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Appendix II Key
Key to Listening Comprehension
Short Conversation
1-5:CACCC 6-10:CADBC 11-15:CCBCA
16-20:AADCB 21-25:AABAD 26-30:BABDA
31-35:AAABD 36-40:BDADB 41-45:ACDDB
46-50:ACCDD
Long Conversion
1-5:DAACC 6-10:ADCCB 11-15:DBCAA 1620:DACAB
21-25:CCABA 26-30:DDCBC 31-35:DBCDB 36-40:DBBCC
41-43:AAD
Short Passages
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21-25:BCCDB 26-30:ABDCB 31-35:ACBDB 36-40:DBCDA

Compound Dictation
1.prominent 2.reap 3.domain 4.transformed
5.nonprofit 6.disseminate 7.subscription 8.friction
9. For most scientists，who typically assign their copyright to the journals for no compensation，the main goal is to distribute their work as widely as possible.

10. But they say that at a time when the Internet has reduced distribution costs to almost zero，a system that grants journals exclusive rights over distribution is no longer necessary．

11. In a profession where publishing in a top journal is often crucial to success and grant money，that may be a difficult task.

Passage 2
1. scarce
2. finite
3. economists
4. quality
5. manufacturing
6. construction
7. refrigerators
8. In deciding how to use resources most effectively to satisfy the wants of the community，this opportunity cost must ultimately be taken into account.
9．In a market economy the price of a good and the quantity supplied depends on the cost of making it，and that cost ,ultimately, is the cost of
not making other goods.
10．The cost of，say，a pair of shoes is the price of the leather，the labor，the fuel，and other elements used up in producing them
Passage 3
1．dominate
2．motion
3．atomic
4．electronic
5．revolution
6．command
7．distributed
8．It will no longer be necessary to concentrate industry where either coal or oil is plentiful.
9．If energy is cheap，it is possible to make a substitute for any material we need，from industrial diamonds to vitamins.
10．In one sense，an automatic machine is still a machine，and automation is no more than the logical use of machines.
Passage 4
1。granted
2．relationships
3．beyond
4．shared
5．account
6．economic
7．position
8．Although these factors are not of primary importance，it is more difficult to get on with people when there is an obvious difference in age and background.
9．Equally，friends have to learn to be patient with annoying habits and to tolerate differences of opinion.
10．But the supporting and understanding of each other that result from shared experiences and emotions do seem to create a powerful bond between them.
Passage 5
1. noticed
2. century
3. experiments
4. constant
5. predict
6．would
7．normal
8．This suggests that they have some mysterious way of keeping time and that they have，in other words，a kind of biological clock ．
9．According to this theory，the flowers in the laboratory open because their “internal clock” tells them to do so.
10．it was discovered that animals’ cycles of activities were controlled by changes in the atmosphere and other environmental factors.
Passage 6
1. recovering
2. means
3. restricted
4. interfere
5. lack
6. spirit
7. essential
8. The person needs to see that his or her past way of eating and living created the cancer and that he is fortunate to have the opportunity to change his regular food and lifestyle.
9．Such persons think that cancer happened to them by accident and that they have done nothing to deserve it.
10．The doctor will say they die of cancer，heart disease or high fever，but the real cause is their rude pride.
Passage 7
1. fascinating
2. climb
3. civilization
4. unknown
5. invented
6. ceased
7. composed
8. Within a language family，languages may differ from each other but they are sufficiently similar so that they may be recognized as belonging to the same large group.
9．Likewise，words can be traced and identified because of certain characteristics.
10．New words are continually being added while some die of disuse and can be found only in older writings
Passage 8
1. along
2. instruct
3. apart
4. sections
5. entertainment
6. classified
7. opposite
8. Some newspaper editorials have the author’s name，but many newspapers have unsigned editorials.
9．For example，you can expect headlines to omit-unnecessary words.
10．Important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days
Passage 9
1. pieces
2. mean
3. second-hand
4. margins
5. underlined
6. determined
7. attempt
8. The need to turn to a dictionary，perhaps ten or even twenty times a page，tires him out.
9．Therefore don’t start reading a book unless you see，from the first few pages，that it’s one you can read with ease and understanding.
10．Quite often you’ll find the unknown word comes again，perhaps several times，and by the end of the chapter you’11 have guessed its meaning.
Passage 10
1．instance
2．fare
3．attend
4．demonstration
5．anxiety
6．cater
7．registration
8．With such a loose check，you can easily use any old card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of charge.
9. If you work in Finland，you’11 be very much on your own as soon as you have agreed with the boss on the hourly rate.
10 In a society of such high moral practice，what need is there for people to take precautions against others.

