College English Practice Test 1

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled An Eye-witness Account of a Traffic Accident. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.

1．车祸发生的时间及地点；

2．你所见到的车祸情况；

3．你对车祸原因的分析。

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

A Brief History of Clock

Clocks

At best, historians know that 5,000-6,000 years ago, great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa started to examine forms of clock-making instead of working with only the monthly and annual calendar. Little is known on exactly how these forms worked or indeed the actual deconstruction of the time, but it has been suggested that the intention was to maximize time available to achieve more as the size of the population grew. Perhaps such future periods of time were intended to benefit the community by allotting specific lengths of time to tasks. Was this the beginning of the working week?

Sun Clocks

With the disappearance of any ancient civilization, such as the Sumerian culture, knowledge is also lost. Whilst we can only hypothesize on the reasons of why the equivalent to the modern wristwatch was never completed, we know that the ancient Egyptians were next to layout a system of dividing the day into parts, similar to hours.

"Obelisks" (tall four-sided tapered monuments) were carefully constructed and even purposefully geographically located around 3500 BC. A shadow was east as the Sun moved across the sky by the obelisk, which it appears was then marked out in sections, allowing people to clearly see the two halves of the day. Some of the sections have also been found to indicate the "year"s longest and shortest days, which it is thought were developments added later to allow identification of other important time subdivisions.

Another ancient Egyptian "shadow clock" or "sundial" has been discovered to have been in use around 1500 BC, which allowed the measuring of the passage of "hours". The sections were divided into ten parts, With two "twilight hours" indicated, occurring in the morning and the evening. For it to work successfully then at midday or noon, the device had to be turned 180 degrees to measure the afternoon hours.

Water Clocks

"Water clocks" were among the earliest time keeping devices that didn't use the observation of the celestial bodies to calculate the passage of time. The ancient Greeks, it is believed, began using water clocks around 325 BC. Most of these clocks were used to determine the hours of the night, but may have also been used during daylight. An inherent problem with the water clock was that they were not totally accurate, as the system of measurement was based on the flow of water either into, or out of, a container which had markers around the sides. Another very similar form was that of a bowl that sank during a period as it was filled of water from a regulated flow. It is known that water clocks were common across the Middle East, and that these were still being used in North Africa during the early part of the twentieth-century.

Mechanical Clocks

In 1656, "Christian Huygens' (Dutch scientist), made the first "Pendulum(钟摆) clock", with a mechanism using a "natural" period of oscillation(振幅). "Galileo Galilei" is credited, in most historical books, for inventing the pendulum as early as 1582, but his design was not built before his death. Huygens' clock, when built, had an error of "less than only one minute a day". This was a massive leap in the development of maintaining accuracy, as this had previously never been achieved. Later refinements to the pendulum clock reduced this margin of error to "less than 10 seconds a day".

The mechanical clock continued to develop until they achieved an accuracy of "a hundredth-of- a-second a day", when the pendulum clock became the accepted standard in most astronomical observatories.

Quartz Clocks

The running of a "Quartz clock" is based on the piezoelectric property of the quartz crystal. When an electric field is applied to a quartz crystal, it actually changes the shape of the crystal itself, If you then squeeze it or bend it, an electric field is generated. When placed in an appropriate electronic circuit, this interaction between the mechanical stress and the electrical field causes the crystal to vibrate, generating a constant electric signal which can then be used for example on an electronic clock display. The first wrist-watches that appeared in mass production used "LED", "Light Emitting Diode" displays. By the 1970's these were to be replaced by a "LCD", "Liquid Crystal Display".

Quartz clocks continue to dominate the market because of the accuracy and reliability of the performance, also being inexpensive to produce on mass scale. The time keeping performance of the quartz clock has now been surpassed by the "Atomic clock".

Atomic Clocks

Scientists discovered some time ago that atoms and molecules have "resonances" and that each chemical element and compound absorbs and emits "electromagnetic radiation" within its own characteristic "frequencies". This we are told is highly accurate even over "Time and Space".

The development of radar and the subsequent experimentation with high frequency radio communications during the 1930s and 1940s created a vast amount of knowledge regarding "electromagnetic waves", also known as "microwaves". which interact with the atoms. The development of atomic clocks focused firstly on microwave resonances in the chemical Ammonia and its molecules. In 1957. "NIST". the "National Institute of Standards and Technology", completed a series of tests using a "Cesium Atomic Beam" device, followed by a second program of experiments by NIST in order to have something for comparison when working at the atomic level. By 1960, as the outcome of the programs, "Cesium Time Standards" were incorporated as the official time keeping system at NIST.

The "Natural frequency" recognized currently is the measurement of time. used by all scientists, defines the period of "one second" as exactly "9,192,631,770 Oscillations" or "9,192,631,770 Cycles of the Cesium Atom's Resonant Frequency". From the "Macrocosm", or "Planetary Alignment", to the "Microcosm", or "Atomic Frequency", the cesium now maintains accuracy with a degree of error to about "one-millionth of a second per year".

Much of modern life has come to depend on such precise measurements of time. The day is long past when we could get by with a timepiece(钟)accurate to the nearest quarter hour. Transportation, financial markets, communication, manufacturing, electric power and many other technologies have become dependent on super-accurate clocks. Scientific research and the demands of modern technology continue re drive our search for ever more accuracy, The next generation of Cesium Time Standards is presently under development at NIST's "Boulder Laboratory" and other laboratories around the world.

Something to Remember

The only thing that should be remembered during all this technological development is that we should never lose the ability to tell the time approximately by natural means and the powers of deduction without requiring crutches(拐杖)to lean on.

Our concept of TIME and using it together with TECHNOLOGY still has room for radical reassessment in terms of man's evolutionary thinking regarding our view of the past, our onward journey into the future and our concept of time in relationship to universe.

1. It is suggested that 5,000-6,000 years ago people in the Middle East and North Africa started to allot specific lengths of time to tasks.

