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第一部分:词汇选项(第1—15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面共有15个句子,每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线,请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1.Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.
AexplainedBinvented
CconsideredDaccepted2.Hetalkstoughbuthasatenderheart.
AheavyBstrong
CkindDwild3.Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.
AmakingBtaking
CdiscussingDexpecting4.Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing.
AwasteBbuy
CuseDsell5.Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.
AfunctionBability
CpowerDvolume6.Ourlivesareintimatelyboundupwiththeirs.
AtenselyBnearly
CcarefullyDclosely7.Herfaithupheldherintimesofsadness.
AsupportedBexcited
CinspiredDdirected8.Thebookprovidesaconciseanalysisofthecountry’shistory.
AcleanBperfect
CrealDbrief9.Itislaiddownintheregulationsthatallmembersmustcarrytheirmembershipcardsatalltimes.
AsuggestedBwarned
CstatedDconfirmed10.Thecouncilmeetingterminatedat2o’clock.
AbeganBcontinued
CendedDresumed11.Redflagwasplacedthereasatokenofdanger.
AsignBsubstitute
CproofDtarget12.Howeverbadthesituationis,themajorityisunwillingtoriskchange.
AreluctantBeager
CpleasedDangry13.IthasbeensaidthattheActsprovidedanewcourseofactionanddidnotmerelyregulateorenlargeanoldone.
AlimitBcontrol
CreplaceDoffset14.Thesecretaryisexpectedtoexploreideasforpost-warreconstructionofthearea.
AdenyBinvestigate
CstressDcreate16Theastronomerwasnotinterestedinthewaydolphinscommunicatewitheachother.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17ThedolphinleaptupintotheairbecauseSaganwastoonearthewater.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18Partsofthedolphin’sbrainareparticularlywelldevelopedtohandledifferentkindsofsound.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19Dolphinsarethemostusefulanimalstohumans.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Dolphinstravelfasterinwaterthananyotheranimals.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Somescientistsbelievethatdolphinshavealanguageoftheirown.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22Soundscanbecalledalanguageonlywhentheyhaveastructureandagrammar.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23—30题,每题1分,共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2、3、5和6段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27—30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
TheWeightExperiment
NicolaWaltershasbeentakingpartinexperimentsinScotlandtodiscoverwhyhumansgainandlostweight.Beinglockedinasmallroomcalleda‘calorimeter’(热量测量室)isonewaytofindout.
1Thesighsabovethetworoomsreadsimply“ChamberOne”and“ChamberTwo”.Thesearethecalorimeters:4mby2mwhite-walledroomswherehumanvolunteersarelockedupinthenameofscience.Outsidetheseroomsanothersignreads“Pleasedonotenter-workinprogress”andinfrontoftheroomsadvancedmachineryregisterseverymovethevolunteersmake.Eachday,mealsmeasuredtothelastgramarepassedthroughaholeinthewallofthecalorimetertotheresidentvolunteer.
2NicolaWaltersisoneoftwentyvolunteerswho,overthepasteightmonths,havespentvaryingperiodsinsidethecalorimeter.Tallandslim,Nicoladoesnothaveaweightproblem,butthoughtthestrictdietmighthelpwithhertrainingandfitnessprogramme.Aself-employedcommunitydanceworker,shewasabletofittheexperimentinaroundherwork.Shesawanadvertforvolunteersatherlocalgymandassheisinterestedinthewholeareaofdietandexercise,shethoughtshewouldhelpout.
3TheexperimentonNicolainvolvedherspendingonedayonafixeddietathomeandthenextintheroom.Thissequencewasrepeatedfourtimesoversixweeks.Shearrivedatthecalorimeterat8:30amoneachofthefourmorningsandfromthenoneverythingsheateordrankwascarefullymeasured.Hereverymovewasnotedtoo,herdailyexerciseroutinetimedtothelastsecond.Atregularintervals,aftereating,shefilledinformsabouthowhungryshefeltandsamplesweretakenforanalysis.
4Thescientistshelpvolunteersimposeakindoforderonthelongdaystheyfaceintheroom.“Thefirsttime,Ionlytookonevideoandabook,butitwasOKbecauseIwatchedTVtherestofthetime,”saysNicola.Andtwiceadaysheusedtheexercisebike.Shepedaled()forhalfanhour,watchedbyresearcherstomakesureshedidn’tgotoofast.
