great hopes for its future. By 2010, telematics may well be 26 one of the major highways in the United States. If successful, by 2020, as the price of 27 drops to below a penny a piece, telematics could be adopted in thousands of miles of highways in the United States. This could prove to be an 28 boon as well, saving fuel, reducing 29 , decreasing air pollution, and serving as an 30 to highway expansion.
A) fatality B) Promoters C) Protesters D) magnetic E) apart F) installing G) alternative H) brings about I) inevitable J) microchips K) traffic jams L) cultivation M) incorporated into N) environmental O) bunched 21. ______________________ 正确答案： F
22. ______________________ 正确答案： D
23. ______________________ 正确答案： O
24. ______________________ 正确答案： E
25. ______________________ 正确答案： B
26. ______________________ 正确答案： M
27. ______________________ 正确答案： J
28. ______________________ 正确答案： N
29. ______________________ 正确答案： K
30. ______________________
正确答案： G Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
You slip the key into the ignition and crank the engine to life. But before you put the car into gear, you tap a key on the keyboard mounted by the steering wheel, and your newest e-mail flashes up on the windscreen.
This seductive satyr is what you get when you cross a car and a computer. Dubbed the “network vehicle”, or net-mobile, it may soon come to a driveway near you (probably the one belonging to your rich neighbor). In a net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system but also to map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers and passengers will be able to send and receive e-mail, track the latest sports scores or stock quotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. Or so, at least, say a number of computer-industry firms such as Microsoft, Sun, IBM and Netscape.
The modern car is already an electronic showcase on wheels. On-board microcomputers improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. They operate anti-lock brake systems, and on some cars even regulate the firmness of the shock absorbers. But much of the technology needed to add extra is available now. A prototype network vehicle, produced by a consortium of Netscape, Sun, IBM and Delco (an automotive electronics firm based in Michigan), was
introduced at the recent annual computer industry show in Las Vegas.
It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road. It was operated by voice commands and projected its data on to the windscreen, using the same sort of head-up display system found in modern fighter jets. Members of the consortium think a real-world network vehicle could be in production in as little as four years.
Car-makers have already begun rolling out some of the features found on these prototype net mobiles. If the driver of a General Motors car equipped with its On-Star system locks his key in the car, for example, an emergency centre can transmit a digital signal to unlock the doors. On-star also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbags. Toyota and General Motors are among a growing list of firms offering such in-car navigation systems. And in Europe, BMW and Mercedes-Benz recently introduced navigation hardware that can not only plot out a route, but alert a driver to traffic jams. 31.
The future car can be defined as the machine which ________________. A) sends and receives e-mails, and surfs the Web B) taps into a regional road system to get directions C) combines car functions and computer functions D) tracks the latest sports scores and stock quotes
正确答案： C 32.
“An electronic showcase on wheels” probably means______________. A) a computer industry show B) a network car
C) a car that exhibits electronic achievements D) a computer that has wheels 正确答案： C 33.
Compared with an ordinary modern car, the network vehicle will have an on-board microcomputer which ________.
A) projects data on the windscreen
B) improves fuel economy and reduces emissions C) operates anti-lock brake systems
D) regulates the firmness of the shock absorbers
正确答案： A 34.
The in-car navigation system has all of the following functions EXCEPT ____________. A) calling for help if an accident triggers the airbag
B) alerting emergency centre if the key is locked in the car C) transmitting a digital signal to unlock the doors D) plotting out route and alert one to traffic jams 正确答案： B 35.
The passage is written probably to ________________. A) promote electronic culture
B) advertise for the motor manufacturers C) attract potential motor consumers
D) provide information about the net vehicle 正确答案： D Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
According to some individuals, if your house is built in the right position, this may affect your success in life, which seems strange to many people. However, to believers in Feng-Shui, or the art of geomancy, not only the position but also the choice of decorations and even the color of your home can mean the difference between good fortune and disaster. This art has been practiced for centuries in China and is still used all over South East Asia. Even the huge Hong Kong banks call in a geomant if they are planning to build new offices.
