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2.Inthelattercasethe_______canbeseriousindeed(2分)

3._______,anumberofothermethodshavebeenemployed(2分)

4.Theunionrepresentative_______herargumentveryeffectively.(2分)

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7.Ourlivesare_____boundupwiththeirs.(2分)

8.Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajor_______ontravelpreferences.(2分)

9.NormanBlameyisanartistofdeep_______.(2分)

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12.Ourstatisticsshowthatwe_______allthatwearecapableofproducing(2分)

13.Thereport_______settingupdaytrainingcolleges.(2分)

14.Canyou_______theplot?(2分)

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16.After10seasonswearingtheNo.8onhisback,KobeBryantwillbecomeNo24next

season.ThereasonforthesurprisingdecisionbytheLosAngelesLakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfordebate.

BryantworeNoatwhenhewasinearlyhighschool,buthechangedtoNo33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedtoNo8whenhewasselectedbytheLakersin1996,andhasbeennotchangedsince.

Bryanthasrefusedtoexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs.SoguessingBryant’smotivehasbecomeapopulargameamongNBAfansandnewspapercolumnists.

Thereareallkindsofspeculations.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleavethepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.Hehasoftenbeencriticizedforplayingtobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawhole.OtherssaythathemaybetryingtocomparehimselftoMichaelJordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo23jersey.Some,suchasNBCSportcolumnistMichaelVentre,arguethatitis―allaboutmoney‖.Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseytohisfans.

Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.Forexample,thereisanopinionthatKobeisactuallyjustadihardfanofthepopularTVdrama―24‖.

Allthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangedintoamajorissue.Itseemsthatthereisalotoffussoversomethingthatshouldbeprettysimple.

JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansports,especially

basketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhentheyjoinateamandtheyusuallystickwiththatnumberfortherestoftheircareer.Whenagreatplayerretires,histeamwillhonorhimbyretiringhisnumber.

Tosomeextent,thejerseyistheplayer,andtheplayerisjersey.Thus,whenyouseethefamousNo23fortheChicagoBulls,youimmediatelythinkaboutMichaelJordan.ANo32MiamiHeatsjerseyrecallstheimageofShaquilleO’Neal,andtheHoustonrockets’No11belongsonlytoYaoMing.

Lotsofstoriesarebehindplayers’jerseynumberselections.JordansaidthathechooseNo23becauseitwasroughlyhalfof45.Jordan’selderbrotherworetheNo45incollege.

YaoMingoncerevealedthattheNo11standsfortwopeopleinlove–meaninghimandhisgirlfriendYeLi.(17.5分)

16.1HowlonghasBryantWoreNo8?(3.5分)

参考答案：B

解题思路：无

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16.3WhatdoesthenumberYaoMingchosestandfor?(3.5分)

16.4WhichofthefollowingisNOTaspeculationaboutBryant’smotivetochangehis

number?(3.5分)

16.5WhydidJordanchooseNo23?(3.5分)

17.ThebookTheOriginofSpeciesbyCharlesDarwinisprobablyoneofthemostfamous

bookseverwrittenbyascientist.Yetitisabookwhichthewriterdidnotwanttopublish;

heonlyagreedtomakehistheoryknowntothepublicwhenhewasforcedtobyhisfriends.

In1831,theBritishGovernmentsentashipcalledBeagletoSouthAmericatomakemapsofthecoast.Atthattime,DarwinwasayoungmaninhistwentieswhohadstudiedscienceinEdinburghandCambridge.Throughafriend,hewasofferedthejobofstudyingtheplantsandanimalsofthedifferentcountriesthattheBeaglewastovisit.Darwin’sfathertoldhimnottogo,andthecaptainoftheBeaglesaidthathedidnotliketheshapeofDarwin’snose;butthatdidnotstophim,andinDecemberofthatyear,DarwinsailedforSouthAmerica.Hespentfiveyearsontheship,collectingmanysamplesandwritingdownhisobservationsaboutthelivingthingshefound.

WhenhereturnedtoEngland,hetriedtoworkoutatheorytoexplainwhathehadobserved.Itwasclearthatmanyspecieswereconnectedwitheachotherinsomeway,withoutbeingexactlythesame.Whywasthis?Twoyearsafterhisreturn,hedeveloped

atheory:onlythestrongestorthecleverestcouldsurvivedifficultconditions.Overtime,

thespecieschangesslowlytofittheenvironment.Differentenvironmentsproducedifferentspecies.(17.5分)

17.1Darwindiscoveredthatmanyspecieswereconnectedwitheachother____.(3.5分)

17.2CharlesDarwinspentfiveyearsontheship,____.(3.5分)

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17.5Whichofthefollowingstatementsiftrue?(3.5分)

18.Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducate

childrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.

Insomemodemcountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.

Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountries

afarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink

―low‖work;and,infact,manualworkisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuch

countries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofa

completelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.

Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.(17.5分)

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解题思路：无

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18.3Accordingtothepassage______(3.5分)

18.4Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.(3.5分)

18.5Thepurposeofeducationis_______.(3.5分)

19.FormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhiscellatthe

Hague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002.

BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestandaschoolteacher.Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.TheyoungMilosevicwas―untypical‖,saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewas―notinterestedinsports,andavoidedexcursionsandusedtocometoschooldressedinthe

old-fashionedway–whiteshirtandtie.‖Oneofhisfriendssaid,hecould―imaginehimas

astation-masterorpunctiliouscivilservant‖.

Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.Shewaswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce.

Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasacommunistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSebia’sCommitter.Butstillhehadnotyetreallybeennoticed.

ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.AnautonomousprovinceofSerbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,hewassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.Butinsteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,hechangedintoaruthlessanddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplottedthedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.

ConspiringwiththedirectorofSerbianTV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerinthecou