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1.——Hello,Sally.How’severything?—.A.Goodforyou。

B.Oh,Iagree。C.That’sright。

D.Justso-so。2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?A.Certainly.Hereyouare。

B.Pleasedon’tmentionitC.It‘snothing。D.Yes,Ihaveahand。3.—Idon’tlikethesportsprogramsonSundays.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoI。C.SoamID.NeitheramI4.—What’stheproblem,Harry?———A.Noproblem。B.Notroubleatall。C.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

D.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?A.IlikethemverymuchB.IonlywatchthematweekendC.It’shardtosay,actually。D.I’mtoobusytosay。6.--CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?--_________________.A.FromEnglandB.AttheofficeC.He‘sworkingD。He’sverybusy7.--MayIhelpyou,madam?--______________.A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I’dlike2kilosoforanges8.--Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--______________?A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking?9.--Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?--_________________.A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,pleaseD.It’sverynice10.--Whataboutgoingforawalk?--_______________.A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That‘sallrightCSodoI。D.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweather,isn’tit?———.A.I’mnotsureB.YouknowitweC.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn’t12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.———.A.Yes,sodoIB.that’saverygoodideaC.NeitherdoID.I’drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?

————.A.Yes,I’mstudyinghistoryB.I’mstudyingnowC.I’mstudyingphilosophyD.I’mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?——————。A.IspeakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC.EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?

————。A.Yes,youwill

B.Yes,youmustn’tC.No,youneedn’tD.No,youmustn’t16.—Let’stakeawalk.———.A.Yes,let’sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?————。A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?————.A.Notgoodnews.B.Theexamisdifficult.C.Notlikely.D.Itwasputoffyesterday.19.—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.————。A.I’lltakeyouradvice.B.Letmesee.C.Nevermind.

D.I’mafraidso.20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?A.That’sfine,thankyou

B.Yes,pleaseC.TakeaseatD.Ofcoursenotkey:1。D2.A3.B4.5.C6.B7.D8.D9.B10A11.C12.A13.C14.D15.C16.A17.D18.C19.A20.D第二部分

词汇与结构1.IbrokemylegwhenI________skiinginAmerica.(P86.11)A.isB.wasC.–(不填)D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvicted_______murder.(P262.12)A.toB.inC.ofD.as3.Anewhotel_________inthecenteroftownatthemoment.A.hasbeenbuiltB.isbuiltC.wasbuiltD.isbeingbuilt4.Itisveryconvenient________here.(P172.4)A.livingB.liveC.livedD.tolive5.Ihavelivedhere_________1997.(P172.8)A.forB.sincC.atD.from6.Thebedroomneeds__________.(P172.1)A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated7.Heistheman_________dogbitme.(P86.3)A.that

B.whoCwhomD.whose8.I’mtired.I_________workingveryhard.(P86.14)A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she__________hard.A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained10.Hekeeps_________athimselfinthemirror.A.tolookB。lookingC.lookD.looked11.Thesunheatstheearth,___isveryimportanttolivingthings.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where12.Iftheman_________succeed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.willB.istoC.isgoingtoD.should13.AncientGreeceisthe__________ofwesterncivilization.A.originB.sourceC.placeD.sourcesﻩ14.Pleasestop__________.Itcannothelpthesituation.A.toshoutB.shoutingC.tospeakD.speaking15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,_______hehasgotstomachache.A.soB.howeverC.asD.because16.Letme___________thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookupB.lookintoC.lookafterD.lookout17.He,aswellasI,__________astudent.A.beB.amC.areD.is18.She_______hersuccesstohardworkandstrongwill.A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards19.Mr.Smith_________amostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.A.tookB.hadCplayedD.made20.I’dratherstayathomethan________awalk.A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she_______itontheradio.A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeing22.Hardly_________homewhenitbegantorain.A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedinD.Ihadarrivedat23.Ipreferclassicmusic__________popmusic.A.thanB.onC.withD.to24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,_________.A.howeverB.thereforC.sinceD.as25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirector_________thebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtellD.wouldtell26.Silk__________byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasusedB.hasbeenusedC.wasusedD.isused27.You_______tolockthedooratnight.A.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.shall28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_________.A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC。isbegunD.wasbeginningA.toshoutB.tospeakC.shoutingD.speaking29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_________andfinallyrecovered.A.advicesB.adviceC.adviseD.advises30.Alecturehallis_________wherestudentsattendlectures.A.thereBwhichC.oneD.that31.Don’tworry,yourwatch_________andyoucanhaveitinnotime.A.isrepairedB.hasbeenrepairedC.wasrepairedD.isbeingrepaired32.Thedefinitionleaves______fordisagreement.A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroom33.Notalways_________theywant(to).A.peoplecandowhatB.canpeopledowhatC.peoplecannotdowhatD.can’tpeopledowhat34.Sadam____for25years.A.gotmarriedB.wasmarriedC.marriedD.weremarried35.Idon’twantyoutomakeanytrouble,_________,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.A.thusB。consequentlyC.onthecontraryD。justas36.Why________theoldblockofflats_________demolishednextmonth?A.are…beingB.is…beingC.has…beenD.have..been37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcities________inthedesert.A.bringupB.makeupC.grewupD.buildup38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow__________toworkregularly.A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedriven39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneeds________moretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.do40.Wehaveourhouse________everyweekbyacleaner.A.cleanB.cleanedC.cleaningD.toclean(Key:1.B2.C3D4.A5.B6.A7.D8.B9.D10.B11C12.B13.A14.B15.A16.B17.D18.C19.C20.C21A22.A23.D24.A25B26.B27B28.A29B30.C31D32.B33.B34.B35.C36.B37C38.A39第三部分