Like many Oriental beliefs the geomant’s skill depends on the idea of harmony in nature. If there is no imbalance between the opposing forces of Yin and Yang, the building will bring luck to its inhabitants. This means that the house must be built on the right spot as well as facing the right direction, and also be painted an auspicious color. For instance, if there are mountains to the north, this will protect them from evil influences. If the house is painted red, this will bring happiness to the occupants while green symbolizes youth and will bring long life. The geomant believes that unless all these are considered when choosing a site for construction, the fortune of the people using it will be at risk.
Indeed, to ignore the geomant’s advice can have fatal results. The death of the internationally famous Kung-Fu star, Bruce Lee, has been used as an example. It is said that when Lee found out that the house he was living in was an unlucky one, he followed a geomant’s advice and installed an eight-sided mirror outside his front door to bring him luck. Unfortunately, a storm damaged the mirror and the house was left unprotected from harmful influences. Soon afterwards Lee died in mysterious circumstances.
Not only is Feng-Shui still used in South East Asia, but it has also spread right across the world. Even in modern New York a successful commercial artist called Milton Glaser has found it useful. He was so desperate after his office was broken into six times that he consulted a geomant. He was told to install a fish tank with six black fish and fix a red clock to the ceiling. Since then he has not been burglarized once. It may seem an incredible story, but no other suitable explanation has been offered. 36.
From the passage we can infer that Feng-Shui is NOT used in ______. A) Japan B) New York C) Hong Kong D) China 正确答案： A 37.
Geomants believe that ______.
A) houses must only be painted red B) houses must face mountains
C) nature and life should be in harmony D) green is an unlucky color 正确答案： C 38.
Geomants think that the reason for Bruce Lee’s death is that ______. A) he didn’t follow the geomants’ advice B) he installed an eight-sided mirror
C) he misunderstood the geomant’s advice
D) a storm damaged the protection for his house 正确答案： D 39.
The story of Milton Glaser shows that ______. A) colors are not important in geomancy B) geomancy is used in the West
C) geomancy is used by artists
D) the fight against crime is being won 正确答案： B 40.
Which of the following best describes geomancy? A) It is a style of Oriental decoration. B) It is a type of painting.
C) It is an ancient Chinese belief called Feng-Shui. D) It is an architectural design.
正确答案： C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
She once again went through her composition carefully to ________ all spelling mistakes from it. A) exclude B) eliminate C) abolish D) diminish 正确答案： B 42.
He always ________ extra responsibilities without any complaint. A) takes to B) takes in C) takes over D) takes on
正确答案： D 43.
In the first several years of our economic reform, many military factories have been _______ into civil ones in order to meet the needs of the country. A) altered B) converted C) changed D) transformed 正确答案： D 44.
The policemen went into action _______ they heard the alarm. A) promptly B) presently C) quickly D) directly 正确答案： D 45.
Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _______ standards. A) equivalent B) alike C) uniform D) likely
正确答案： A 46.
The second book was _______ by August 1998, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight. A) to have been completed B) completed
C) to have completed D) to complete 正确答案： A 47.
In the U.S. one of the most ___________ professions is law, a field in which writing skills are indispensable. A) introvert B) lucrative C) beneficial D) arbitrary
正确答案： B 48.
I'd like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank you all for your ______. A) profit B) benefit C) cooperation D) occasion 正确答案： C 49.
To be idle sometimes is agreeable, but to be idle all the time might become ___________. A) monotonous B) ridiculous C) infectious D) spontaneous 正确答案： A 50.
Tom was late again because the car ______ in the mud and couldn't move for an hour. A) got broken B) got stuck C) was blocked D) was delayed 正确答案： B 51.
Fatal accidents have decreased in ___________ over recent years. A) range B) length C) frequency D) layout 正确答案： C 52.
Do not place the camera near equipment that has strong ___________ fields such as a television or radio. A) magnetic B) magic C) magical
D) magnificent 正确答案： A 53.
We were tired of hearing him ______ about how strong he was. A) exclaim B) remark C) refer D) boast 正确答案： D 54.
The room connects with the dining hall ___________ a hall way. A) in accordance with B) in case of C) by means of D) by no means 正确答案： C 55.
In spite of his hard work no one can ______ for him as his fault in work has resulted in a heavy loss of one million dollars.
A) send back word B) say a word C) make words D) put in a word 正确答案： D 56.
As far as the style is _____, it leaves very little to be desired. A) involved B) concerned C) related D) connected
正确答案： B 57.
