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I.ReadingComprehension

PassageOne

Ineverysocietyitisnecessarytohaveageneralsystemoflawstoensurejustice.Lawsaredesignedtomakecertainthatpeople'srightsareprotectedandthatpeoplerespecteachother'srights.Sometimes,however,lawsarepassedwhicharespecifictoatimeorsituation.Forexample,atowninIndianaoncepassedalawmakingitillegaltoshootopenacanoffood.Apparently,somegun-carryingcitizensforgottheircanopenersandnaturallyenough,usedtheirgunstodothejob.Thisdisturbedothercitizens,andendangeredtheirlives,soalawwaspassedtopreventit.

Specificlawssometimesremaininexistencelongaftertheproblemhasdisappeared.Thelawsthenseemstrange.Forexample,theIndianalawwasnolongernecessarywhencitizensstoppedcarryinggunsandusingthemascanopeners.Sincethelawwasnolongerneeded,whatoncemadesensenowseemslikenonsense.

Sometimeslawsdesignedtoserveagoodpurposewerepassedbutsomehowthesebecamemixedupintheirwording.Asaresult,thelawsdon'tmakesense.Inonestatethereisalawwhichsaysthatitis"illegaltomoveortoattempttomoveamotorvehicle."Obvionsly,amassivetrafficjamwouldoccurifeveryonesuddenlyobeyedthatlaw.Butnoonedoes,ofcourse,becausetheintentionofthelawwasnottopreventownersfrommovingtheirowncars.Itwastopreventpeoplefrommoving(stealing)otherpeople'scars.

Itisoftenhardertorepeal（废止）alawthantopassone,somanyoftheseoldlawsremaininexistence.Becausetheynolongerfitthewaypeopleliveorbecausetheproblemnolongerexists,theselawsareignored.Everyoneunderstandsthatandlifegoeson.Thus,lawsthatoncemadeverygoodsense,nowseemlikenonsense.

1.Accordingtothepassage,lawsaredesignedforthepurposeof____________.

A.protectingpeople'srights

B.makingpeoplerespecteachother

C.preventinggun-carrying

D.punishingcriminals

2.Theword"job"inparagraph1refersto___________.

A.working

B.shooting

C.preventinggun-carrying

D.disturbingothers

3.TheauthorusedtheIndianalawasanexampletoexplain_________.

Ahowsomelawsarepassedandchanged

B.howpeopleinIndianaopencans

C.whysomelawsmayseemstrange

D.whypeopleinIndiananolongerusetheirguns

4.What'stheproblemwiththelawconcerningmotorvehicles?

A.Itleadstotrafficjams.

B.Itisnotclearlywritten.

C.Itisnotdesignedtoserveagoodpurpose.

D.Ithasbeenoutofdate.

5.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat___________.

A.alawsystemisnecessaryforeverysociety

B.somelawsthatdon'tmakesensemayalsogetpassed

C.itismoredifficulttochangetheoldlawthanpassanewone

D.somelawsmayseemstrangeastimepasses

PassageTwo

“Nomanisanisland,”wrotethepoetJohnDonneseveralcenturiesago.Hewasacknowledgingoneofourmostdistinctivecharacteristics:thefactthatwearesocialanimalswhosebehaviorandpersonalitiesareshapedbythegroupstowhichwebelong.

Throughoutlife,mostofourdailyactivitiesareperformedinthecompanyofothers.Whetherourpurposeisworking,playing,raisingafamily,learning,orsimplyrelaxing,weusuallypursueitingroups,evenifthegroupisassmallastwoorthreepeople.Ourneedforhumancontactsisnotmerelyapracticalone;itisadeeppsychologicalneedaswell.Ifpeoplearedeprivedofthecompanyofothersforprolongedperiods,mentalbreakdownistheusualresult.EventheGenevaConvention(日内瓦公约)，aninternationalagreementthatregulatesthetreatmentofprisonersofwar,recognizesthisneed.Itregardssolitary(孤独的)imprisoXXXentformorethanthirtydayasacruelformoftorture(折磨).

Initsstrictestsense,agroupisacollectionofpeopleinteractingtogetherinanorderlywayonthebasisofsharedexpectationsaboutoneanother'sbehavior.Asresultofthisinteraction,membersfeelacommonsenseof“belonging.”TheydistinguishmembersfromnoXXXembersandexpectcertainkindsofbehaviorfromoutsiders.

6.By“Nomanisanisland,”JohnDonnemeans_____.

A.noonecanliveonanislandalone

B.amanisnotsurroundedbyseaonallsides

C.amanandanislandareirrelevant

D.noonecanliveinisolationfromotherpeople

7.Thefactthatweworkorevenplayingroupsillustratesthepointthat________.

A.poeplearedifferentfromanimals

B.Donnerecognizedthegrouptowhichhebelonged

C.humanbeingsaresocialanimals

D.humanbehaviorandpersonalitiesareformedbyothers

8.“Breakdown”asusedinLine6,Paragraph2mostprobablydenotes____.

A.separation

B.collapse

C.analysis

D.function

9.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTacharacteristicofgroup?

A.Thereareatleasttwopeopleinit.

B.Thememberssharesomecommongrounds.

C.Themembersworkforonepurpose.

D.Themembersinteractregularlywitheachother.

10.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.

A.theimportanceofhumancontacts

B.pattensofhumanbehavior

C.theimportanceofhumanactivities

D.patternsofhumansociety

PassageThree

1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyear,plusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashrate,muchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuelsthoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.

Travellingatspeedhasalwaysbeendangerous.Oneadvancedareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon’tmissimportantroadsignsorfallasleep.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.

Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfog,whileothertechnology“seesthrough”bigvehiclesblockingyourview.

Andimprovementstoseatbelts,pedal(足踏)controlsandtyresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.Thecolourofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafety,ashave,lesssurprisingly,sizeandshape.

Butwhateverisinthefueltank,youdon’twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations(创新).Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrash,automaticallycallingforhelp.

Accidentscausemanytrafficjams,buttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone’spersonalchauffeur(司机),buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon’tbesoon.

11.Toreducecarcrashrate,manyscientistsareworkinghardto

A.designfullyautomaticcars.

B.developfasterelectricvehicles.

C.analyzeroaddeathsoccurringworldwideeachyear.

D.improvethesafetyofcarsanddevelopnewfuels.

12.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,mostroadaccidentshappendueto

A.heavytraffic.

B.humanmistakes.

C.enginefailure.

D.badweather.

13.WhichofthefollowingsafetydevelopmentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Windscreensthatcanhelpdriverstoimprovetheirvision.

B.Radarsthatcanhelpdriverstoseeobstaclesinfog.

C.Devicesthatcanhelpdriverstoseethroughbigvehicles.

D.Improvementsinseatbelts,pedalcontrolsandtyres.

14.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationsystemscanbeusedto

A.reduceoilconsumption.

B.removetheobstaclesontheroad.

C.callforhelpwhenone’scarcrashes.

D.helpdriversgetoutofatrafficjam.

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofroboticdrivers?

A.Itwilltakesometimebeforeroboticdriversareavailable.

B.Roboticdriversarenotallowedtodriveonbusyroads.

C.Roboticdriverscanneverreplacehumandrivers.

D.Roboticdriversaretooexpensivetouse.

II.Vocabulary&Structure

1.Whatshouldbedonetoassureadequatesuppliesofenergy.

A.enough

B.few

C.much

D.more

2．TheUnitedKingdom______GreatBritainandNothernIreland.

A.consistsfrom

B.consistsof

C.composesof

D.constitutesof

3.Whenyou_____ateamyoupickoutthepeoplemostsuitableforit.

A.elect

B.select

C.urge

D.establish

4.Congressisconsideringmeasuresto______thesaleofcigarettes.

A.exploit

B.reatrict

C.award

D.pursue

5.__________mydoctor,Idecidedtogiveupsmoking.

A.Ontheadviceof

B.Bytheadviceof

C.Fromtheadviceof

D.Totheadviceof

6.Wehaveworkedoutanewsetof_______forusingthismachine.

A.processes

B.procedures

C.productions

D.products

7.Afundwillbe______forthedeadmen'sfamilies.

A.setoff

B.setbeside

C.setup

D.setdown

8.Iwokeuptofindmyself_____onahospitalbed.

A.lie

B.lay

C.laid

D.lying

9.Washyourhandsbeforeyouhandlethefood.

A.eat

B.get

C.wrap

D.touch

10.Shewasdeeply______bythenewsofherfather'sdeath.

A.affected

B.effected

C.reflected

D.inflected

11.Therearegoodnovelists,____theterriblefloodofbadnovelsandpoorwork.

