2008年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试A

2008年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试A英语试卷一ENGLISHQUALIFICATIONTESTFORMASTER-DEGREEAPPLICANTSPaperOne(90minutes)PartIDialogueCommunication(10minutes，10points)PartⅡVocabulary(10minutes，10points)PartⅢReadingComprehension(45minutes，25points)PartⅣCloze(15minutes，15points)PartVErrorDetection00minutes，5points)考生须知1.本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分。试卷一满分65分，考试时间为90分钟，9:00开始，10:30结束；试卷二满分35分，考试时间为60分钟，10:30开始，11:30结束。本考试及格标准为总分60分，其中试卷二不低于18分。2.请考生务必将本人准考证号最后两位数字填写在本页右上角方框内。3.本试卷一为A型试卷，请将答案用2B铅笔填涂在A型答题卡上，答在其它类型答题卡或试卷上的无效。答题前，请核对答题卡是否为A型卡，若不是，请要求监考员予以更换。4.在答题卡上正确的填涂方法为：在答案所代表的字母上划线，如【A】【B】【C】【D】。5.监考员宣布试卷一考试结束后，请停止答试卷一，将试卷一和试卷一答题卡反扣在自己的桌面上，继续做试卷二。监考员将到座位上收取试卷一和试卷一答题卡。6.监考员收卷过程中，考生须配合监考员验收，并请监考员在准考证上签字(作为考生交卷的凭据)。否则，若发生答卷遗失，责任由考生自负。PaperOne试卷一PartIDialogueCommunication(10minutes,10points)SectionADialogueCompletionDirections：Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialoguebymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.A：Bob，wouldyoumindturningdowntheTValittle?I'mtalkingonthephone，andI'mhavingahardtimehearing.B：____________A.Pleaseforgiveme.B.Oh，sure!I'msorryaboutthat.C.Youshouldhavetoldmeearlier.D.I’msorrytohearaboutit.答案：B讲解：A说，Bob,你介意把电视开小点儿声音吗？我在打电话，很费劲儿才能挺清楚对方说什么。B表示，当然可以，很不好意思。2.A：Hi，I'myourneighborin405，nextdoorI'mSunnyChan.B：____________A.Imovedhereaboutaweekago.B.Hopewecouldbecomegoodneighbors.C.Hi!Everyonehereseemsveryfriendly.D.JillKingston.Nicetomeetyou.答案：D讲解：这是两个邻居第一次见面，互相自我介绍的场景3.A：Couldyourunmeovertotheoffice?I'mlate.Myclockmustbeslow.B：____________A.Yes，nevermind.Iwouldrathergiveyoualift.B.Allright.Butyoushouldbuyanewclock.C.It’Smypleasure.MayIhelpyoufixyourclock，too?D.Yeah，I'llbegladtodropyouoffonmywaytowork.答案：D讲解：A说，您能捎我去办公室吗？我晚点了，我的表肯定慢了。B表示，当然，很高兴顺路送您去上班。dropoff[transitive]totakesomeonebycartoaplaceandleavethemthere,especiallyonyourwaytoanotherplaceJustdropmehere-Icanwalktherestoftheway.4.A：I’msorry.He’snotinhisoffice.B：______________A.Areyousurehewillbebacksoon?B.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?C.Canyoutakeamessageforme?D.ShallIcallhimsometimelater?答案：C讲解：这是一个打电话的场景。A说，不好意思，他不在办公室。B于是说，您能帮我捎话吗？D看似有道理，但是不如C更好。什么时候给他打电话，不是关键，关键是找到他或者把有关信息告诉他。I'msorry,she'soutrightnow,canItakeamessage(foryou)?5.A：DoyoumindifItakeoffmyjacket?B：______________A.Ofcoursenot，makeyourselfathome.B.Oh，it’sverykindofyoutodoso.C.I’llbehappyifIcanbeofanyhelp.D.Yes，it’sprettywarminhere.答案：A讲解：Doyoumind句型，介意是Yes,不介意是No/NotSectionBDialogueComprehensionDirections：Inthissection，youwillread5Shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.Attheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertothequestionfromthe4choicesbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.6.Man：BobandSueseemneverdisciplinetheirdaughter.She’srealnuts.Woman：Theyarekeptinthedarkabouttheirdaughter’Sbehavioratschool.Question：WhatcanwelearnaboutBobandSue’Sdaughter?A.Shelikestoeatnuts.D.Shedoesn’twanttoanswertheman’squestion.答案：B讲解：女士的回答Don’taskme.表示有难言之隐，trip,museum都是表面信息，Betty应该下午和Tom不太愉快，这才是关键。10.Man：Hey,Mary.IwasinvitedtobeajudgefortheMissAmericaBeautyContest.Woman：Oh，really?Comeon，you'repullingmyleg.Question：Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shehasnochancetowin.B.Themanisencouragingher.C.She’llattendthecontest.D.Themanistryingtofoolher.答案：D讲解：男士说，玛丽，我被邀请去做美国小姐选美大赛的评委了。女士说，真的？得了吧，你和我开玩笑呢吧。pullsomebody'slegtotellsomeonesomethingthatisnottrue,asajokeIhaven'twon,haveI?You'repullingmyleg.PartⅡVocabulary(10minutes，10points)SectionADirections：Inthissectionthereare10sentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.Chooseheonefromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.11.Thesurveydoesnotallowforthefactthatsomestudentsareattendingpart-time.A.explainB.denyC.considerD.recognize答案：C讲解：allowfor估计到,考虑到;对...