Radar is used to extend the _____ of man's senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision. A) validity B) liability C) capability D) intensity
正确答案： C 58.
Write down goals for the situations you want to change and an ___________ time frame for reaching each goal. A) arbitrary B) authentic C) approximate D) artificial 正确答案： C 59.
The local authority grants the company an interest-free loan to ___________ the new factory. A) hang up
B) draw up C) start up D) turn up
正确答案： C 60.
__________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equal C) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal 正确答案： A
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases). 61. 他不合作的态度阻碍了我们计划的顺利进行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： His non-cooperation obstructed the process of our project.
62. 尽管上海的公路交通和轨道交通系统已经初具规模，但交通事故一直没有明显下降。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Although the highway and railway transportation system has already taken shape in Shanghai, the number of car accidents have never decreased significantly. 63. 即使在高架道路上，车辆也时常会寸步难行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Cars frequently get stuck even on vaulted highways.
64. 汽车生产规模的扩大和消费需求的增长往往和环境污染问题相关联。 ________________________________________
正确答案： The expansion of the automobile manufacturing and the growth of consumer demand often correlate with environmental pollution. 全新版第二版综合B4U2-E
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: In the last seventy years, the automobile industry has been revolutionized due to the computer revolution. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can help eliminate all the traffic accidents. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can send out a warning signal if you are making a serious driving mistake.
正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: The computer revolution will surely solve those traffic problems such as traffic jams. 正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: By establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the car’s position on a map, some navigational systems can tell us where the car is. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: Smart highways are quite environment-friendly and benefit us in more than one way.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: Because of the development of technology, we are able to visualize your trip by an automated highway system.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The laser systems are more effective at discovering untidy vehicles and operating in bad weather conditions.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: There remain some non-technical difficulties to be overcome such as liability, costs and perceptions. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: It is very important for us to realize the fact that automated vehicles have already been widely used in our daily life.
正确答案： A Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a (11)_________________ and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid (12)_________________ , the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has
encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very (13)_________________ . It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for (14)_________________ , and also to transport their children to (15)_________________ schools.
Family life has been (16)_________________ in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, (17)_________________ , and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t (18)_________________ on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. (19)_________________ of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to (20)_________________ to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.
Script: The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends. 正确答案： necessary 正确答案： transportation 正确答案： helpful 正确答案： pleasure 正确答案： distant 正确答案： affected 正确答案： outings 正确答案： keep an eye
正确答案： Mothers of victims
正确答案： encourage the government
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
On an eight-mile stretch of Interstate 15 ten miles north of San Diego, traffic engineers are 21 an MIT-designed system which will introduce the “automated driver.” The plan calls for computers, aided by thousands of three-inch 22 spikes buried in the highway, to take complete control of the driving of cars on heavily trafficked roads. Cars will be 23 into groups of ten to twelve vehicles, only six feet 24 , traveling in unison, and controlled by computer.
25 of this computerized highway have great hopes for its future. By 2010, telematics may well be 26 one of the major highways in the United States. If successful, by 2020, as the price of 27 drops to below a penny
a piece, telematics could be adopted in thousands of miles of highways in the United States. This could prove to be an 28 boon as well, saving fuel, reducing 29 , decreasing air pollution, and serving as an 30 to highway expansion.
A) fatality B) Promoters C) Protesters D) magnetic E) apart F) installing G) alternative H) brings about I) inevitable J) microchips K) traffic jams L) cultivation M) incorporated into N) environmental O) bunched 21. ______________________ 正确答案： F
22. ______________________ 正确答案： D
23. ______________________ 正确答案： O
24. ______________________ 正确答案： E
25. ______________________ 正确答案： B
26. ______________________ 正确答案： M
27. ______________________ 正确答案： J
28. ______________________ 正确答案： N
29. ______________________ 正确答案： K
30. ______________________
正确答案： G Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
For now, such devices are only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars, and should be available in the UK in two months.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the
owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 meters without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred meters minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit. 31.
What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car? A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief. B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen. C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner. 正确答案： C 32.
By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed” (Lines 1-2. Para. 4), Martyn Randall suggests that ________. A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft C) the thief has to make use of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old 正确答案： B 33.
_______________ is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal. A) A coded ignition key B) A unique ID card
C) A special cellphone signal
D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver
正确答案： A 34.
Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre? A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm. B) To keep police informed of the car’s movements.
C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre. D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system. 正确答案： D 35.
What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm? A) Start the tracking system. B) Contact the car owner. C) Block the car engine. D) Locate the missing car. 正确答案： B Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events on the advertising calendar. The battle for the National Football League’s ultimate prize attracts more viewers than anything else on American television and provides a “symbolic pulsetaking” for the advertising industry every February, says John Frelinghuysen, an analyst at Bain and Company, a consultancy. But this year the patient is in poor health. All the advertising slots (广告摊位) for the 2008 Super Bowl had been sold by the end of November 2007, despite the $ 2.6 million price of each. For 2009 the price has
risen to $ 3 million, but at least, ten slots (out of 67) are still looking for a buyer.
General Motors, which ran 11 ads on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2008, has already said that it will not run any in 2009. America’s two other big carmakers, Ford and Chrysler, are likely to follow suit. Tellingly, Monster com, an online job-search company, said recently that it was buying a slot. To some extent, 2009’s Super Bowl will reflect a country in recession and indicate a hard year for the advertising industry.
Most forecasts for next year say that ad spending in America will decline by 5% or more. Much depends on the fate of the automotive industry: carmakers and dealers normally spend around $ 20 billion a year on advertising, but Chrysler and Ford scaled back their expenditure by more than 30% in the first nine months of 2008, and are expected to make further cuts in 2009 as they struggle for survival.
The car industry’s situation will hurt all media, but especially television. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets predict that total spending on television ads will fall by almost 9% next year. Only newspapers, where a decline of 12% is expected, are forecast to fare worse. Carmakers have already shifted some of their advertising spending to the Internet, and are likely to go further in 2009. Car ads make up 25% of advertising revenues for local television channels, and carmakers have been among the most consistent buyers of high-priced ads on national television.
So far local stations have been most affected by falling spending on advertising. National stations have been safer, because they operate on longer-term contracts with advertisers. But in the New Year they will also feel the chill, as companies fail to renew their contracts. Television, which has remained strong as print media have lost advertising dollars and readers to the Internet, could enter a decline of its own. “Next on the list is TV stations,” says Anthony Diclemente, a media analyst at Barclays Capital. 36.
Why does the author give the example of Super Bowl?
A) Because it is the most popular football games in America.
B) Because it shows advertisers’ enthusiasm in running slots has dropped. C) Because it is an event that attracts the attention of advertisers. D) Because it will be right on in America in 2009. 正确答案： B 37.
Why can’t at least ten slots find a buyer (Last sentence, Para. 1) according to the passage? A) The price for running the advertising slots has risen to $ 3 million. B) It is not attractive any more for the advertising industry. C) The advertising slots have been on the rise since 2007. D) The advertising industry is suffering a hard year.
正确答案： D 38.
What may the carmakers resort to for promoting their automobiles and cutting down expenditure? A) Shifting their advertising spending to the Internet. B) Renewing new contracts with national stations. C) Buying low-priced ads on national television. D) Relying on such print media as newspaper. 正确答案： A 39.
What does the sentence “Next on the list is TV stations” ( last paragraph) said by Anthony Diclemente mean? A) What he is going to analyze next is TV stations. B) What advertisers prefer to use is TV stations. C) TV station is the next to be defeated by Internet. D) He would choose TV station as a second choice. 正确答案： C 40.
We can learn from the passage that __________________. A) Ford and Chrysler will run the advertising slots in 2009 B) 2009’s Super Bowl will still be an expensive ads parade C) America’s ad spending this year will decline by 5% or more
D) carmakers’ fate determines to certain extent the ad spending in America 正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
He used to be a Christian, but he is now ________ to Buddhism. A) changed B) transformed C) turned D) converted 正确答案： D 42.
Territorial ________ was the emperor’s principal consideration in making policy decisions. A) extension B) increase C) expansion D) enlargement 正确答案： C 43.
We should always ________ our own rights. A) stand for B) stand up C) stand up for D) stand by 正确答案： C 44.
Once they had everything: fame, fortune, secure futures; _______ is utter poverty. A) now that all it left B) now all that is left C) now all which is left D) now all what is left 正确答案： B 45.
