1、Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“If you cannot do great things,do small things in a great wayYou can cite examples to illustrate your point of viewYou should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 wordsSectionADirections:Inthissect
2、ion,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,oneor,morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaidBoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAftereachquestiontherewillbeapauseDuringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebesta
3、nswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet,withasinglelinethroughthecentre1A.ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCupB.ThemansfootballcareerseemstobeatanendC.Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksa90D.Themanisafanofworldfamousfootballplayers2A.WorkoutaplantotightenhisbudgetB.Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafet
4、eriaC.ApplyforaseniorpositionintherestaurantD.Solvehisproblembydoingaparttimejob3A.AfinancialburdenB.AgoodcompanionC.ArealnuisanceD.Awelltrainedpet4A.TheerrorswillbecorrectedsoonB.ThewomanwasmistakenherselfC.ThecomputingsystemistoocomplexD.Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes5A.Heneedshelptoretrievehisfi
5、lesB.HehastotypehispaperoncemoreC.HeneedssometimetopolishhispaperD.Hewillbeawayforatw0weekconference6A.TheymighthavetochangetheirplanB.HehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtripC.HehasaheavierworkloadthanthewomanD.TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune87A.TheyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloanB.Theycanfind
6、theapplicationformsinthebrochureC.TheyarenoteligibleforastudentloanD.Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication8A.NewlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantreleaseB.PollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublicC.ThequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetterD.ItIltakeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrolQuestion
7、s9t0 12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard9A.EnormoussizeofitsstoresB.NumerousvarietiesoffoodC.ItsappealingsurroundingsD.Itsrichandcolorfulhistory10A.Anancientbuildin9B.AworldofantiquesC.AnEgyptianmuseumD.AnEgyptianmemorial11A.Itspowerbillreaches9millionayearB.ItsellsthousandsoflightbulbsadayC
8、.ItsuppliespowertoanearbytownD.Itgenerates70oftheelectricityituses12A.11 500B.30 000C.250 000D.300 000Questions13t0 15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard13A.TransferringtoanotherdepartmentB.StudyingaccountingatauniversityC.ThinkingaboutdoingadifferentjobD.Makingpreparationsforherweddin914A.She
9、hasfinallygotapromotionandapayraiseB.ShehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompanyC.ShecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartmentD.Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany15A.HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatchB.HechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedlyC.HedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislifeD.Hewou
10、ldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingherSectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassagesAftheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestionsBoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.C.andD.Thenmarkthecorrespondinglettero
11、nAnswerSheetTwithasinglelinethroughthecentrePassageOneQuestionsl6t0 19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard16A.TheyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersportsB.TheyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterwaysC.TheyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportationD.Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansofwaterrecrea
12、tion17A.WaterscooteroperatorslackofexperienceB.VacationersdisregardofwatersafetyrulesC.OverloadingofsmallboatsandothercraftD.Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore18A.TheyscarewhalestodeathB.TheyproducetoomuchnoiseC.TheydischargetoxicemissionsD.Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife19A.ExpandoperatingareasB.
13、RestrictoperatinghoursC.LimittheuseofwaterscootersD.EnforcenecessaryregulationsPassageTwoQuestions20t0 22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard20A.TheyarestableB.TheyarecloseC.TheyarestrainedD.Theyarechangin921A.TheyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusinessB.Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlon9C.Notmanyo
14、fthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighborsD.Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations22A.CountoneachotherforhelpB.GiveeachotheracoldshoulderC.KeepafriendlydistanceD.BuildafencebetweenthemPassageThreeQuestions23t0 25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard23A.Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters
15、B.ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmericaC.ItmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperationD.Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers24A.Itl:5iessserlotlsincitiesthantnruralareasB.ItaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschoolsC.ItresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimateD.ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducator
16、s25A.AllowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachersB.CreatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironmentC.RewardingexcellentacademicperformanceD.HelpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabitsSection CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three timesWhen the passage is read for the first time, you should listen c
17、arefully for its general ideaWhen the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heardFinally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have writtenIm interested in the criminal justice system of our count
18、ryIt seems to me that something has to be done,if were to(26) as a countryI certainly dont know what the answers to our problems are Things certainly get (27) in a hurry when you get into them,but l wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some of these problemsOne thing Im concerned about i
19、s our practice of putting(28)in jail who havent harmed anyoneWhy not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of (29)another debt by going to prison and,of course,coming30 hardened criminalsIm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are (31)ser
20、ious crimesOf course one alternative to this is to(32)capital punishment,but Im not sure l would be for thatIm not sure its right to take an eye for an eyeThe alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。but they would certainly cost the tax payers much moneyI also think we must do somethin