2. Ancient Egyptian "shadow clock" or "sundial" discovered around 1500 BC, could measure passage of "hours" automatically and continuously.

3. "Water clocks" was the first device that didn't use the observation of the celestial bodies to calculate the passage of time.

4. Galileo Galilei built the first "pendulum clock" as early as 1656.

5. Water clocks were mostly used to determine ______.

6. Huygens' clock, a mechanical one, had an error of "less than only one minute a day", which was a massive leap in the development of ______.

7. Since Quartz clocks are both inexpensive to produce in mass scale and ______ in performance, they continue to dominate the market.

8. Scientific research and the ______ continue to drive our search for ever more accuracy in time.

9. Of all the clocks introduced in the passage, the one with the most accuracy is ______.

10. No matter how advanced the technology of measuring time will be we should never lose the ability to tell the time approximately by ______.

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

11. A) The transportation far the trip is free.

B) The class didn't enjoy going on the field trip.

C) Some people may not go on the trip.

D) All of the class members nave paid the fee.

12. A) Take a lot of money. B) Go to a different restaurant.

C) Don't invite John. D) Wear different clothes.

13. A) They didn't have g good talk. B) They decided to go by plane.

C) They weren't able to take a walk. D) They talked about geology.

14. A) She doesn't need an umbrella.

B) She left her umbrella in the car.

C) She can hold her umbrella over the man's head.

D) She's the only one who doesn't have an umbrella.

15. A) He would send a postcard if he went away.

B) He would be able to take a vacation.

C) He had already gone back to work.

D) He didn't want to go to Florida.

16. A) The man wants to move to San Francisco, but the woman doesn't agree.

B) The man thinks it's too cold to move to San Francisco.

C) The woman agrees with the man's idea.

D) The woman doesn't want to move because the children will have no fun.

17. A) To go to the movies. B) To go out for lunch.

C) To look in the newspaper. D) To ask for information.

18. A) Study in a quiet place.

B) Improve her grades gradually.

C) Change the conditions of her dorm.

D) Avoid distractions while studying in her dorm.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) At an accommodation office, B) At a swimming school.

C) At a summer school. D) At Oxford.

20. A) The whole summer. B) Twenty-three hours.

C) Twelve days. D) Three weeks.

21. A) 3 July. B) 20 July.

C) 24 July. D) 10 August.

22. A) A dormitory at school.

B) Living with a British family.

C) Sharing a house with other students.

D) Staying m a small inn with bed and breakfast.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) She bought a new car. B) She was injured in an accident.

C) She went out with David. D)' She had a little accident.

24. A) She got engaged. B) She had a party.

C) She got married. D) She was hurt.

25. A) Because church wedding is romantic. B) Because Diana is a catholic.

C) Because her parents ask her to do so. D) Because David likes church wedding.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) $600,000. B) $4,000,000.

C) $ 5,000,000. D) $5,000,000,000.

27. A) Because he was famous for his view to keep the Union by force.

B) Because he was famous for his anti-slavery views.

C) Because be was famous for his democratic views.

D) Because he was famous for his view to develop economy.

28. A) The Battle in South Carolina. B) The Battle in northern Pennsylvania.

C) The Battle in Gettysburg. D) The Battle in North Carolina.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) From the place where the agreement was signed.

B) From the people who signed the agreement.

C) From the significance it tried to find in the international finance system.

D) None of the above.

30. A) To lower their exchange rates.

B) To regulate their exchange rates.

C) To raise their regulated rates.

D) To make no change of their rates.

31. A) Some developed countries.

B) Countries that wanted to borrow money.

C) All the member countries.

D) The World Bank.

Passage Three

Questions 32 lo 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) A driver's license. B) A passport.

C) An international credit card. D) A deposit.

33. A) Turning right at a red light.

B) Driving in freeways without a local driver's license.

C) Passing a school bus that is letting off. children.

D) All of the above.

34. A) The size of the country.

B) Large areas of virgin forest.

C) The rich natural resources of the land.

D) Wild animals and plants.

35. A) Because nearly 1,000 million acres of land was burned off.

B) Because natural resources are being used up.

C) Because animals and plants are in danger of extinction.

D) Because natural beauty of the land would be ruined.

Section C

The International Olympic Committee chose a doctor from Belgium as its (36) Jacques Rogge will serve at least eight years. He replaced Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain who served as president for (37) years.

Doctor Rogge received support from more than half the (38) in a second vote during a meeting in Moscow. He has worked for many years with the International Olympic Committee. He is fifty-nine years old.

Observers called the (39) of Doctor Rogge a move to reform the worldwide sports organization. The new president says he will place great importance on preventing Olympic competitors from using (40) drugs. Experts say his long record of (41) may help the Olympics recover from charges of (42) actions.

The (43) are linked to the winter games of 2002. Ten Olympic Committee members reportedly accepted gifts and large amounts of money to choose Salt Lake City to hold the events. (44) . Earlier this week, a federal judge dismissed four of fifteen charges against two men who led Salt Lake City's campaign to get the Olympics. The judge also postponed their trial.

(45) . Jacques Rogge is a champion sailor who competed in three Olympic sailing events, the last in 1976. He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee for ten years. Doctor Rogge had a major responsibility for plans for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. (46) .

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

One of London Zoo's recent advertisements caused me some irritation, so patently did it distort reality. Headlined "Without zoos you might as well tell these animals to get stuffed", it was bordered with illustrations of several endangered species and went on to extol the myth that without zoos like London Zoo these animals "will almost certainly disappear forever". With the zoo world's rather mediocre record on conservation, one might be forgiven for being slightly skeptical about such an advertisement.