The second book was _______ by August 1998, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight. A) to have been completed B) completed
C) to have completed D) to complete 正确答案： A 46.
_______ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is. A) To give
B) Given C) Giving
D) Having given
正确答案： B 47.
After _______ into the infirmary, she was asked several questions by the nurse at the desk. A) being wheeled B) having wheeled C) having wheeling
D) having been wheeling 正确答案： A 48.
The police throughout the district were ___________ as it was known that the prisoner had escaped. A) conscious B) delicate C) sensible D) alerted
正确答案： D 49.
Petrol has a low boiling point; if a little is poured into the hand it soon changes into ______. A) veil B) vapour C) vacuum D) velocity 正确答案： B 50.
While John is on his way to the train station, his taxi ___________ a traffic jam. A) gets stuck in B) has access to C) keeps track of D) takes delight in 正确答案： A 51.
All the noblemen tried to ______ the sword from the stone, but only the true king was able to do so because of the magic in it. A) wrench B) wreck C) wrestle D) wrinkle 正确答案： A 52.
The ceremony will ______ as soon as the minister and our guests arrive. A) continue B) commence C) develop D) crack 正确答案： B 53.
It was ______ you that the drowning boy was saved and all was well. A) due to B) thanks to C) but for D) owing to 正确答案： B 54.
The problems of the past few months have ______ on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes. A) taken their toll B) done harm C) caused damage
D) resulted in weakness 正确答案： A 55.
As far as the style is _____, it leaves very little to be desired. A) involved B) concerned C) related D) connected 正确答案： B 56.
Jennifer is starting a new healthy lifestyle and has cut out cigarettes and ___________ caffeine from her diet. A) eliminated B) exiled C) erased D) evacuated
正确答案： A 57.
She misinterpreted the _____ of his letter and thus misunderstood his good intentions. A) declarations B) implications C) suggestions D) meanings 正确答案： B 58.
Like the sun, the planets shift their positions so slowly that their day-to-day motion is hard to ___________. A) discover B) detect C) ascertain D) disguise 正确答案： B 59.
Don’t undertake a project unless you can ___________ it. A) complement B) compliment C) supplement D) implement 正确答案： D
60.
We need to gain a clearer ___________ of how young people feel about the problem. A) foresight B) deception C) perception D) perceive 正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. The reunion of the mainland and Hong Kong had been a dream for many people, and it was the efforts and wisdom of Deng Xiaoping that ____________________ (使它变成现实). 正确答案： turned it into reality
62. A public education programme is under way to ____________________ (警告居民们当心流感). 正确答案： alert residents to influenza
63. The central thesis is that from about 1850 onwards various experiments were made in paper production which ____________________ (彻底改变了书的命运). 正确答案： changed drastically the life of books
64. ____________________ (我们正深受污染之苦) that we ourselves have been causing. 正确答案： We are suffering from the pollution
65. ____________________ (玛丽似乎掌控了所有的事) by the time he returned. 正确答案： Mary seemed to have things in her hands 全新版第二版综合B4U2-F
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F
Script: In the last seventy years, the automobile industry has been revolutionized due to the computer revolution. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can help eliminate all the traffic accidents. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: A smart car can send out a warning signal if you are making a serious driving mistake. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: The computer revolution will surely solve those traffic problems such as traffic jams. 正确答案： B 5.
A) T B) F
Script: By establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the car’s position on a map, some navigational systems can tell us where the car is. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: Smart highways are quite environment-friendly and benefit us in more than one way.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: Because of the development of technology, we are able to visualize your trip by an automated highway system.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The laser systems are more effective at discovering untidy vehicles and operating in bad weather conditions.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: There remain some non-technical difficulties to be overcome such as liability, costs and perceptions. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: It is very important for us to realize the fact that automated vehicles have already been widely used in our daily life.
正确答案： A Section B
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be (11)_________________ and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a (12)_________________ means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will (13)_________________ change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more (14)_________________ , and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more (15)_________________ than present types. (16)_________________ of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the (17)_________________ highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and
make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering (18)_________________ electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to (19)_________________ his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and (20)_________________ the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
Script: Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jams. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. It is quite similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit.