21、g about the insanity(33)In my opinion,anyone who takes another persons life (34)is insane,however,that does not mean that the person isnt guilty of the crime,or that he shouldnt pay society the debt he owesIts sad,of course,that a person may have to spend the rest of his life,or a large part of it i
22、n prison for acts that he (35) while not in full control of his mindSectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanksYouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank#omalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassageReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoicesEachchoiceinthebankisiden
23、tifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentreYoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebarnkmorethanonceQuestions36t0 45arebasedonthefollowingpassageTravelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethel990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched
24、,allowingtravelerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofaInouseWithinformationnolonger(36)bytravelagentsorhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped37pricesTodaytheindustryisgoingthroughanewrevolution-thistimetransformingservicequalityOnlineratingpla
25、tforms(38)inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaxis-allowtravelerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltoseeHospitalit)businessesarenowranked,analyzed,andcomparednotbyindustry(39),butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended-thecustomerThishas40anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwa
26、ysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore(41 ),ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful(42)toimproveservice.Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys(行李员 )inBerlinormalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHouston,
27、thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites(43)toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.Theimpactcannotbe(44 )Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedbygoodreviewsand(45 )provideyetmorepositivefeedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlinerating
28、sthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavorableonlineidentity.A)accountableB.capacityC.controlledD.entailE)forgedF)incentivesG)occasionallyH)overstatedI)persistingJ)pessimisticK)professionalsL)slashM)specializingN)spectatorsO)subsequentlySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarego
29、ingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron,AnswerSheet2.PlasticSu
30、rgeryAbettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacksA.Athinmagneticstrip(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andtheyvebeenworkinghardtobreakin.Thatswhy2014isshapingupasamajorshowdown:banks,lawenforcementandtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhacke
31、rswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,emailaddressesandothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.Morethan100millionaccountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstoreswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember.B.Swipe(刷卡 )istheoperativeword:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoat
32、tackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-,debit- (借记)orprepaid-cardnumbersusingmalware,i.e.malicioussoftware,insertedsecretlyintotheretailerspoint-of-salesystem-thecheckoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminal
33、soperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.C.Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extraforeverypieceofplasticissued.ThefixisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheUS.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoproc
34、esstransactions,muchoftherestoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay,MasterCard,VisA.thatemploysachipembeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentificationnumbertoauthenticate(验证)everytransactiononthespot.IfapurchaserfailstopunchinthecorrectPINatthecheckout,thetransactio
35、ngetsrejected. (Onlinepurchasescanbemadebysettingupaseparatetransactioncode. )D.Whyhaventbigbanksadoptedthemoresecuretechnology?Whenitcomestomailingoutnewcreditcards,itsallaboutrelativecosts,saysDavidRobertson,whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustrynewsletter. Thecostofthecard,puttingthestickeronit,coding
36、theaccountnumberandexpirationdate,embossing(凸印)it,thesmallenvelope-allputtogether,youreinthedollarrange.Achip-andPrNcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3,saysRobertson,becauseofthepriceofchips(Oncelargeissuersconverttogether,thechipcostsshoulddrop)E.MultiplyS3bythemorethan5billionmagstripecreditandprepaidcar
37、dsincirculationintheUSThenconsiderthattheresanestimated$124billionincardfraudonaglobalbasis,saysRobertsonWith44eoofthatintheUS,Americancreditcardfraudamountstoabout$55billionannuallyCardissuershavesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingtheliabilityforevenbighacksliketheTargetoneisstillcheaperthanreplacingallth
38、atplasticF.ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonetheworldoverinrelyingonmagstripetechnologytochargepurchases-andleavesconsumersvulnerableEachmagstripehasthreetracksofinformation,explainspaymentssecurityexpertJeremyGumbley,thechieftechnologyofficerofCreditCall,anelectronicpaymentscompanyThefirsta
39、ndthirdareusedbythebankorcardissuerYourvitalaccountinformationlivesonthesecondtrack,whichhackerstrytocapture“Malwareisscanningthroughthememoryinrealtimeandlookingfordata”hesays“ItcreatesatextfilethatgetsstolenG.Chip-andPINcards,bycontrast,makefakecardsorskimmingimpossiblebecausetheinformationthatget
40、sscannedisencrypted(加密)ThehistoricalreasontheUShasstuck withmag stripe,ironicallyenoughisoncesuperiortechnologyOurcheap,ultrareliable wirednetworksmadecredit-cardauthenticationoverthephonefrictionlessInFrance,cardcompaniescreatedEMVinpartbecausethetelephonemonopolywassomaddeninglyinefficientandexpen
41、siveTheEMVsolutionallowedtransactionstobeverifiedlocallyandsecurelyH.Somebigbanks,likeWellsFar90,arenowofferingtoconvertyourmagstripecardtoachipand-PINmodel(Itsactuallyahybrid(混合体)thatwillstillhaveamagstripe,sincemostUSmerchantsdonthaveEMVterminals)Shouldyoutakethemuponit?Ifyoutravelinternationally,theanswerisyesI.Keepinmind,t00,thatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprotectionthandebitcardsIfsomeoneusesyourcreditcardfraudulently(欺诈性地),itstheissuerormerchant,notyou,thattakesthehitDebitcardshavedifferentliabilitylimitsdependingonthebankandtheeventssurroundinganyfraud“If