Key to Reading Comprehension
Skimming and Scanning
Passage 1
1．N 2．Y 3. NG 4.Y
5．the first section 6. have an interest in /are interested in
7．informative and helpful
8. a regular feature in The New York Times
9．give their point of view 10. the Op-Ed page
Passage 2
1．N 2．Y 3. Y 4. NG
5. spirituals
6．stringed instruments．
7. ragtime
8．not written in advance／improvised
9. a broadening experience
10．Dixieland jazz
Passage 3
1.Y 2. Y 3．NG 4. N
5. transportation and storage
6. very little is knows on its use
7. desired foreign exchange
8. development
9. level off
10. enhance world trade
Passage 4
1. N 2.Y 3．Y 4. Y
5. rely on themselves/depend on themselves
6．rank and hierarchy
7. rude/insulting
8. full verbal participation
9. successful in life
10.American materialism
Passage 5
1. Y 2. N 3．Y 4．N
5. employees surveyed
6. fatigue, impatience and bad mood/moodiness
7. personal purposes than for business purposes
8. the supportiveness of a supervisor.
9. friends, acquaintances, and co-workers
10. change jobs
Passage 6
1 . Y 2. Y 3.NG 4. N
5.actors and actresses
6. basic science
7.far less astonishing
8. the United States
9. “renewable” energy sources
10 fear of the unknown
Passage 7
1. N 2. NG 3.Y 4.Y
5. common sense
6. self-education
7. specialized knowledge
8. set goals
9. the usual methods
10．good work habits
Passage 8
1．N 2．NG 3．Y 4．NG
5．the one-building school／the traditional one-building school
6．real teachers
7．charter schools increase
8．foreign language
9．P一16
10．more federal money
Passage 9
1．Y 2．N 3.Y 4.Y
5．a rest／a timeout
6. know and remember well
7．a frantic student
8. our behavior and self-concept
9．Group study
10.negative point of view
Passage 10
1．Y 2．N 3.Y 4. NG
5．type and stuff envelopes
6．he prefers to spend more time with family
7. entrepreneurial parents
8．1ife lessons
9. common
10．the flexibility
Reading in Depth

Section A Short Answer Questions
Passage 1
1. promise useful advice to those looking for employment．
2. there are so many people out of work．
3. hold back detailed information until they obtained an interview．
4. something that would attract attention to one’s application．
5. the number of candidates with a degree has been growing．
Passage 2
1．the nature of nuclear wastes together with their lengthy life span．
2. its mining produces dangerous by—products．
3. discover a safe solution to radioactive waste disposal．
4. melt the ice and sink down about a mile．
5. The Unsafe Ways of Disposing of Radioactive Wastes．
Passage 3
1. a dependent，lifeless component／part．
2．their individuality and independence．
3．the competitive world．
4．fully develop their potentialities．
5．dissatisfaction／disappointment．
Passage 4
1. They could find alternatives to animal experiments．
2. Animals can neither reason nor think．
3. The suggestion of experimenting on human beings．
4. It is unjustified．
5. It remains unsettled／controversial．
Passage 5
1．extremely severe patients．
2．Grave／Serious negative consequences in its application．
3．They are treated with extreme indifference．
4．People used to die in human warmth and comfort．
5．The improvement in the aspect of humanization．
Passage 6
1．Because loneliness is mental，rather than physical．
2．People are not lonely when they are working．
3．finding new values in one another．
4．We have less respect for each other．
5．discovered without physical contact．
Passage 7
1．Because there is more scientific research．
2．soldiers，prisoners，and volunteers．
3．The religious beliefs or strong ideas of devotion to science．
4．The psychiatrists．
5．The Motives of Human Volunteers．
Passage 8
1．It is done chiefly by machine．
2．Blanching．
3．Fruit，fish and meat．
4．about half that of the outside air．
5．It depends on the kind of food．
Passage 9
1．People have to pay more pensions．
2．It is no longer in keeping with today’s life expectancy．
3．takes time and effort
4．retirement age
5．1et people retire when they like．
Passage 10
1．In warm seas．
2．In its head．
3．you touch only one place．
4．Knocking a man over or running a small motor．
5．Because their electric organs are apt to tire．
Section B Choices and Translation
Passage 1
1．C 2．B 3．D 4．A
5．掌握有效的语言技能和学习技能是一种过程，这过程会贯穿整个大学(本科)生活，而其本身就是大学教育的一个基本组成部分。
Passage 2
1．A 2．B 3．B 4．A
5．而且公司所作的大多数改革旨在保持公司盈利，这并不总是意味着要提高生产率：转向新的市场或提高质量能起到同样的作用。
Passage 3
1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D
5．这种墙壁会出现在炎热的地区，它们由砖或石块砌成，有隔热作用。
Passage 4
1．A 2．B 3．C 4．D
5．一些专家认为更大的障碍是医生们不主动要求器官捐献。这或许是因为他们不愿意冒犯悲痛欲绝的幸存者，或许是因为他们认为器官移植仍处于试验性阶段。
Passage 5
1．B 2．C 3．D 4．C
5．人们还注意到一点：该组中习惯于从左侧抱婴儿的母亲，都曾有过一个孩子，而且自这个孩子出生起不曾与其分开过。
Passage 6
1．D 2．B 3．A 4．B
5 .有关这半兽半人的导师的寓言旨在说明统治者必须懂得如何使用这两种性格，仅有其一没有其二是无法持久的。
Passage 7
1．D 2．C 3．C 4．C
5．她有独特的细致人微的观察天赋和分析才能，她的想象力在古老 南方的遗迹中徘徊：古雅的门匾和殖民时代的陵墓，附近耸立着古老破旧的邸宅，这些邸宅或许就在毁弃的稻田之中，在荒凉的田野和倒塌的堤坝之间。
Passage 8
1．D 2．C 3．A 4．C
5．某高等法院对这项立法表示异议，联邦政府也试图以宪法为依据将它废止。这可能为该法案在七月一日实行罩上了阴影，但这两方面的阻力都未能阻止Dent采取安乐死。
Passage 9
1．C 2．D 3．D 4．B