Zoos were originally created as places of entertainment, and their suggested involvement with conservation didn't seriously arise until about 30 years ago, when the Zoological Society of London held the first formal international meeting or3 the subject. Eight years later, a series of world conferences took place, entitled "The Breeding of the Endangered Species", and from this point onwards conservation became the zoo community's buzzword. This commitment has now been clearly defined in The World Zoo Conservation Strategy (WZCS, 1993), which does seem to be based on an unrealistic optimism about the nature of the zoo industry.

The WZCS estimates that there are about 10,000 zoos in the world, of which around 1,000 represent a core of quality collections capable of participating in coordinated conservation programs. This is probably the document's first failing, as I believe that 10,000 is a serious underestimate of the total number of places masquerading as zoological establishments.

The second flaw in the reasoning of the WZCS document is the naive faith it place in its 1,000 core zoos. One would assume that the caliber of these institutions would have been carefully examined, but it appears that the criterion for inclusion on this select list might merely be that the zoo is a member of a zoo federation or association. This might be a good starting point, working on the premise that members must meet certain standards, but again the facts don't support the theory.

Even assuming that the 1,000 core zoos of the WZCS are all of a high standard, what might be the potential for conservation? Colin 'Fudge, author of Last Animals at the Zoo argues that if the world's zoos worked together in cooperative breeding programs they could save around 2,000 species of endangered land vertebrates. This seems an extremely optimistic proposition from a man who must be aware of the failings and weaknesses of the zoo industry. Moreover, where are the facts to support such optimism?

Today approximately 16 species might be said to have been "saved" by captive breeding programs, although a number of these can hardly be looked upon as resounding successes. Beyond that, about a further 20 species are being seriously considered for zoo conservation programs. Given that the international conference at London Zoo was held 30 years ago, this is pretty slow progress, and a long way off Tudge's target of 2,000.

47. Zoos made an insignificant contribution to conservation up until ______ years ago.

48. According to the writer, one of WZCS's failings is it ______ the number of zoos in the world.

49. In accordance with WZCS, what kind of zoos can participate in the international coordinated conservation programs?

50. The writer doubts the value of the WZCS document partly because of its failure to examine the of the "core zoos".

51. What word best describes the writer's response to Colin Tudge's prediction on captive breeding programs?

Section B

Passage One

U.S. college students are increasingly burdened with credit card debt, according to a study released Tuesday, and the consequences can be serious--ranging from higher drop-out rates to future employment problems and even suicide.

Based on hundreds of face-to-face interviews and surveys with students, sociologist Robert Manning of Georgetown University concluded both the number with credit card debt and their indebtedness had been "systematically underreported" in previous studies which failed to reflect the "survival strategies" many used to cope with their debts. These included the use of federal student loans to pay off credit cards, effectively shifting the debt, appeals to parents for loans, cutting back on course work to increase time at paid jobs, or even dropping out altogether to work full time. "Official drop-out rates include growing numbers of students who are unable to cope with the stress of their debts and/or part time jobs for servicing their credit cards," the study said.

Even then, debts can haunt students. "Student credit card debts are increasingly scrutinized during the recruitment process and may be an important factor in evaluating prospective. employee," it noted. And the stress can also manifest in far more tragic ways. Janne O'Donnell's 2g-year-old son, a junior at the University of Oklahoma, committed O'Donnell and Manning agreed students should bear some responsibility for reckless use of credit, but said credit card companies also had to be held accountable for making it so easy for them to get into debt. Manning said one of the most disturbing aspects of the student credit card issue was "the seduction of college and university administrators by the credit card industry." Card issuers were sponsoring school programs, funding activities and even entering into business partnerships with schools involving college-branded "affinity" cards, he said. "As a result, rather than protecting the economic and educational interests of their students, college administrators are playing an active and often disingenuous role in promoting the prominence of credit cards in collegiate life."

52. Which is NOT one of the strategies American students may use to deal with their credit card debt?

A) Use federal student loans.

B) Seek part-time jobs to get money.

C) Promote the prominence of credit cards.

D) Ask parents to help them pay the debt.

53. Which may NOT be the consequence of students' credit card debt?

A) High drop-out rates.

B) Enter into business partnerships with schools.

C) Commit suicide.

D) Future employment problems.

54. Who should be least criticized for negative consequences of students' credit card debt according to the passage?

A) Parents.

B) Students themselves.

C) College and university administrators.

D) Credit card issuers.

55. The main idea of this passage is ______.

A) negative consequences of students' using credit card

B) college administrators are playing their proper roles in promoting credit cards

C) card issuers or college administrators promoted credit card

D) reasons for high drop-out rates in universities

56. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A) students should not have part-time jobs

B) credit cards should not be used

C) if there is no credit card, college students may not commit suicide

D) college students should learn to wisely manage their personal finances

Passage Two

The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.

Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perceiving their actions as the ultimate slap in the face for public education and a damaging move for the children. Home schoolers harbor few kind words for public schools, charging shortcomings that range from lack of religious perspective in the curriculum to a herdlike approach to teaching children.

Yet, as public school officials realize they stand little to gain by remaining hostile to the home school population, and as home schoolers realize they can reap benefits from public schools, these hard lines seem to be softening a bit.

Public schools and home schoolers have moved closer to tolerance and, in some cases even cooperation. Says John Marshall, an education official," we are becoming relatively tolerant of home schoolers. The idea is, let's give the kids access to public school so they'll see it's not as terrible as they've been told, and they'll want to come back." Perhaps, but don't count on it, say home school advocates.

Home schoolers oppose the system because they have strong convictions that their approach to education--whether fueled by religious enthusiasm or the individual child's interest and natural pace--is the best. "The bulk of home schoolers just want to be left alone.” Says Enge Cannon, associate director of the National Center For Home Education. She says home schoolers choose that path for a variety of reasons, but religion plays a role 85 percent of the time.