完形填空Passage1Unit11Act10P161Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)__________andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)______theirtime_____theairor______theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)______injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling(24)_____.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)_______becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday(26)_______youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjust

toanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)__________ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)________theeffectsofjetlag:-Doyour(29)______torelaxduringtheflight;-Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;-Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;-Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;-Takemildsleepingpills(30)______thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittedD)excitting22.A)of…on…ofB)of…in…ofC)from…on…fromD)from…in…from23.A)whereB)-(不填)C)whichD)that24.A)-(不填)B)inC)toD)at25.A)willleaveB)isleavingC)leaveD)haveleft26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before27.A)effectsB)effectC)affectD)affects28.A)shortB)shortenC)lessD)lessen29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most30.A)atB)forC)ofD)onKey:21B22.D23C2425C26.D27.APassage2Unit10Act1P140Astudy(21)_____________thatfitnessisthekey(22)______longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)_________exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)__________theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)_____________todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)______overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)__________regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary."(28)________,thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)____________highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)__________morepeopletoexercise.21.A)showingB)showC)hasshownD)hadshown22.A)toB)forC)ofD)in23.A)–(不填)B)whichC)whomD)who24.A)ifB)unlessC)evenifD)because25.A)likeB)likelyD)lesslikelD)morelikely26.A)wasB)wereC)isD)are27.A)toexerciseB)exercisingC)exerciseD)exercised28.A)HoweverB)SoC)AlthoughD)Furthermore29.A)reduceB)reducingC)toreduceD)reduced30.A)encouragedB。encouragingC)toencourageD)encourageKey21C22A23.D24.C25.D26.B27B28.Passage3Unit18Act3P263.Moreandmorepeople(21)____toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancpanies(22)____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(23)____toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24)____arestrugglingtomake(25)____endsmeet.Thealarms,(26)____canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)_____that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)_____buthavenotinstalledthem(29)_____.Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)_____thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.21.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has22.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking23.

A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof24.

A.whichB.whatC.whoD.–25.

A.theB.allC.-D.those26.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it27.

A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated28.

A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstallingC.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem29.

A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.too30.

A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstallKey:21.B22.D23A24C25.C26.B27D28.A29.Passage4Unit10Act1Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)_______themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKeer,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)_____manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(30)_____.21.A.forB.ofC.toD.in22.AorB.andC.butD.either23.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonotC.thesethatdonotD.thosewhodonot24.A.thelittleB.lessC.leastD.theleast25.

A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when26.A.beingfatB.tobefatC.todoD.doing27A.beingB.beC.tobeD.is28.A.smokeB.tosmokeC.smokingD.smoked29.A.onB.inC.toD.for30.

A.exerciseB.exercisingC.toexerciseD.exercisedKey:21C22A23.D24.D25.B26.B27.A28C第四部分

阅读理解阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个对的答案,并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards,Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwashelduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because____________.A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwagesB.

ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimselfC.ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollegeD.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas____________.AworriedaboutherB.lessworriedaboutherC.unabletoforgetherD.

proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTVC.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.A.

itgiveshimsalaryB.itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.itenableshimtoworkKey:1.A2B3D4.B5.C)Passage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.In-China.B.InsouthernEurope.C.InScandinavia.D.InBritain.2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper____________.A.in1100B.in1400C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed____________.A.halfatreeB.onetreeC.twotreesD.morethanonetree4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____________thantheyarebeingplanted.A.moreslowlyB.muchfasterC.muchmoreslowlyD.faster5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare____________.A.chairsB.tablesC.clothesD.housesKey:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D)Passage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause____________.A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationsD.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________.E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsF.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsG.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesH.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,people____________.I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelingsJ.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsK.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingL.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.M.GesturesN.FeelingsO.GesturesandFeelings

P.CultureandUnderstanding(Key:1.D2.D3.A4.D5.CPassage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothmunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel_____________.A.unhappyB.funnyC.sunnyDworderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans____________.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___________weare.A.moreautomaticB.easierC.moredisconnectedD.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.Key:1.A2.D3.C4.D5.B)Passage5Unit9Act12P132Whowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2023gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2023inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts____________beforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.oneyearD.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthe_______biddersforthe2023games.A.fourB.fiveC.tenD.three3.TheWorldCup2023washeldin_____________.A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.ChinaD.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?A.Theextensionoft

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