【正文】 中的what it means，其中的it即turbidity currents。21. According to the professor, how do earthquakes cause turbidity currents?【解析】選[B]。選項(xiàng)均以By+現(xiàn)在分詞開(kāi)頭表明，本題考查行為方式。對(duì)話中教授在解釋turbidity currents的形成時(shí)說(shuō)earthquake…throws up…mud or sand that bees suspended in…water，由此可知，地震帶動(dòng)泥沙運(yùn)動(dòng)，最后與海水混合，故答案為[B]。22. Why does the professor mention desert winds?【解析】選[A]。選項(xiàng)均以To+原形動(dòng)詞開(kāi)頭表明，本題考查做某事的目的。由對(duì)話中提到的Then it’s just like the winds blowing across the desert picking up sand...moving it...dropping it somewhere else可知，是將turbidity currents的作用與desert winds作用進(jìn)行類比，答案為[A]。Conversation Two【聽(tīng)前預(yù)測(cè)】由選項(xiàng)中的lifestyles of celebrities，values of celebrities等可知，對(duì)話可能是在討論社會(huì)名流。W: I’m fascinated with them. I often read the stories about their lives and their hobbies.M: Why should we care about celebrities? When they were born, they were no different than any of us. Just because they have a camera on them doesn’t mean that they have to be ideal citizens.W: I think many celebrities have fascinating stories, and to read these stories can be very inspirational. They forever inspire us to achieve more.M: So you hold celebrities as your role models?W: Yes. But celebrities definitely should consider how their behavior will be seen by those who have chosen them as a role model.M: But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money? I mean we have to follow their lavish lifestyles.W: Although I may be fascinated with celebrities’ lifestyles, I stop short of imitating them.M: I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of, but if you know more about Britney Spears than your nextdoor neighbor, you need help.W: I think too that the most important people in our lives should be our friends and family. But celebrities do keep us entertained whether it is sports, music or movies.M: The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough, but celebrities shouldn’t be such a big deal so that we are totally obsessed with them.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?【解析】選[B]。對(duì)話中女士一開(kāi)始說(shuō)自己經(jīng)常關(guān)注名流的生活和興趣，接著說(shuō)從這些名流的故事中可以得到鼓勵(lì)，故答案為[B]。【點(diǎn)睛】inspiration是形容詞inspirational的名詞形式。24. According to the man, which statement is not true?【解析】選[B]。根據(jù)男士提到的I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of 可知，男士贊同對(duì)自己的偶像有正常范圍內(nèi)的興趣，根據(jù)問(wèn)題要求可知答案為[B]?！军c(diǎn)睛】but if you know more about Britney Spears than your nextdoor neighbor, you need help是[A]項(xiàng)的設(shè)題處；But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money?是[C]項(xiàng)的設(shè)題處；When they were born, they were no different than any of us是[D]項(xiàng)的設(shè)題處。25. What do the man and the woman agree most on?【解析】選[D]。對(duì)話中女士和男士對(duì)待明星的態(tài)度基本不同，最后女士說(shuō)But celebrities do keep us entertained，男士說(shuō)The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough，由此可知，二人對(duì)名流具有娛樂(lè)作用這方面的觀點(diǎn)還是一致的，故答案為[D]。【點(diǎn)睛】But轉(zhuǎn)折處通常為考點(diǎn)，其后的句子通常為答案。Section BPassage One【聽(tīng)前預(yù)測(cè)】由選項(xiàng)中的tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea，Britons got...tea from，became a popular drink等可推知，短文可能與茶葉的歷史有關(guān)，涉及茶葉的用法以及英國(guó)的茶葉的來(lái)源等。Teadrinking was mon in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with batter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time people on the Continent were being more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why did some Britons cook tea leaves at the beginning?【解析】選[B]。選項(xiàng)中的They，eat tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea等表明，本題與They使用茶葉的方式有關(guān)。短文中提到一些英國(guó)人were not sure how to use it，認(rèn)為它是一種蔬菜并試著cooking the leaves，由此可知，故答案為[B]。[C]是導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果，并非原因?！军c(diǎn)睛】選項(xiàng)中的They指問(wèn)題中的some Britons。27. What is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?【解析】選[D]。選項(xiàng)中的Britons got...tea from，brought tea...to Britain等表明，本題考查茶葉傳入英國(guó)的情況。[C]根據(jù)常理可排除；短文中介紹了茶葉傳入英國(guó)的時(shí)間和來(lái)源國(guó)，即茶葉在英國(guó)物少價(jià)貴，直到東印度公司在17世紀(jì)早期直接從中國(guó)運(yùn)輸茶葉，在接下來(lái)的幾個(gè)世紀(jì)里茶葉價(jià)格才開(kāi)始下跌，[D]正是對(duì)此信息的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[D]。28. Why did people in Europe begin to drink tea with milk?【解析】選[D]。選項(xiàng)中的popular drink，followed，influenced by等表明，本題與一種喝茶的方法有關(guān)。短文末尾介紹了這種喝茶方法的來(lái)源：法國(guó)的一位貴婦人首創(chuàng)在茶中加奶的喝法，漸漸這種喝茶的方法開(kāi)始傳播直到到達(dá)英國(guó)，由此可知，答案為[D]?！军c(diǎn)睛】[D]中的They指代people in Europe，a woman in the upper class與短文中提到的a famous French lady對(duì)應(yīng)。Passage Two【聽(tīng)前預(yù)測(cè)】預(yù)覽四道題的選項(xiàng)，由Deepwater port，harbor，Shipbuilding等可推知，短文很可能與港口、造船業(yè)有關(guān)。Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and a major city in merce and industry. It is one of the most important shipbuilding and repairing centers of the United Kingdom, and has long been known for its linen textiles. Its manufactures include aircraft, guided weapons, and tobacco and food products. A large petroleum refinery here is supplied by imported petroleum which is received at the city’s deepwater port. Other imports include grain, coal, chemicals and iron and steel. Among the chief exports are petroleum products, soap,