Professor Van Galen breaks home schoolers into two groups. Some home schoolers want their children to learn not only traditional subject matter but also "strict religious doctrine and a conservative political and social perspective". Not incidentally, they also want their children to learn--both intellectually and emotionally--that the family is the most important institution in society." Other home schoolers contend "not so much that the schools teach heresy, but that schools teach whatever they teach inappropriately." Van Galen writes. "These parents are highly independent and strive to take responsibility for their own lives within a society that they define as bureaucratic and inefficient.

57. Which of the following statements is true?

A) Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.

B) Home schoolers don't go to school but are educated at home by their parents.

C) Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.

D) Home schoolers advocate combining public education with home schooling.

58. Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because _______.

A) they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systems

B) there isn't much they can do to change the present situation

C) public schools have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all children

D) home schooling provides a new variety of education for children

59. Most home schoolers' opposition to public education stems from their ______.

A) concern with the cost involved

B) worry about the inefficiency of public schools

C) devotion to religion

D) respect fro the interests of individuals

60. From the passage we know that home school advocates think that ______.

A) home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give in

B) their increased cooperation with public school will bring about the improvement of public education

C) things in public schools are not so bad as has often been said

D) their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools

61. It can be concluded from Van Galen's research that some home schoolers believe that ______.

A) teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should be

B) public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching children

C) public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern society

D) public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children

Part Ⅴ Cloze

Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of (62) is partly to (63) things or processes with. no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure greater exactness in terminology. (64) , they save time, for it is much more (65) , to name a process than to describe it. Thousands of these technical terms are very (66) included in every large dictionary, yet, as a whole, they are rather (67) the outskirts of the English language than actually within its borders.

Different occupations, however, differ (68) in their special vocabularies. It (69) largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have (70) themselves into the very fiber of our language. (71) , though highly technical in many details, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound, and more generally (72) , than most other technical terms. (73) every vocation still possesses a large (74) of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even (75) educated people. And the proportion has been much (76) in the last fifty years. Most of the newly (77) terms are (78) to special discussion, and seldom get into general literature or conversation. Yet no profession is nowadays, as all professions once (79) , a close federation. What is called "popular science" makes everybody (80) with modern view and recent discoveries. Any important experiment, (81) made in a remote or provincial laboratory, is at once reported in the newspaper, and everybody is soon talking about it. Thus our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace.

62. A) which B) what C) who D) whom

63. A) describe B) talk about C) designate D) indicate

64. A) Consequently B) In contrast C) However D) Besides

65. A) economical B) economic C) thrift D) economized

66. A) properly B) possibly C) probably D) potentially

67. A) in B) on C) at D) beyond

68. A) largely B) widely C) generally D) extensively

69. A) constitutes B) comprises C) composes D) consists

70. A) worked B) made C) taken D) brought

71. A) However B) Because C) Hence D) In addition

72. A) understood B) considered C) known D) thought

73. A) Therefore B) Yet C) In contrast D) So

74. A) series B) body C) set D) range

75. A) for B) as C) to D) among

76. A) decreased B) diminished C) increasing D) increased

77. A) made B) coined C) produced D) formed

78. A) related B) addressing C) confined D) connected

79. A) is B) are C) was D) were

80. A) associated B) known C) acquainted D) connected

81. A) though B) when C) as D) since

Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)

82. We are always advised that ______________________(从书本汲取知识的最有效办法是在页边空白处做有见地笔记).

83. In this information age, ______________________(人们的流动性比任何时候都大，这也许就是为什么移动电话十分普及的原因).

84. We are told that ______________________(老师在评价一篇文章并打分时，可能是根据总体印象而不是根据仔细的分析).

85. It is common sense that ______________________(几乎每个孩子都曾梦想去太空旅游，体会一下在失重环境下生活的样子

86. The journalist got promoted ______________________(因为他设法抓住了一个机会，独家采访了总统并上了头条).

【参考答案】

Part I Sample Writing

An Eye-witness Account of a Traffic Accident

Yesterday afternoon, I happened to witness a terrible traffic accident on my way home from school. It was 5:30 p. m. , I was riding my favorite Giant back home. When I got to the last crossing on the Golden Lion Street, the red light was on. So I applied the brakes, along with a long queue of vehicles waiting to pass.

Just at that moment, a heavy-load truck with earth roared forward at my side and bumped against a private Accord of Honda traveling eastbound. As a result, the windshield of the lorry was broken into pieces and its driver got fatally wounded on the head on the steering wheel. The driver of the Accord and his girlfriend, the only passenger in the car, only got minor injuries, but his car lost its rear axel and two wheels and was totally dead.

As for the cause of the accident, I think the driver of the lorry should be held responsible: the light was red then; he should have stopped and waited. It was he who had broken the traffic regulations. In addition, the bad weather was part of the cause. It was drizzling then, and the road was quite slippery. Finally, drunk driving was probably an important factor. As the police discovered on the spot; there was a heavy alcoholic smell on the dead body of the lorry driver.

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. Y 2. N 3. NG 4. N

5. the hours of the night

6. maintaining accuracy

7. accurate and reliable

8. demands of modern technology

9. the atomic clock

10. natural means

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

Section A

11--15 CDAAB 16--20 CCADD 21--25 CBDAB

Section B

26--30 DBCAB 31--35 CBCAD

Section C

36. president 37. twenty-one 38. delegates 39. election

40. banned 41. honesty 42. illegal 43. accusations

44. The American government charged five people in connection with these gifts

45. The new president has been active in the Olympics since he was a young man

46. Those games were highly successful

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A

47. 30

48. underestimates

49. Any zoo that is a member of a zoo federation or association.

50. caliber/ criterion/ standard

51. Disbelieving. / Skeptical. /Doubtful.

Section B

52--56 CBAAD 57--61 CBCAD

Part V Cloze

62--66 ACDAA 67--71 BBDAC 72--76 ABBCD 77--81 BCDCA

Part Ⅵ Translation

82. one of the most effective means of absorbing knowledge from a book is to make intelligent notes in the margins

83. people are more mobile than ever before and perhaps this is why mobile phones have become so popular