正确答案： abandoned 正确答案： leading
正确答案： undoubtedly 正确答案： economical 正确答案： pollution-free 正确答案： Regardless 正确答案： automated 正确答案： subway trains
正确答案： dial instructions about 正确答案： reserve space for
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The car, and the roads it travels on, will be 21 in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow’s “smart cars” will be 22 . “We’ll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and 23 and talk and act,” predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future.
24 40,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so 25 that we don’t even bother to 26 them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from 27 . A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk 28 electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to 29 the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise 30 if it is stolen.
A) vice versa B) location C) sensors D) vast E) mobility F) mention G) duplicate H) start up
I) carelessness J) fill out K) revolutionized L) smell M) Adversely N) Approximately O) via 21. ______________________ 正确答案： K
22. ______________________ 正确答案： C
23. ______________________ 正确答案： L
24. ______________________ 正确答案： N
25. ______________________ 正确答案： D
26. ______________________ 正确答案： F
27. ______________________ 正确答案： I
28. ______________________
正确答案： O
29. ______________________ 正确答案： H
30. ______________________ 正确答案： B Section B
Directions: There are several 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. Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events on the advertising calendar. The battle for the National Football League’s ultimate prize attracts more viewers than anything else on American television and provides a “symbolic pulsetaking” for the advertising industry every February, says John Frelinghuysen, an analyst at Bain and Company, a consultancy. But this year the patient is in poor health. All the advertising slots (广告摊位) for the 2008 Super Bowl had been sold by the end of November 2007, despite the $ 2.6 million price of each. For 2009 the price has risen to $ 3 million, but at least, ten slots (out of 67) are still looking for a buyer.
General Motors, which ran 11 ads on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2008, has already said that it will not run any in 2009. America’s two other big carmakers, Ford and Chrysler, are likely to follow suit. Tellingly, Monster com, an online job-search company, said recently that it was buying a slot. To some extent, 2009’s Super Bowl will reflect a country in recession and indicate a hard year for the advertising industry.
Most forecasts for next year say that ad spending in America will decline by 5% or more. Much depends on the fate of the automotive industry: carmakers and dealers normally spend around $ 20 billion a year on advertising, but Chrysler and Ford scaled back their expenditure by more than 30% in the first nine months of 2008, and are expected to make further cuts in 2009 as they struggle for survival.
The car industry’s situation will hurt all media, but especially television. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets predict that total spending on television ads will fall by almost 9% next year. Only newspapers, where a decline of 12% is expected, are forecast to fare worse. Carmakers have already shifted some of their advertising spending to the Internet, and are likely to go further in 2009. Car ads make up 25% of advertising revenues for local television channels, and carmakers have been among the most consistent buyers of high-priced ads on national television.
So far local stations have been most affected by falling spending on advertising. National stations have been safer, because they operate on longer-term contracts with advertisers. But in the New Year they will also feel the
chill, as companies fail to renew their contracts. Television, which has remained strong as print media have lost advertising dollars and readers to the Internet, could enter a decline of its own. “Next on the list is TV stations,” says Anthony Diclemente, a media analyst at Barclays Capital. 31.
Why does the author give the example of Super Bowl?
A) Because it is the most popular football games in America.
B) Because it shows advertisers’ enthusiasm in running slots has dropped. C) Because it is an event that attracts the attention of advertisers. D) Because it will be right on in America in 2009.
正确答案： B 32.
Why can’t at least ten slots find a buyer (Last sentence, Para. 1) according to the passage? A) The price for running the advertising slots has risen to $ 3 million. B) It is not attractive any more for the advertising industry. C) The advertising slots have been on the rise since 2007. D) The advertising industry is suffering a hard year.
正确答案： D 33.
What may the carmakers resort to for promoting their automobiles and cutting down expenditure? A) Shifting their advertising spending to the Internet. B) Renewing new contracts with national stations. C) Buying low-priced ads on national television. D) Relying on such print media as newspaper. 正确答案： A 34.
What does the sentence “Next on the list is TV stations” ( last paragraph) said by Anthony Diclemente mean? A) What he is going to analyze next is TV stations. B) What advertisers prefer to use is TV stations. C) TV station is the next to be defeated by Internet. D) He would choose TV station as a second choice.
正确答案： C 35.
