2015年3月中口考试全解析

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第一篇:

亲爱的考生们,大家认真上了新东方的课吗? 如果是,这次考试见到阅读,你会喜上眉梢! 第一篇阅读就是2005年3月份的第五篇文章, 从文章到题目，完全一样！如果你自己好好地做了我们的中口真题，那就祝贺你了！参考答案：CDABA

Transportation is the movement or conveying of persons and goods from one location to another. As human beings, from ancient times to the 21st century, sought to make their transport facilities more efficient, they have always endeavored to move people and property with the least expenditure of time, effort and cost. Improved transportation had helped make possible progress toward better living, the modern systems of manufacturing and commerce, and the complex, interdependent urban economy present in much of the world today.

Primitive human beings supplemented their own carrying of goods and possessions by starting to domesticate animals-training them to bear small loads and pull crude sleds. The invention of the wheel, probably in westernAsia, was a great step forward in transport. As the wheel was perfected, crude carts and wagons began to appear in the Tigris-Euphrates valley about 3500 BC, and later inCrete,Egypt, andChina. Wheeled vehicles could not use the narrow paths and trails used by pack animals, and early roads were soon being built by the Assyrians and the Persians.

The greatest improvements in transportation have appeared in the last two centuries, a period during which the industrial Revolution has vastly changed the economic life of the entire world. Crude railways-horse-drawn wagons with wooden wheels and rails-had been used in English and European mines during the 17th century. Although, it first appeared inEngland. The railroad had its most dramatic growth in theUnited States. By 1840 more than 4800 km of railroad were already operating in the eastern states, a figure 40 percent greater than the total railroad mileage ofEurope. Since World War 1, however, theU.S.railroads have been in a decline, due partly to the rapid development of private automobiles, trucks, buses, pipelines, and airlines.

The first new mode of transportation to challenge the railroad was the motor vehicle, which was made possible by the invention, in the 1860s and ’70s, of the internal combustion engine. The automobile found its greatest popularity in theUnited States, where the first “horseless carriages” appeared in the 1890s. two hundred million motor vehicles had been produced in the nation within 70 years of their first appearance. The automobile thus became in many ways as important to the 20th century as the railroads had been to the 19th. During the same period intercity buses took over a large portion of commercial passenger travel, and trucks began carrying a great deal of the nation’s freight.

Although the emphasis on fuel conservation waned in the 1980s, few doubt that the issue will emerge again when oil scarcities loom, as they did in the 1970s. Future possibilities include automobiles with far greater fuel efficiency and improved mass-transit systems. Both will occur not only in response to oil-supply disruption, but also as an answer to increasing demands for cleaner air. Improvements in mass transit offer the most promise for the future. Amtrak’s 1993 introduction of the Swedish high-speed “tilting train” should cut travel time between some East Coast cities by almost half, once tracks are entirely electrified.

1. From the first paragraph, it can be inferred that transport exerts a great influence on all the following EXCET_____.
(A) economic development
(B) living conditions
(C) industrial production
(D) political rights
2. The first significant progress in transport in ancient times was attributed to ____.
(A) the making of carts and wagons
(B) the construction of roads
(C) the invention of wheels
(D) the building of tracks
3. According to the passage, the railroad first appeared in _____.
(A)China(B) England C) Crete (D)Egypt
4. It can be concluded from the passage that ____.
(A) there had been oil crises in the 1970s
(B) the motor vehicles played a leading role in the decline of railroads
(C) automobiles were more important than railroads
(D) environmental protection was major concern in developing transport
5. What does the passage say about the “tilting train”?
(A) It can carry more freight than other vehicles.
(B) It requires its tracks to be electrical.
(C) Its speed demands cleaner air.
(D) Its cost is very low.

第二篇

施工中…

第三篇

Climate change threatens sustainable development and all eight Millennium Development Goals. … Climate change is already responsible for forcing some fifty million additional people to go hungry and driving over ten million additional people into extreme poverty.

第四篇

施工中…

第五篇

这篇文章是剑桥商务英语的考题，文章不难，主要是说会议及工作的有效性，对于有工作经验的考生来说，一定感同身受吧。

One aspect of business life which many managers are unhappy with is the needto attendmeetings. Research indicates that managers will spendbetween a thirdanda half of their working lives in meetings. Although most managers wouldagree that it is hardto think of an alternative to meetings, as a means of considering information andmaking collectivedecisions, their length andfrequency can cause problems with the workloadof even the best-organized executives.

Meetings work best if they take place only when necessary andnot as a matter of routine. One example of this is thediscussion of personal or career matters between members of staff andtheir line andpersonnel managers. Another isduring the early stages of a project when the team managing it needs to learn to understandandtrust one another.

