centuries and in all countries, have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasts. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water-vapour in the air, and therefore a rain will probably come.
When distant sounds (such as the noise from a train, birds singing, or people shouting ) are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way.
Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain.
Many people feel the coming of wet weather in their bones. Their joint aches. Some
birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly very near the ground if rainy weather or a storm is on the way. This is probably because the insects, which they are hunting, fly low at that time. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will clear up and become fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, fine weather will continue. If a mist appears in the early morning, just about sunrise, the day will be warm.
If the sunset is mostly red in color, the following day will be fine. When big cumulous clouds(积云) appear at sunset, the bad weather will follow the next day.
If cirrus clouds(卷云) remain quite still, fine weather will come. If a rainbow appears in the morning, then rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made up by people who have used their eyes and their brains to forecast the weather. 60. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, because _______.
A. they like fine weather B. they can fly high when fine weather is coming C. they fly high to catch insects D. they feel very happy
61. When big cumulous clouds appear at sunset, then the weather will______the next day.
A. be fine B. be bad C. be windy D. be cloudy 62. Weather will be fine if ______.
A. you see rings round the sun B. you see the distant objects very clear and near C. you feel pain in your bones D. the stars twinkle clearly at night
63. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, it shows that the weather will clear up and become
fine. This is because ______.
A. there is much water-vapour in the air B. there is not much water-vapour in the air C. there is not any water-vapour in the air D. there are all kinds of water-vapour in the air
C
Every human being has a unique (惟一的) arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.
The ridge (脊状) structure on a person's fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.
Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer'sink. They can by recorded easily. With special methods, identification (识别)can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.
When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to “evelop”them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained. 64. Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being's finger skin____.
A. is similar to his mother's B. is valuable to himself only
C. is like that of others with the same type of blood D. is different from that of all others
65. If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will _____.
A. be changed partly B. be replaced by a different one C. be the same when the wound is recovered D. become ugly 66. Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by ______.
A. using printer's ink B. injuring the inner skin C. damaging the outer skin D. damaging the colour
67. Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it ______.
A. is complicated but reliable B. is simple and not expensive C. is expensive but easy to do D. can bring a lot of money
D
Biological Invasion (入侵): Rabbits, an Australian Way of Life When introduced to Australia, rabbits proved a disaster. The story is from multiple sides—from how rabbits destroyed vast zones of grazing land (畜牧场), to what natives thought, to the 1930s Depression (大萧条) when rabbits kept hungry stomachs full.
Rabbits, even with human help, took some six centuries to spread throughout Britain. They spread faster than any introduced mammal (哺乳动物) anywhere. They moved 10 to 15 kilometres a year through forests and up to 130 kilometres across open country.
Rabbits ate seedlings until no plants remained left. Grazing animals starved. Pasture and soil disappeared. After 1880, many rabbit-control methods were tried but nothing worked.
Rabbits reached central Australia in 1894. T. Tjupurrula tells how his father saw one of the first rabbits in Pintupi country, Northern Territory, in 1908:“That yumpita's had gone into a hole. Might be dangerous one. Look-out! : Nose, whiskers big one eyes, long one ears: Alright, he's not dangerous one, he's only eating grass.”
Big landowners hated rabbits. Yet many small farmers and poorer Australians, both European and natives, needed them. For the price of a cheap rifle or a few steel traps, they had an endless supply of meat for their families and skins to sell for cash. Many a kid of the Depression years remembers creeping out into the forest to trap rabbits for breakfast. Just 30 years after rabbits were introduced, governments were offering a small fortune for a way of finishing them. Many methods of rabbit control failed. Instead, Australians learned to keep out further species that might run wild. From 1940 onwards, the Commonwealth (联邦) Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) experimented with chemical and biological methods of rabbit control. Fumigation (烟熏法) seemed promising, but under pressure from land-holders, CSIRO used myxomatosis (多发性粘液瘤). It spread rapidly, killing millions of rabbits.