5．人们往往抵制下述看法：我们的社会之所以如此老龄化，是由于出生率的下降最早发生在西欧和西北欧，而不是由于死亡率有所变化。
Passage 10
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B
5．随时具备这些金融、管理和营销技能的重要性在于，该中心可以因此而帮助有创新思想的人，确保他们的点子经过技术包装后达到最高的专业水准，以进入该系统的适当渠道。
Passage 1l
1．A 2．C 3．A 4．A
5．大州土地肥沃，税收较低，会吸引人们离弃小州前往大州，导致小州陷入破产的境地，并且最终在政治上也得屈从于大州。
Passage 12
1．D 2．D 3．A 4．C ，
5．显然，出生率与其他世界人口指标的动态对政策制定者、记者以及任何关心世界现状和未来的人士都是极其重要的。
Passage 13
1．C 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．A
Passage 14
1．B 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D
Passage 15
1．C 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．C
Passage 16
1．D 2．A 3．C 4．C 5．B
Passage 17
1．B 2．D 3．A 4．A 5．B
Passage 18
1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．C
Passage 19
1．C 2．D 3．A 4．A 5．A
Passage 20
1．B 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D
Passage 21
1．B 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．D
Passage 22
1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．A
Passage 23
1．D 2．A 3．C 4．A 5．B
Passage 24
1．D 2．B 3．D 4．B 5．A
Passage 25
1.A 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．A
Passage 26
1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．A
Passage 27
1．C 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．A
Passage 28
1．C 2．B 3．D 4．A 5．C
Passage 29
1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B
Passage 30
1．D 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．D
Key to Integrated Skills
Error Correction
Passage 1
1．with后应加the
2．himself应改为oneself
3．presented应改为present
4．exchange应改为change
5．and应改为or
6．different应改为similar
7. interesting 应改为 interested
8. them 应改为 themselves
9. amount 应改为 number
10.what 应改为 which
Passage 2
1. inhabitable 应改为 uninhabitable
2. of 与three 之间应加the
3. to 应改为 for
4. outside 应改为 out
5. have 与stripped之间应加been
6. as 应改为 than
7. problem 应改为 problems
8. in 应改为 on
9. life 应改为 living
10. away 应改为 gone
Passage 3
1. because 应改为although
2．In应改为On
3．1ead应改为led
4．minor应改为major
5．What应改为It
6．weather应改为climate
7．resulted应改为resulting
8．to应改为from
9．that应去掉
10．or应改为and
Passage 4
1．to后的it应改为him
2．thinking后应加over
3．the应去掉
4．printing应改为printed
5．never应改为always
6．creation应改为creative
7．100king应改为seeing
8．restore应改为store
9．them应改为it
10．and应改为but
Passage 5
1．of应改为on／in／at
2．make后应加the
3．take应改为make
4．for应改为to
5．insist后的in应改为on
6．was应去掉
7．say后应加SO
8．slowly应改为fast／quickly
9．Therefore应改为However
10．clarified应改为clarifying
Passage 6
1．With应改为As
2. higher应改为lower
3．has应改为have
4．fact后应加that
5．diminished应改为diminishing
6．for应改为by
7．in应改为for
8．1ike应改为as
9．healthy应改为health
10．have应改为has
Passage 7
1.and应改为or
2principal应改为principle
3.are应改为is
4.best应改为better
5.read应改为reading
6.familiar应改为new
7.make后应加a
8.they应去掉
9.would应改为should
10.latter应改为later
Passage 8
1. priests后应加by
2. term应改为terms
3. willing应改为willingly
4. so应改为such
5. that应改为as
6. role应改为rule
7. raise应改为arouse
8. speak后应加of
9. same前应加the
10. of应改为from
Passage 9
1． sophisticate应改为sophisticated
2． With 后加a
3． district 应改为 region
4. from 应改为 of
5. of 应改为for
6.any 后应加other
7.Australian’s应改为Australia’s
8.funs应改为 fun
9.expect 应改为 besides
10.urban 应改为 rural
Passage 10
1. working 应改为 work
2. show应改为 showing/which show
3. as 应改为 of
4. attempted 应改为 attempting
5. skill 应改为 skills
6. it 应改为 there
7. effective 应改为 efficient
8. word 应改为words
9. unless 应改为 if
10. inferior 应改为 superior

Cloze
Passage 1
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Passage 2
1-5:ACBBD 6-10:CABAD 11-15:BDDAC 16-20:CAADB
Passage 3
1-5:BACDC 6-10:ABDAB 11-15: CBACD 16-20:BACDA
Passage 4
1-5:BABDC 6-10:ACCBD 11-15: DCBAB 16-20:CDADB
Passage 5
1-5:ACDBC 6-10:CDABC 11-15:AADBC 16-20:CBBAB
Passage 6
1-5:BDADA 6-10:CACBD 11-15:BACDB 16-20:BCACB
Passage 7
1-5:BCAAD 6-10:BADBA 11-15: ACDBC 16-20:CDACB
Passage 8
1-5: CBDAB 6-10:ADDCB 11-15:BACD A 16-20:ADCBC
Passage 9
1-5:BDCAA 6-10:DDCCB 11-15:BACBD 16-20:CCBAB
Passage 10
1-5:DACDD 6-10:CBCAB 11-15:DACBB 16-20:CCAAD

Translation
1. to apply for a job with this company, only to be turned down mercilessly.
2. that I signal to the ambulance to come to the rescue of the injured man.
3. his intelligence extends far beyond that of average people.
4. to make no objection no matter what suggestion others may raise
5. what I had to do was to fill in this form，it might have been better to have made out the meaning of it first
6. you are free to decide to go or not
7. he would rather tell his wife lies on this matter than tell the secret
8. to explain this to them，since he took the common sense for granted
9. born a musician，his father intended him to learn to play