84. a teacher may evaluate and grade an essay on the basis of his general impression rather than on a detailed analysis

85. virtually every child has dreamed of traveling in space and experiencing what it would be like to live in a gravity-free environment

86. because he managed to get an exclusive interview with the president and published as the front page headline

【 试题详解】

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. 由“Clocks”部分第一、二句“At best, historians know that 5,000 6,000 years ago, great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa started to examine forms of clock-making instead of working with only the monthly and annual calendar.., but it has been suggested that the intention was to maximize time available to achieve more as the size of the population grew.” 可见中东和北非的一些民族在五六千年前就开始研制钟表了。由于人口的增长，研制一定的时间段用于工作”是正确的。因此，答案为YES。

2. 由“Sun Clocks”部分最后一段“Another ancient Egyptian ‘shadow clock’ or ‘sundial’ has been discovered to have been in use around 1500 BC, which allowed the measuring of the passage of ‘hours’... For it to work successfully then at midday or noon, the device had to be turned 180 degrees to measure the afternoon hours．”可见要想测量下午的时间，必须在正午将没备旋转180度。因此，我们可以断定这种计时器还不能做到连续、自动测量时间，必须在中午时手动旋转设备180度。故此题答案为NO。

3．由“Water Clocks”部分第一句“‘Water clocks’were among the earliest time keeping devices that didn't use the observation of the celestial bodies to calculate the passage O{time．”可见水钟是不靠观察天体来测量时间的最早的设备之一。但文章并没有进一步提供信息说它是否是第一个这样的计时设备。因此信息不充分，本题判断为NOT GIVEN。

4．由“Mechanical Clocks”部分第一段“In 1656，‘Christian Huygens'(Dutch scientist)， made the first ‘Pendulum clock’．．．．‘Galileo Galilei' is credited，in most historical books，for inventing the pendulum as early as 1582，but his design was not built before his death．”可以看出，大多数历史教科书认为Galileo Galilei是第一位早在1582年就设计出摆钟的人，但直到他去世也没有制作出摆钟。第一个摆钟是荷兰科学家Christian Huygens制作出来的。故此句答案为NO。

5．由“Water Clocks”部分第三句“Most of these clocks were used to determine the hours of the night，but may have also been used during daylight．”可见水钟主要用于夜间计时。故本题答案为“the hours of the night”。

6．由“Mechanical Clocks”部分第三、四句“Huygens’clock，when built，had an error of‘less than only one minute a day．’This was a massive leap in the development of maintaining accuracy， as this had previously never been achieved．”可见这个钟的误差每天不到一分钟。这在计时准确性的发展史上，是巨大的飞跃。因此，本题的正确答案是“maintaining accuracy”。

7．由“Quartz Clocks”部分第二段第一句“Quartz clocks continue to dominate the market because of the accuracy and reliability of the performance，also being inexpensive to produce on mass scale．”可见由于其准确和稳定，也由于其成本低，适于大规模生产，石英钟将继续占有市场的主导地位。故此题正确答案为“accurate and reliable”。

8．由“Atomic Clocks”部分第四段第三、四句“Transportation，financial markets，communication， manufacturing，electric power and many other technologies have become dependent on super- accurate clocks．Scientific research and the demands of modern technology continue to drive our search for ever more accuracy．”可见是科学研究和现代技术的要求驱使我们不断探寻日益精确的计时方法。故本题答案为“demands of modern technology”。

9．由“Atomic Clocks”部分第三段最后一句“From the‘Macrocosm’，or‘Planetary Alignment’， to the‘Microcosm’，or‘Atomic Frequency’，the cesium now maintains accuracy with a degree of error to about‘one-millionth of a second per year’．”可见随着技术的发展，原子钟已经可以达到一年误差大约一百万分之一秒。比起前面的钟表不知道精确了多少倍。故本题答案为“the atomic clock”。

10．由“Something to Remember”部分第一段“The only thing that should be remembered during all this technological development is that we should never lose the ability to tell the time approximately by natural means and the powers of deduction without requiring crutches to lean on”可见无论计时技术如何发展，我们不能失去通过自然手段判定大概时间的基本能力。故本题答案为“natural means”。

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (听力原文在光盘中)

Tape Script of Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

11. M: I think the whole class is going on the field trip next Friday.

W: I'm not so sure, not everyone has paid the transportation fee.

Q: What does the woman imply?

12. W: I'm taking John to that fancy new restaurant tonight.

M: You can't go like that. You'd better change.

Q: What does the man advice?

13.M: How did your talk with Harry go?

W: It never really got off the ground.

Q: What does the woman imply?

14. M: Helen, don't forget to take out your umbrella.

W: Oh, it's just overcast.

Q: What does Helen mean?

15. M: Have you seen this postcard from Rohm? He's in Florida.

W: Oh, so he was able to get time off from work.

Q: What had the woman assumed about Rohm?

16. M: Darling, how do you feel about moving to San Francisco? It’s so cold here.

W: I couldn’t agree with you more. And the children will have more fun.

Q: What are they discussing?

17.W: Paul, we haven’t gone out for over a month. Let’s go somewhere this evening.

M: Fine. Where would you like to go? Look in the newspaper to get information about the movies or the theater.

Q: What does the man ask the woman to do?

18. W: I’ve been studying all the time, but I still can’t see any improvement in my grades.

M: Maybe instead of studying in your dorm, you’d better go to some place where there are fewer distractions.

Q: What does the man advise the woman to do?

Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One

W: Good morning. Can I help you?

M: Yes please. I would like to have some information about the .. erm.. the course at Swan School.

W: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?

M: Yes, please.

W: OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensive full-time courses during the summer.

M: mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.

W: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.

M: How many hours per week, please?

W: Well, it’s about twenty-three hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.

M: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?

W: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.

M: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?

W: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on 3 July and lasts until 20 July and the second course is from 24 July until 10 August.