A.nevermind

B.despite

C.nomatter

D.eventhen

12.Howtoexpresstheideasinanadvertisementforconsumersto_______?

A.identifyto

B.identifyfrom

C.identifywithin

D.indentifywith

13.Hehas_____hislesson____thefailureandwon’trepeatthemistake.

A.learned…of

B.learned…from

C.learned…about

D.learned…by

14.Anableyoungmanisashamedto_____othersforassistance.

A.lookto

B.lookafter

C.lookfor

D.lookat

15.Miller’s______withmedieval(中世纪)artdatesfromherchildhood.

A.interest

B.concern

C.imagination

D.fascination

16.Theriseinpowercostshas_____ourburden.

A.addedto

B.addedup

C.addedabout

D.addedon

17.Thesechildrenjustsitaroundalldaydoingnothing;theyneedsomethingto_____them.

A.testify

B.launch

C.estimate

D.motivate

18.Thousandsofsoldiersareworkingto______foodandblanketstotherefugees.

A.contributed

B.distributed

C.disposed

D.dismissed

19.Theknowledgeandpoweroftheinformationagewillbewithinreachnotjustofthe

few，______ofeveryclassroom,everylibraryinthenearfuture.

A.instead

B.because

C.but

D.then

20.Shewasmore_____thanfrightened.

A.surprising

B.interested

C.hated

D.surprised

21.Theattentionofthepublicwascontinually______tonewpossibilitiesinscientificfields

andthediscoveryofnewknowledge.

A.applied

B.drawn

C.referred

D.thrown

22._____thenumbersinemployment,thehotelindustrywasthesecondlargestindustry

inthiscountrylastyear.

A.Intermsof

B.Inlinewith

C.Inaccordancewith

D.Inproportionto

23.Allthecharacteristicsthatdistinguishbirds_______otheranimalscanbetracedto

prehistorictimes.

A.to

B.between

C.for

D.from

24.Ifwe_______everythingreadybynow,weshouldbehavingaterribletimetomorrow.

A.hadn'tgot

B.didn'tget

C.wouldn'thavegot

D.wouldn’tget

25.Inhiscompositiontherewerenoothererrors_______afewmisspelledwords.

A.beside

B.except

C.then

D.than

26.Indeciding_______acourseofaction,thecandidatestriedtoestimateitslikelyimpact

onthevoters.

A.whattopursue

B.whichtopursue

C.whethertopursue

D.iftopursue

27.Thenewenginemustbethoroughly______beforebeingoutonthemarket.

A.triedout

B.triedon

C.testified

D.triedfor

28.Talksbetweenthetwocountriescompletely____,becauseneitherofthemwantedto

givein.

A.brokeup

B.brokethrough

C.brokedown

D.brokeoff

29.Thesweater_________shranktwosizeswhenIwashedit.

A.forwhichIboughtatMacy’s

B.bywhichIboughtatMacy’s

C.withwhichIboughtatMacy’s

D.whichIboughtatMacy’s

30.Althoughhethoughthewashelpingustopreparethedinner,hewasonly

______.

A.intheway

B.ontheway

C.bytheway

D.bywayof

III.Cloze

Tourismisthetemporarymovementofpeopletodestinationsoutsidetheirnormalplacesofworkandresidence（居住）,theactivities__1___duringtheirstayinthosedestinations,andthefacilitiescreatedto___2___theirneeds.

Tourismisaluxury.Untilrecently,participation___3__restrictedtotheselectfew___4___couldaffordboththetimeandmoneytotravel.___5___,increasedleisureandhigherincomeshavecombinedtoenablemorepeopletojoinin.Improvementsintransportation,andthegrowthofinclusive（全包的）toursandotherformsofrelativelycheapvacationtravel,havefurther___6___theopportunitytotravelforpleasure.Todaythemajorityofpeopleinthedevelopedworldandincreasingnumbersinthedevelopingcountriesaretourists___7___sometimeintheirlives.Tourismisnolongerthespecialrightofafewbutisanacceptedand___8___expectedpartofthelife-stylesofalargeandgrowingnumberofpeople.

Tourismis___9___majoreconomicandsocialsignificance.Morethan270million

touristsspend$92billion（US）annuallyinplacesoutsidetheirowncountries.Thisisoneofthelargestitemsintheworld'sforeigntrade.Withaworldgrowthinvisitorarrivalrateof__10___6percentperyear,to