5Itseemsthatsomefoodsencourageyoutoeatmore,whileotherssatisfyyouquickly.Volunteersarealreadyshowingthathigh-fatdietsarelesslikelytomakeyoufeelfull.Believingthattheymaynowknowwhatencouragespeopletoovereat,theresearchersareabouttostarttestingahigh-proteinweight-lossdiet.VolunteersarerequiredandNicolahassignedupforfurthersessions.
AWhatdoesthecalorimeterlooklikeinside?
BWhatprogramwasdesignedfortheexperiment?
CWhatisacalorimeter?
DWhatisthefirstimpression?
EHowdothevolunteerskillthetime?
FWhydidNicolajoinintheexperiments?23Paragraph1____________24Paragraph1____________25Paragraph1____________26Paragraph1____________27Themachineryoutsidethecalorimetersrecordseverything___________.28NicolaWaltershadtimefortheexperiments________________.29Volunteershavetogetpreparedforthetimeinthecalorimeter____________.30Theexperimentsshowthathigh-fatdiets_____________.
Athevolunteersdo
Bbecauseshedoesnothaveaweightproblem
Cbecausethelifetherecanbeveryboring
Dmakepeopleovereat
Ebecauseshewasherownboss
Fafterpassingahigh-proteintest
第4部分:阅读理解(第31—45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容,从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案,涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇“Salty”RicePlantBoostsHarvests
Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.
TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity’sSchoolofBiologicalSciences,havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcrops,suchasrice,couldbemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.
Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogramme,fundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,toestablishwhichgenesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreedthiscapabilityintocrops,startingwithrice.
Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan100hectares(公顷)ofagriculturallandarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts(妨碍生长)plants.Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropics,mangroves(红树林)thatcreateswamps(沼泽)andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeencutdown.IntheMediterranean,aseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewatertabletodrop,allowingseawatertoseep(渗透)in.inLatinAmerica,irrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated(蒸发)bytheheat,leavingsaltdepositsbehind.
Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewatertheyneedtosurvive.
Toovercometheseproblems,FlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplantsthattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthatdonotaffecttheplants’growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthesecharacteristicsintoanewricecrop,butitwilltakeabouteightharvestsbeforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.
Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,FlowersandYeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain,providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.31WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?
ATheyarestudentsatSussexUniversity.
BTheyarericebreeders.
CTheyarehusbandandwife
DTheyarecolleaguesataninstitutionofhigherlearning.32FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogramme
Atofindwaystopreventwaterpollution.
Btoidentifygenesthatpromotegrowthinsaltysoil.
Ctobreedriceplantsthattastesalty.
Dtofindwaystoremoveexcessivesaltfromsoil.33WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussedinthepassage?
ANaturalbarrierstoseawaterhavebeendestroyed.
BThewatertablehasgonedownafterdroughts.
CSealevelhasbeencontinuouslyrising.
DEvaporationofwaterleavessaltbehind.34Theword“affect”inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby
A“influence”
B“effect”
C“stop”
D“present”35Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis
Apositive
Bnegative.
Csuspicious
Dindifferent.
第二篇LivingwithComputer
AftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpudianaccentsuddenlybecomeshardtounderstandaftertheclarityofhiswordsonscreen;asecretary’stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid–hoursbecomeminutes,andalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.
Forthelastthreeyears,sinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRose,Ihavedonemuchofmyworkasatele-commuter(远程交谈者).IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendslivesinEngland,somuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediated.
IfIdesired,Icouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfood,andmanagemymoney,loveandwork.Infact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzard(暴风雪)of’96onTV.
Butafterawhile,lifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemergedwithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanothernode(节点)ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.WehavebecometheNetopponents’worstnightmare.
Whatfirstseemedlikealuxury,crawlingfrombedtocomputer,notworryingabouthair,andclothesandface,hasbecomeanavoidance,alackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction(网上交流),comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.