M: What about the fees per course?

W: Yes, each …each course costs ￡150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.

M: And deposit, please?

W: Yes, for each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee.

M: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our...our own accommodation?

W: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.

M: How much does it cost?

W: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.

M: ￡27. Thank you very much.

W: You’re welcome.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. Where did the conversation take place?

20. How long is the course?

21. When will the second course start?

22. What kind of accommodation is available?

Conversation Two

W: Hi, Scott, have you heard about Diana recently?

M: No, I haven't talked to her for a couple of months. How are things going with her?

W: Well, she is OK. She only had a little accident last week in her new car.

M: Oh, It’s too bad! Was anybody hurt? Was there much damage?

W: No, it was really a small accident and everybody was fine. It was the other driver's fault.

M: Well, that's good. By the way, is she still going out with David?

W: Haven't you heard yet? They're getting married!

M: You are kidding!

W: She said he gave her a ring on her birthday.

M: My! How romantic! When is the big day?

W: This October.

M: Will it be a church wedding or a civil one?

W: Diana is a catholic. So, there will be a church wedding.

M: Good. No doubt, she will be very beautiful in her wedding gown.

W: Surely, and she’s invited me to be her maid of honor.

M: Did you promise her?

W: Yes, I did. It'll be my first time.

M: Whom did David ask to be his best man?

W: He told me that you would be his best choice.

M: Me? My God! It’s also my first time.

W: You don’t want to do that?

M: Yes. I do. Now, I must have a talk with him. See you.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What happened to Diana last week?

24. What happened on Diana’s birthday?

25. Why will Diana’s wedding be a church one?

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

Passage One

The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 in South Carolina. The war took more than 600,000 lives, destroyed property valued at $5 billion and brought freedom to 4 million black slaves.

In November, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States. Since Lincoln had become well known throughout the country for his anti-slavery views, his election caused a panic among the slave owners in the South. Early in February, 1861, seven states that seceded from the Union formed the Confederate States of America, with Jefferson Davis as President. So shortly after Lincoln had taken office, it was decided by his Cabinet that the Union was to be kept by force.

The war went on for 4 bitter years, with ups and downs on both sides. In manpower, wealth, and resources, the North was much stronger. The south, however, had better generals and a better military position. So, the first two years of the Civil war went badly for the North. It was not until the summer of 1863 that the Union troops began to win decisive victories on the battlefields. On July 1, 1863, the Confederates met the Union army at the little town of Gettysburg in southern Pennsylvania. After three days of fighting, the southern forces weakened and were forced to retreat. The Battle of Gettysburg has been called the turning point of the war. Finally the Confederate army had to surrender, ending the war in May, 1865. As a result of the war, slavery was abolished and the Union was kept.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. How much property was destroyed in the war?

27. Why did the election of Lincoln cause a panic among the slave owners?

28. What is regarded as the turning point of the war?

Passage Two

During World War II, Great Britain and the United States tried to deal with the problem of an international agreement on money. The two countries tried to set up a formal system that everyone would use to exchange money between countries. The system they set up is usually called the Bretton Woods System. The system got this name from the town in New Hampshire in the United States where the international agreement was signed. The Bretton Woods Agreement was signed in 1944. When it was signed, it seemed to be a good system.

The Bretton Woods Agreement had two main parts. The first part concerned exchange rates. All of the countries that signed the agreement promised to regulate their exchange rates. The countries promised not to change their exchange rates too often. This was a very important part of the agreement. It helped to stabilize the international finance system. The second part of the Bretton Woods Agreement concerned a currency fund. The fund was supposed to help countries that needed currency. All the countries contributed some of their currency to the fund. They could borrow the necessary currency from the fund. This helped all of the member countries to do business with each other. This second part of the agreement was called the International Monetary Fund.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. How did the Bretton Woods System get its name?

30. What did countries that signed the agreement promise to do?

31. Who contributed money to the International Monetary Fund?

Passage Three

A good way to see the USA is by car. Americans love their automobiles and in the past fifty years they have developed a vast network of roads and freeways to help them reach their destinations.

As few visitors have their own cars, renting one is the next best thing. You will need a valid driver's license and either international credit cards, or a deposit.

You should start out with a working knowledge of the road. Regulations vary from state to state and this can be very confusing to a newcomer. For example, in some states it is legal to turn right at a red light if there is no approaching traffic, while in other states you will be fined for this action. Throughout the country it is forbidden to pass a school bus when it has stopped to let off children.

The size of the country may startle you at first and you may be surprised at the spectacular physical beauty. When the first pioneers began to expand west into the wildness, the natural resources of the land seemed inexhaustible. Nearly 1,000 million acres of land was covered by virgin forest. Much of this was burnt off for farmland and it soon became apparent that the government would have to take action or the natural beauty of the land would be lost forever.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. What is not needed for a visitor to rent a car?

33. What is forbidden when one is driving in America?

34. What may startle you at first when traveling in America by car?

35. Why would the government have to take some actions?

Section C

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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The International Olympic Committee chose a doctor from Belgium as its president. Jacques Rogge will serve at least eight years. He replaced Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain who served as president for twenty-one years.

Doctor Rogge received support from more than half the delegates in a second vote during a meeting in Moscow. He has worked for many years with the International Olympic Committee. He is fifty-nine years old.

Observers called the election of Doctor Rogge a move to reform the worldwide sports organization. The new president says he will place great importance on preventing Olympic competitors from using banned drugs. Experts say his long record of honesty may help the Olympics recover from charges of illegal actions.

The accusations are linked to the winter games of 2002. Ten Olympic Committee members reportedly accepted gifts and large amounts of money to choose Salt Lake City to hold the events. The American government charged five people in connection with these gifts. Earlier this week, a federal judge dismissed four of fifteen charges against two men who led Salt Lake City's campaign to get the Olympics. The judge also postponed their trial.
The new president has been active in the Olympics since he was a young man. Jacques Rogge is a champion sailor who competed in three Olympic sailing events, the last in 1976. He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee for ten years. Doctor Rogge had a major responsibility for plans for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Those games were highly successful.