Once it has beendecidedthat a meeting is necessary,decisions needto be taken about who will attendandabout the location andlength of the meeting. People shouldonly be invitedto attendif they aredirectly involvedin the matters underdiscussion andthe agenda shouldbedistributedwell in advance. An agenda is vital because it acts as a roadmap to keepdiscussion focusedandwithin the time limitedallocated. This is also the responsibility of the person chairing the meeting, who shouldencourage those who say little to speak andstop those who have a greatdeal to say from talking too much.

At the endof a well organized meeting, people will feel that the meeting has been a success andbe pleasedthey were invited. They will know not only whatdecisions were made but also the reasons for thesedecisions. Unfortunately, at the endof a badly organized meeting those present will leave feeling that they have wastedtheir time andthat nothing worthwhile has been achieved.

Much together has been given over the years to ways of keeping meeting short. One man who has no intention of spending half his working life in meeting is RolandWinterson, chief executive of a large manufacturing company. He believes that meetings shouldbe short, sharp andinfrequent. “I try to holdno more than two or three meetings a week, attendedby a maximum of three people for no longer than half an hour,” he says. “They are clearly aimedat achieving a specific objective, such as making adecision or planning a strategy, andare basedon careful preparation. Idraw up the agenda for every meeting andcirculate it in advance; those attending are expectedto study it carefully andshouldbe preparedto both ask andanswer questions. Managers are best employedcarrying out tasksdirectly connectedwith their jobs not attending endless meetings. In business, time is money andspending it in needless meetings thatdon’t achieve anything can be very costly. Executives shouldfollow the example of lawyers andput a cost on each hour of their time andthendecide whether attending a long meeting really is the best way to spendtheir time.”

第六篇

这是05年三校生的高考题，题型比较新颖，分三段式。从三个不同的视角说了城市新规划的问题。

Extract 1
We, the undersigned, write with reference to the Hightown Local Plan, 

Consultative Draft, March 1985, published by the Hightown District 

Council. While we understand the need for a Relief Road to ease the 

problems of increasing traffic in the area as a whole, we would like to 

express our concern at the proposed route. As shown in the 

Consultative Draft, the Relief Road will cross Fernwood Road, Golfcourse Way and High Lane, 

effectively cutting in half a prime residential area.
As residents of this particular area, we feel obliged to protest at the proposal on the following 

grounds:
l There will be a substantial increase in traffic in the area not only with the trough-traffic, but also from traffic joining the Relief Road at the junction planned close to Fernwood Road.
l At present, the area in question is a quiet residential area. With the Relief Road and the volume of traffic envisaged, there is no doubt that…

Extract 2
It is foreseen that the Relief Road will be a dual, two-lane carriageway and that there will be 

junctions at Fernwood Road and at the south end of High Lane. It is felt that such a road is 
required to allow for the growth of traffic envisaged over the next twenty years and that this
 route will be essential for through-traffic joining the Hightown Bypass. Thus the Relief Road 
and the Hightown Bypass together will provide substantial relief to the traffic problems 
experienced in recent years in the center of Fernwood following the construction of the new 
Container Port at Highport in 1980.

Extract 3
Both John and I hope that you are all settling down OK. You must write and tell us what the new 
house is like.
By the way, your move was probably a good thing for you. We’ve just heard about the new 
Local Plan for Hightown and have been busy drumming up support to fight against a proposal to 
bring a Relief Road right through here. In fact, as far as we can see, it would have run right along 
the back of your garden in Golfcourse Way. I can just imagine what Mike would have had to say 
about the prospect of massive lorries trundling past his back garden night and day! Fortunately, 
as far as the plans are concerned, we’re not directly affected — I mean, the road won’t go past 
our house — but it will cut through two or three roads here, which will mean that we’d 
obviously get a lot more traffic through this…

1. Which is the most likely end to the final sentence in Extract 1 “…there is no doubt that…”?
(A) shopkeepers will flourish.
(B) the district will he adversely affected.
(C) other roads will be needed.
(D) it will become attractive to new residents.

2. Extract 2 is probably from ________.
(A) an official planning document
(B) an application by a firm of contractors
(C) a popular newspaper article
(D) a letter to a casual acquaintance

3. The language of Extract 2 might best be described as ________.
(A) aggressive and hard-hitting
(B) impersonal and matter-of-factly

(C) tentative and vague
(D) friendly and persuasive

4. It is possible that the writers of Extract 1 and Extract 3 ________.
(A) have just moved into new houses
(B) have also written Extract 2
(C) work with the planning committee
(D) share a common view

5. Which of the following can be the main reason for the recent traffic problems at Fernwood?
(A) The construction of the new Container Port.
(B) The construction of the Relief Road.
(C) The construction of the Hightwon Bypass.
(D) The construction of the new residential area.

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