We can learn from the passage that __________________. A) Ford and Chrysler will run the advertising slots in 2009 B) 2009’s Super Bowl will still be an expensive ads parade C) America’s ad spending this year will decline by 5% or more
D) carmakers’ fate determines to certain extent the ad spending in America
正确答案： D Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
For now, such devices are only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars, and should be available in the UK in two months.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre
to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 meters without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred meters minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit. 36.
What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car? A) To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief. B) To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen. C) To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
D) To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner. 正确答案： C 37.
By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed” (Lines 1-2. Para. 4), Martyn Randall suggests that ________. A) it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing B) self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft C) the thief has to make use of computer technology
D) the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old
正确答案： B 38.
_______________ is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal. A) A coded ignition key B) A unique ID card
C) A special cellphone signal
D) A GPS satellite positioning receiver 正确答案： A 39.
Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre? A) To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm. B) To keep police informed of the car’s movements.
C) To give the driver time to contact the operations centre. D) To allow for possible errors in the GPS system. 正确答案： D 40.
What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm? A) Start the tracking system. B) Contact the car owner. C) Block the car engine. D) Locate the missing car.
正确答案： B
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
Each bridesmaid was carrying a small ________ of flowers. A) bundle B) branch C) bunch D) handful 正确答案： C 42.
Don’t try to do things too quickly. Set yourself ________ targets. A) reckless B) realistic C) rational D) real
正确答案： B 43.
My job at the assembly line of the car factory is rather ________. A) bore B) bored
C) monotonous D) monotony 正确答案： C 44.
We finally succeeded ________ patience and sacrifice. A) by means of B) by all means C) by no means D) by any means 正确答案： A 45.
The doctor told Penny that much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) disclosure 正确答案： A 46.
He always ________ extra responsibilities without any complaint. A) takes to B) takes in C) takes over D) takes on 正确答案： D 47.
La Poste is expecting a _________ business in parcel and express industry in China.
A) lubrication B) lucrative C) profit D) shrinking 正确答案： B 48.
The customs inspector was _______ for smugglers. A) on the guard B) on the watch C) on watch D) on alert 正确答案： B 49.
One of the attractive features of the training was the way the practical work had been _______ into the learning process.
A) adjusted B) alternated C) incorporated D) combined 正确答案： C 50.
Sometimes very young children have trouble _______ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
A) for separating B) to separate
C) having separated D) separating
正确答案： D 51.
The life boat was ___________ to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship. A) stood out B) sent out C) laid out D) turned out 正确答案： B 52.
The football game had to be ______ because of no power that day. A) called for B) called on C) called off D) called up 正确答案： C 53.
The problems of the past few months have ______ on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes. A) taken their toll B) done harm C) caused damage
D) resulted in weakness
正确答案： A 54.
If I hadn’t turned off the power before you touched the wires, you ___________ now. A) wouldn’t have smiled B) didn’t smile
C) wouldn’t be smiling D) couldn’t have smiled 正确答案： C 55.
Fame, _____ of character, is dearly bought. A) at the cost B) at a cost C) at all cost D) at any cost
正确答案： A 56.
He was wet to the skin; his whole body was _____ and trembling. A) stiff B) straight C) steady D) hard
正确答案： A 57.
You have read that sound makes air ___________, thus making sound waves. A) tremble B) vibrate C) shudder D) quake 正确答案： B 58.
This is a new discovery that has a number of industrial ___________. A) supplies B) contracts C) applicants D) applications 正确答案： D 59.
The platform bridge over the railroad tracks _____ danger in crossing them. A) prevented B) avoided C) reduced D) eliminated 正确答案： D 60.
We need to gain a clearer ___________ of how young people feel about the problem. A) foresight B) deception C) perception
D) perceive 正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases). 61. 他不合作的态度阻碍了我们计划的顺利进行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： His non-cooperation obstructed the process of our project.
62. 汽车生产规模的扩大和消费需求的增长往往和环境污染问题相关联。 ________________________________________
正确答案： The expansion of the automobile manufacturing and the growth of consumer demand often correlate with environmental pollution.
63. 即使在高架道路上，车辆也时常会寸步难行。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Cars frequently get stuck even on vaulted highways.
64. 尽管上海的公路交通和轨道交通系统已经初具规模，但交通事故一直没有明显下降。 ________________________________________
正确答案： Although the highway and railway transportation system has already taken shape in Shanghai, the number of car accidents have never decreased significantly.
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