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A

47．由第二段第一句“Zoos were originally created as places of entertainment，and their suggested involvement with conservation didn't seriously arise until about 30 years ago．．．”可知正确答案为“30”。

48．从第三段第二句“This is probably the document's first failing，as I believe that 10，000 is a serious underestimate of the total number of places masquerading as zoological establishments．”中可以看出，作者认为文件的第一个缺点是大大低估了全世界动物园的数目。明目繁多但实质是动物园的机构远远多于一万这个数目。可见此处要填的词是意为“低估”的动词。因此，正确答案为“underestimates”。

49．第四段作者谈到选择参与保护项目的核心动物园的标准时提到“One would assume that the caliber of these institutions would have been carefully examined，but it appears that the criterion for inclusion on this select list might merely be that the zoo is a member of a zoo federation or association．”，实际上列入候选的唯一标准可能是：该动物园是动物园联盟或者动物园协会的成员。故该题可以答为“Any zoo that is a member of a zoo federation or association．”。

50．由第四段第二句和第三句“One would as some that the caliber of these institutions would have been carefully examined，but it appears that the criterion for inclusion on this select list might merely be that the zoo is a member of a zoo federation or association．This might be a good starting point，working On the premise that members must meet certain standards，but again the facts don't support the theory．”可见人们都以为参与保护项目的动物园应该按照标准 (caliber)严格筛选，但没想到例如候选的唯一标准(criterion)可能只是该动物园是动物园协会或者联盟的成员。如果这些协会的成员达到一定的标准(standards)也就罢了，但事实并非如此。两句话中“标准”三次出现。可见作者认为WZCS的第二个缺点是在挑选参与保护项目的动物园时，没有严格的标准。因此，此题要填的词为文中所出现的“caliber/criterion/ standard”中的任何一个。

51．文章第五段作者提到：Colin Tudge预测全球合作的喂养保护项目可以保护大约2 000种濒临灭绝的陆地脊椎动物。随后，在第六段中作者讲到30年以来只有16种物种可以说是被圈养保护项目所拯救了。这离Tudge所说的2 000种物种得到保护的目标还差得很远。稍加推测可知，作者对Tudge预测的目标是不信任的、怀疑的。因此，答案可以是“Disbelieving．/Skeptical．/Doubtful．”。

Section B

52．细节甄别题。文中第二段提及“These included the use of federal student loans to pay off credit cards，effectively shifting the debt，appeals to parents for loans，cutting back on course work to increase time at paid jobs，or even dropping out altogether to work full time．”，因此，正确答案为C项。选项C是college administrators从事的活动，不是美国学生。

53．细节甄别题。文中开篇提到“the consequences can be serious-ranging from higher drop- out rates to future employment problems and even suicide”，最后一段谈到“Card issuers were sponsoring school programs，funding activities and even entering into business partnerships with schools”，由此可以看出选项B是card issuers从事的活动，而不是美国学生，更不是使用credit card的后果。因此，正确答案为B项。

54．细节题。文末倒数第二句、第三句中提到了“students，card companies，university administrators”都应该为信用卡负面影响负责。因此，正确答案为A项。

55．主旨题。本文首句即提到“U．S．college students are increasingly burdened with credit card debt”，第二段主旨是“growing numbers of students who are unable to cope with the stress of their debts and/or part time jobs for servicing their credit cards”。第三段讲“debts can haunt students”，最后一段主要讲述“who should answer for the negative consequences”。因此，正确答案为A项。

56．推断题。文章主要讲述学生使用信用卡的负面影响，但也不能千篇一律断然否定使用信用卡，因而选项B不对。不使用信用卡电不能保证美国学生不自杀，故选项C不对。美国学生有part-time工作，是司空见惯也不能因为信用卡的负面影响而取消，故排除选项A。采用逐个排除法，可以确定正确答案为D项。

57．细节题。通过阅读文章可知“home schoolers”和“public schools”是相对立的。前者是指那些让孩子在家里接受教育的社会群体。故答案为C项。

58．细节题。从文章第三段可知，由于公立学校的官员们意识到，和提倡让孩子在家接受教育的社会群体一直保持敌对态度是无益处的，因此双方的矛盾有了一定的缓和。故答案为B项。

59．细节题。第五段最后一句作者提到：home schoolers之所以坚持自己的教育方法主要是因为宗教原因，因此答案为C项。

60．细节推断题。从文章最后两段可知，home schoolers认为他们的教育方法是最好的，并希望自己的这种生活方式、教育方法不受打扰。故答案为A项。

61．推断题。从文章最后一段可知，home schoolers希望自己的孩子不仅要学习传统课程，而且要学习严格的宗教知识。从这一角度来说，他们认为家是最好的教育场所。而另一些 home schoolers则认为学校的教育方法是不恰当。他们倒不十分在意学校的教学内容。因此答案为D项。

Part V Cloze

62．本题考查关系代词。A项which作关系代词时，意指“那些，那个”，指物，而此句先行词为 technical vocabulary，因此A项为正确答案。B项what作关系代词时，意指“所”……事物(或人)”，C项who和D项whom都是指人的关系代词，不合句意。

63．本题考查词义。根据上下文可知，此处单词要与things or processes搭配，C项designate意为“标明，表示”，用在一起，说明专业词汇的作用是表示事物和过程，因此为正确答案。A项 describe意为“描述”，根据后文，我们知道专业词汇不具备这样的作用，命名是比描述更简单的过程，所以排除。B项talk about意为“讨论，谈论”；D项indicate意为“指出”，更加不符合上下文的语意。

64．本题考查句子之间的逻辑关系。上文中提到了专业词汇的作用，下文则说明专业词汇还能节省时间，显然是对上文的补充，D项besides表示补充关系故正确；选项A consequently表示因果关系：B项in contrast表示对比关系；C项however表示转折关系。