68. During the 1930s Depression, in Australia, rabbits _______.
A. were food for hungry people B. ate up huge areas of grazing land C. were killed for fun D. made grass-eating animals starve 69. Rabbits moved ________.
A. more slowly in open country than in woods B. in woods as fist as in open country
C. much faster in open country than in woods D. slowly in woods as well as in open country
70. In the 1930s Depression years, Which is NOT mentioned?
A. poorer Australians could afford to buy rifles to kill rabbits B. wealthy Australians disliked rabbits deeply C. most kids experienced rabbit-hunting for meals
D. the rich land-holder also sold rabbit skins for money 71. Ever-growing rabbits ______.
A. were an only supply of skins for the poor to change for cash B. were a disaster for humans to balance nature C. can only be controlled by chemical methods
D. didn't draw the Commonwealth government's attention
E
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying, smoking, and salting could keep meat for a short time, but the chance of eating fresh meat
and drinking fresh milk was very limited; there was no way to keep food from going bad. But in 1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing technique of canning. And in the 1850's an American named Gall Borden developed a means of keeping milk fresh. Canned foods and condensed milk (炼乳) became more common during the 1860's, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had developed modern machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be kept and bought at all times of the year.
Other inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to change their daily diets. Growing populations increased food demand and stimulated fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars made it possible to ship growers and packed meat fresh to faraway places without worrying they would go bad. Thus, by the 1890's northern city settlers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, for a month at most in the past, for up to six months of the year. Besides, increased use of iceboxes made it possible for families to store food which could easily go bad. An easy means of producing ice had been invented in the 1870's, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became common equipment in most homes and remained so until the refrigerator replaced it in the 1920's and 1930's. Almost everyone now has a variety of diet.
72. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Causes of food going bad. B. Production of iceboxes. C. Inventions that led to changes in food and drink. D. Canned food. 73. The word“stimulated”can be replaced by “______”.
A. protected B. encouraged C. enabled D. persuaded 74. The writer suggested that in the 1920's and 1930's home deliveries of ice ______.
A. reduced in number B. became very common C. increased in cost D. took place all the year 75. Which of the following is supported by the passage?
A. Cans and iceboxes helped develop food supply.
B. Ice factories were developed by railroad refrigerator cars. C. Most farmers in the United States raised fruits and vegetables. D. People demanded home deliveries of variety of food and drink.
第II卷
第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个(√)；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改!
One morning Mrs Jenkins went to department store 76. ___________ to buy a coat. There was not shop assistant in the store. 77. ___________ before she got there. She had to wait. Then a fat lady. 78. ___________ came in. She went to Mrs Jenkins and asked her to serve 79. ___________ for her. She told Mrs Jenkins that she wanted to buy 80. ___________ a coat. Mrs Jenkins said that she couldn't do. 81. ___________ The fat lady got angrily. She didn't let Mrs Jenkins 82. ___________ explain anything but insisted that Mrs Jenkins 83. ___________ would do that right away because it was her job. 84. ___________ At last Mrs Jankins has to tell her that she was 85. ___________ a customer herself and wanted to buy a coat, too. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
下面六幅画描述了怀特先生上个月一天所经历的事情。故事发生在去火车站的路上。
请认真观察分析，然后用英语叙述这段经历。
要求：1. 词数100左右。2. 可适当增加细节，使叙述连贯。3. 不要死扣提示，表达清楚意思即可。
听力录音稿及参考答案：
听力录音稿
（Text 1）
M: Hurry up! The clock says 8 o’clcok. W: Don't worry. It's five minutes fast.
M: Oh, I forgot to tell you. I have corrected it last night. （Text 2）
M: What’s the matter, Madam?
W: My hand got burnt while I was cooking. It hurts badly. （Text 3）
M: How is the coffee?
W: I'm not enjoying it, I'm afraid. I'd prefer strong coffee. （Text 4）
M: Shall we go to the concert this evening, Sally?