Attimes,Iturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackground,somethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramssoothe(安慰)me,butthenI’mjarred(使感不快)bythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperas,orcompulsively(强制性地)needingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.“Dateline,”“Frontline,”“Nightline,”CNN,everypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandover,evenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.Workmoversfromforegroundtobackground.36Comparedwiththeclearwordsofherboyfriendonscreen,hisaccentis
Aobscure.
Bdistinct.
Cunreal.
Dmisleading.37Thepassageimpliesthatthewriterandherboyfriendlivein
AEngland.
Bdifferentcountries.
Cthesamecity.
Dthesamecountry.38Livingaloneinahouse,thewriterseemsto
Ahavetotallyforgottenherwork.
Bbeafraidofherneighbors.
CgetsomecomfortfromTVprograms.
Dhavegonecrazy.39Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter
AisfedupwiththeNetopponents.
Bpreferspeopletothecomputer.
Cisaddictedtothecomputer.
Ddoesnotlikehumancontact.40Thephrase“comingbackoutofthecave”inthefifthparagraphmeans
A“comingbackhome”.
B“givingupthepresentjob”.
C“livingaluxuriouslife”.
D“restoringrealhumancontact”.
第三篇TheBodyClock
WhyisitthatflyingtoNewYorkfromLondonwillleaveyoufeelinglesstiredthanflyingtoLondonfromNewYork?Theanswermaybeaclearcaseofbiologynotbeingabletokeepupwithtechnology.
Deepinsidethebrainthereisa‘clock’thatgovernseveryaspectofthebody’sfunctioning:sleepandwakecycles,levelsofalertness,performance,mood,hormonelevels,digestion,bodytemperatureandsoon.Itregulatesallofthesefunctionsona24-hourbasisandiscalledthebiologicalclock.
Thebodyclockprogrammesustobesleepytwiceaday,between3-5amandagainbetween3-5pm.Afternoonteaandnapareallculturalresponsestoournaturalbiologicalsleepinessintheafternoon.
Oneofthemajorcausesofthetravellers’maladyknownasjetlagisthenon-alignmentofaperson’sinternalbodyclockwithclocksintheexternalworld.Crossingdifferenttimezonesconfusesthebiologicalclock,whichthenhastoadjusttothenewtimeandpatternsoflightandactivity.Tomakemattersmorecomplex,notallinternalbodyfunctionsadjustatthesamerate.Soyoursleep/wakemayadjusttoanewtimezoneatonerate,whileyourtemperatureadjustsatadifferentpace.Yourdigestionmaybeonadifferentschedulealtogether.
Thoughweliveina24-hourday,thenaturaltendencyofthebodyclockistoextendourdaybeyond24hours.Itiscontrarytoourbiologicalprogrammingto‘shrink’ourday.
Thatiswhytravelinginawestwarddirectionismorebody-clockfriendlythanflyingeast.NASAstudiesoflonghaulpilotsshowedthatwestwardtravelwasassociatedwithsignificantlybettersleepquantityandqualitythaneastwardflights.
Whenflyingwest,youare‘extendingyourday,thustravelinginthenaturaldirectionofyourinternalclock.Flyingeastwardwillinvolve‘shrinking’orreducingyourdayandisindirectoppositiontoyourinternalclock’snaturaltendency.
Oneofthemorecommoncomplaintsoftravelersisthattheirsleepbecomesdisrupted.Therearemanyreasonsforthis:changingtimezonesandschedules,changinglightandactivitylevels,tryingtosleepwhenyourbodyclockisprogrammedtobeawake,disruptionoftheinternalbiologicalclockandworkinglongerhours.
Itisoftensuggestedthatyouadjustyourwatchassoonasyouboardaplane,supposedlytotrytohelpyouadjusttoyourdestination’sscheduleassoonasyouarrive.Butitcantakethebodyclockseveraldaystoseveralweekstofullyadjusttoanewtimezone.
So,ourbodyclocktrulycan‘govern’us.41Theroleofthebodyclockisto
Aenableustosleep6hoursaday.
Bhelpusadapttoa24-hourcycle.
Cregulatethebody’sfunctions.
Dinterferewiththebody’sfunctions.42Theword“malady”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto
A“condition”.
B“discomfort”.
C“injury”.