65．本题考查词义。分析句意可知，空白处所填单词的意思应为“经济的，实惠的”，A项 economical意为“经济的，实惠的”，故正确。B项economic意为“经济上的，经济学的”；C项 thrift意为“勤俭节约的”；D项economized意为“有效利用的，节省的”。

66．本题考查词义。本句的意思是指成千上万的技术词汇都收录进了词典．空白处所填单词为副词修饰这个句子，A项properly意为“恰当地”，符合上下文语意，故正确。B项possibly意为“可能地”；C项probably意为“大概，或许”；D项potentially意为“潜在地”。

67．本题考查固定搭配。on the outskirts构成固定搭配，指“在郊区，在……边缘上”，在句中是指专业词汇还处在英语的边缘上，因此正确答案为B项。

68．本题考查词义。分析句中空白处可知所填单词为副词，修饰动词differ(不同，不一致)，A项 largely意为“主要地，很大程度上地”；B项widely意为“广泛地，相差很大地”；C项generally意为“一般地，普通地”；D项extensively意为“广泛地，广阔地”，其中widely经常与differ搭配，并符合题意，故选B项。

69．本题考查词义。根据上下文本句的意思是专业词汇主要包括本族词和外来词，A项 constitutes意为“组成……”，不合句意；B项comprises意为“包含，由……组成”，为及物动词；C项composes意为“组成，作曲”，经常用于be composed of句型，不符合本句的结构要求；D项consists意为“包括”，用于consist of句型，符合句子要求，为正确答案。

70．本题考查固定搭配。本句中work oneself into．．．意为“进入”，句中表示外来词进入了我们的语言结构，故选A项。

71．本题考查句子之间的逻辑关系。上文中提到了专业词汇主要由本族词和那些进入我们语言结构的外来词构成，下文则说这些词在声音上更为熟悉，显然上下文之间构成了因果关系，上文是因，下文是果，A项However表示转折关系；B项Because表示原因；C项Hence表示结果；D项In addition表示补充关系，因此正确答案为C项。

72．本题考查词义。本句是个比较句，是比较本族词和那些进入我们语言结构的外来词构成的专业词汇，A项understood意为“理解”，说这些词汇更好地为人们所理解，符合句意；B项 considered意为“考虑”；C项known意为“被人所知的”；D项thought意为“思考”，都不太准确，因此正确答案为A项。

73．本题考查句子之间的逻辑关系。上下文提到专业词汇主要由本族词和那些进入我们语言结构的外来词构成，下文则说各行业还有很多不为人们所熟知的词汇，显然上下文之间是转折关系，A项Therefore表示因果关系；B项Yet表示转折关系：C项In contrast表示对比关系； D项So表示因果关系，因此正确答案为B项。

74．本题考查词义。本句意为每个行业都还有很多词汇不被人们所知，分析句子可知空白处所填单词应为量词，A项series意为“系列”；U项body作量词意为“大量”；C项set意为“一套，一副”；D项range意为“范围，行列”，只有B项最为恰当，为正确答案。

75．固定搭配题。句中be (remain) foreign to 构成固定搭配，意为“与……，无关，不为……所知”，句中意思是每个行业都还有很多词汇甚至不被受过教育的人所知，因此正确答案为C项。

76．本句中proportion(比例)是指不为人们所知的词汇的比例，本句所说的是这个比例在过去的 50年以来发生的变化，A项decreased意为“减少”，显然不合题意与常识；B项diminished意为“减少，变小”，也不正确，C项increasing意为“增加，提高”，但-ing形式不符合句子结构；因此，D项increased为正确答案。

77．本题考查词义。空白处所填单词修饰terms(术语)，A项made意为“制造”，说术语是制造出来的不合适：D项coined意为“造字，造词”，符合句意；C项produced意为“生产”；D项 formed意为“形成”，都不符合句意，因此正确答案为B项。

78．本题考查词义。A项related意为“有关系的”，B项addressing意为“从事于，忙于，写姓名地址”；C项confined意为“局限于”；D项connected意为“有联系的”，根据句意说新造的术语局限于特殊的行业更为准确，因此正确答案为C项。

79．语法知识题。本句中once意为“曾经”，因此要用过去时，而主语为复数，所以正确选项为D项。

80．本题考查固定搭配。句中be acquainted with构成固定搭配，意为“热悉……”，句中意思为大众科学使每个人都熟悉现代的观点和最新发现。A项associated和D项connected也能与 with构成搭配，意思分别是“与……有关联”，“与……联系在一起”，都不合句意，因此正确答案为C项。

81．本句表达的意思是任何科学实验，即便是在很远的实验室完成的，都能被人们尽快熟知，A项though引导让步状语从句，符合句意；B项when引导时间状语从句，C项as意为“像”，D项since表示原因，都不符合句意，因此正确答案为A项。

Part Ⅵ Translation

82．[注释] 本句的翻译关键在于“汲取”、“空白处”和“做笔记”。知识的“汲取”或“吸收”应使用 absorb；“空白处”固定表达为margin，虽然margin也有“边际”的含义；“做笔记”则为 make notes。

83．[注释] 本句翻译不难。首先是“比任何时候”的翻译使用句型“．．．than ever before”。其次，“流动，移动”翻译为mobile。

84．[注释] 本句的翻译首先要做到就是“是……而不是……”应使用句型“rather．．．than”。其次，“根据”翻译为on the basis of，当然也可以使用by这一类词；此外，“总体印象”应翻译为general impression。

85．[注释] 首先“梦想”的翻译使用词组dream of；本句的一个难点是“失重”——gravity-free的翻译。

86．[注释] 本句翻译的难点是“独家采访”和“头条”。“独家”即表示排除其他，因此翻译为 exclusive；“头条”则应译为front page headline。