W: I would go if I finished the storybook. Bill will get it back at 8 o\\'clock this evening. （Text 5）
M: Isn't your writing desk dark green, Mary?
M: I used to have one like that. But I gave it to my brother, and he painted it light blue. I've bought
a light yellow one because I like the color. （Text 6）
M: Excuse me, can you tell me when the next bus leaves for the airport? W: It leaves in 3 minutes. If you run, you can catch it. M: Well, I’ll try.
W: Good luck to you. （Text 7）
M: I’m going to town to buy a pair of shoes. I’ll be back for dinner.
W: You don't have to go all the way to the town to do that. You can go to the shop saround the
corner.
M: They don't sell good shoes in that place.
W: If you must go, you might as well pick up some things for me. M: Oh, knew it was coming. OK, what do you need?
W: First of all, buy me some nice French bread in the new fast—food restaurant M: What else?
W: Choose a pretty hat for me if time is enough. M: But you bought one last week.
W: Yes, but I left it on the bus to my aunt\\'s house yesterday. （Text 8）
M: Mary, tomorrow is your Mom's birthday, do you know? W: Of course I do. How shall we celebrate it?
M: First of all, a birthday present. What about some chocolate? W: But she bought a lot yesterday. Why not some flowers?
M: That's a good idea. And a big birthday cake with 50 candles, too. W: That's right. Shall we have a special dinner?
M: Fine. Where shall we have it?
W: We can have it at home. I've learned to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I'm sure Mom
would like them.
M: All right. Are you going to do the shopping as well?
W: Ok, let's go together. （Text 9）
M: Jane, has that report been typed yet? W: No, not yet.
M: I need it soon, you know. It has to be finished today. What's the problem? W: I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, but the typewriter is out of order. M: Again. Has anything been done about it?
W: Yes. Barbara called the company. And it is being repaired by one of the service men. M: Did he say how long it would take to fix it?
W: Not very long. It should be ready for use this afternoon. M: All right. By the way, were those letters mailed? W: Yes. I mailed them myself this morning.
M: Good. Well, I’d better go over to Notoco Company to give a speech this afternoon. W: But you're supposed to see Mr. Hunter at four. M: Oh, call and tell him I can see him tomorrow. W: All right, Mr. Smith. （Text 10） Dear Emma,
I've received your letter. Here is my advice.
It's a good idea to bring a small gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you might bring a bottle of wine if you know that the family drinks it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don't get there early. If you're going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them. Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don't know about the correct fork, knife, or spoon, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don't be shy about asking the person next to you. It's better to ask than to be quietly uncomfortable and nervous.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank the host and the hostess for the meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a card or thank-you note the day after.
That's all. I hope they will be helpful to you.
Yours, Kit
参考答案
1—5 CBBCB 6—10 ABCBB 11—15 CBABA 16—20 CACBB 单项选择：21—25 BCCCB 26—30 CBADA 31—35 CDDAA
完形填空：36—40 BCCAB 41—45 DDACB 46—50 CDDCA 51—55 CBDCA 阅读理解：56—60 DBACC 61—65 BDBDC 66—70 BBACD 71—75 BCBAA 短文改错：76. ∧department→a 77.not∧→a(any)或not→no 78.before→when
79.√ 80.去掉for 81.do∧→it(that) 82.angrily→angry 83.but→and 84.去掉would或would→should 85.has→had 书面表达：
One possible version
One day last month, Mr White stopped a taxi and told the driver that he wanted to
go to the railway station. The driver said OK and asked for sixty francs, but Mr White insisted on paying only 40 francs. The driver could do nothing but accept that much and picked him up.
Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped suddenly. The driver said something was wrong with the car and asked Mr White to get off and help restart it by pushing it, so Mr White did. But as soon as the car restarted, the driver said,“I'm sorry, sir, but 40 francs can only take you this far.”
With these words, he drove away, leaving Mr White behind, angry and worried.
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