D“excitement”.43Flyinginawestwarddirectionwill
Ahelpyousleepbetter.
Bincreasethedegreeofjetlag.
Cshrinkyourday.
Dmakeyouovereat.44WhichofthefollowinginNOTmentionedasareasonforthedisruptedsleepoftravelers?
ACrossingdifferenttimezones.
BChanginglightandactivitylevels.
CWorkinglongerhours.
DWatchingoutoftheplaneforalongtime.45Itcanbeseenfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat
Ayoucancontrolyourownbodyclock.
Bitisnotdifficulttoadjusttoanewtimezone.
Cadjustingyourwatchcanhelpyouaavoidjetlag.
Dthereisn’tmuchyoucandotoavoidjetlag.
第5部分:补全短文(第46—50题,每题2分,共10分)
阅读下面的短文,文章中有5处空白,文章后面有6组文字,请根据文章的内容选择5组文字,将其分别放回文章原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
RuiningtheRuins
Acidrain(酸雨)isnowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.Harmfulgasesareproducedbypowerstationsandcars.Theydissolveinrainwaterandthismakesacidrain,whichdamagestrees,riversandstreams.
Acidrainisalsocapableofdissolvingsomerocks.Andbuildingsmadeofsoftrock,suchaslimestone(石灰石),areparticularlybadlyaffected.Theacidrainattackstherock,andsocarvingsandstatuesareeroded(受腐蚀)morequickly.
__________(46)AccordingtoareportintheNewScientist,acidrainisbeingblamedfortherapiddecayofancientruinsinMexico.TheoldlimestonebuildingsinplaceslikeChichenItza,TulumandPalenquearewearingawayveryquicklyindeed.ThesesitesaretheremainsofthebuildingsbuiltbytheMayasbetween250BCandAD900,andthespectacularruinsofMayancivilizationarevisitedbythousandsoftouristseveryyear.
Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.Atmanysitesthestonehasbeencoveredwithalayerofblacksubstance.________________(47).
Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.________________(48)TheacidrainissaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsintheGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptionsmaketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosionreduced.____________(49).
Mexico’scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfieldsandafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSAandearningalotofmoney.__________(50)However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeenleftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybacktheloans.Sounlessthepriceofoilrises,itisunlikelythatMexicowillbeabletoaffordtocleanupthepollutionandsaveitsMayanruinsfromdestruction.
AAtothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoff()andthestoneisbeingeatenaway.
BThatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecomeseriouslydamagedalready.
CThesemeasureswouldreducethepollution,butwouldnotstopitcompletely.
DThegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundtheworld,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.
ETheproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.
FHowever,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothework,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.
第6部分:完形填空(第51—65题,每题1分,共15分)
阅读下面的短文,文中有15处空白,每处空白给出了4个选项,请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案,涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
ScienceandTruth
“FINAGLE”()isnotawordthatmostpeopleassociatewithscience.Onereasonisthattheimageofthescientistisofonewhoalways__________(51)datainanimpartial()searchfortruth.Inanydebate-___________(52)intelligence,schooling,energy–thephrase“sciencesays”usuallydisarmsopposition.
Butscientistshavelongacknowledgedtheexistenceofa“finaglefactor”–atendencybymanyscientiststogiveahelpfulchangetothedatato__________(53)desiredresults.ThelatestofthefinaglefactorinactioncomesfromStephenJayGould,aHarvardbiologist,whohas___________(54)theimportant19thcenturyworkofDr.SamuelGeorgeMorton.Mortonwasfamousinhistimeforanalyzingthebrain____________(55)oftheskullsasameasureofintelligence.Heconcludedthatwhiteshadthelargestbrains,thatthebrainsofIndiansandblacksweresmaller,and_______(56),thatwhitesconstituteasuperiorrace.
GouldwentbacktoMorton’soriginaldataandconcludedthatthe____________(57)wereanexampleofthefinagleatwork.HefoundthatMorton’s“discovery”wasmadebyleavingoutembarrassingdata,___________(58)incorrectprocedures,andchanginghiscriteria–again,alwaysinfavourofhisargument.Mortonhasbeenthoroughlydiscreditedbynowandscientistsdonotbelievethatbrainsizereflects__________(59).
ButG
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