留有余地12.Britishscientistshavefoundhowtodiagnosethedisease，whichcauseslossofmemoryandpersonalitychange.A.controlB.determineC.preventD.treat(治疗cure)答案：B讲解：diagnose:tofindoutwhatillnesssomeonehas,orwhatthecauseofafaultis,afterdoingtests,examinationsetcdeterminede-下来+termine边界；约束v.决定,确定,测定,使下定决心,[律]使终止13.Witnesseswereallegedlytorturedorsubjectedtopressuretofabricateevidenceagainsthim.A.fixup安排，修补B.takeup从事C.packup打包，整理D.makeup编造答案：D讲解：fabricatevt.制作,构成,捏造,伪造,虚构toinventastory,pieceofinformationetcinordertodeceivesomeoneThepolicewereaccusedoffabricatingevidence.14.Soinsteadwespentthewholeafternoonhangingaroundinthegorgeousautumnsun.A.goldenB.beautifulC.warmD.shining答案：B(thewholeafternoon)讲解：gorgeousgoodweatherbeautiful/gorgeous/glorious1extremelybeautifulorattractive'Whatdoyouthinkofmynewflatmate?''He'sabsolutelygorgeous!'Youlookgorgeous,Maria.seeusagenotebeautiful2extremelypleasantorenjoyableￚsynonymlovelyagorgeouscakeThehotelroomhadagorgeousview.15.Icouldn’tworkoutwhyanyonewouldinventsomethingsoboring.A.drawupB.bringaboutC.putforwardD.figureout答案：D讲解：worksomething↔out▶UNDERSTAND◀tothinkaboutsomethingandmanagetounderstanditTheplotisverycomplicated-it'lltakeyouawhiletoworkitout.Figureout:tounderstandwhysomeonebehavesinthewaytheydoWomen.Ijustcan'tfigurethemout.16.Youcaneasilyfindoutthebenefitsofflexibleworkingforbothyouandyouremployer.A.loose松的B.effective有效的C.elastic弹性的D.resourceful资源丰富，足智多谋答案：C讲解：flexibleaperson,planetcthatisflexiblecanchangeorbechangedeasilytosuitanynewsituationￚoppositeinflexibleWecanbeflexibleaboutyourstartingdate.Thegovernmentneedsamoreflexibleapproachtoeducation.elasticasystemorplanthatiselasticcanchangeorbechangedeasilyDemandforthistypeofholidaywillprobablybefairlyelastic.17.TheStateDepartmenthasissuedaregulationabolishingthespecialprivilegesforgovernmentofficials.A.grantsB.rightsC.advantagesD.interests答案：B讲解：Privilege[countable]aspecialadvantagethatisgivenonlytoonepersonorgroupofpeopleHehadnospecialprivilegesandwastreatedjustlikeeveryotherprisoner.privilegeoftheprivilegeofagoodeducationrightsomethingthatyouaremorally,legally,orofficiallyallowedtodoorhavebasic/equal/human/civilrights18.WillAmericansgoforAT&T’splanofpushingthewirelessservicesintheU.S.?A.supportB.adopt采取，选择C.hinder阻碍D.attack攻击，批评attackedtheidea答案：D(push)讲解：GofortoattackorcriticizesomeoneThedogsuddenlywentforme.▶CHOOSE◀tochoosesomethingIthinkI'llgoforthechocolatecake.19.Whatliesinpiecesaroundthemrepresents，ineffect，auniqueprivateexhibitionopentoaluckyfew.A.inshort简而言之B.inparticular特别C.infactD.inturn轮流答案：C讲解：ineffectusedwhenyouaredescribingwhatyouseeastherealfactsofasituationIneffect,we'llbeearninglessthanwewerelastyear.20.TheweekendeventwillbecenteredaroundWyeCollegeinAshford,Kent，buttheoutingtothedocksshouldbethehighlight.A.climax高潮，顶点B.pleasure快乐C.expectation期望D.surprise答案：A讲解：highlight[countable]themostimportant,interesting,orenjoyablepartofsomethingsuchasaholiday,performance,orsportscompetitionhighlightofThatweekendinVenicewasdefinitelythehighlightofourtrip.highlightfromAt11.30we'llbeshowinghighlightsfromtheThirdRoundoftheFACup.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.21.TheninJune1967thecountry_______________diplomaticrelationswithIsraelaftertheoutbreakoftheSixDayWar.A.brokeaway(from)B.brokeoffC.cutout剪裁，取代D.cutdown削减答案：B讲解：breaksomething↔offtoendarelationshipShebrokeofftheirengagementonlyafewweeksbeforetheywereduetobemarried.TheUShasbrokenoffdiplomaticrelationswiththeregime.22.Everyonehasfacedtheembarrassing_____________ofdecidinghowmuchextratogiveawaiterortaxi—driver.A.incidentB.eventC.dilemmaD.menace威胁答案：C讲解：Dilemmaasituationinwhichitisverydifficulttodecidewhattodo,becauseallthechoicesseemequallygoodorequallybadamoraldilemmainadilemmaI'minadilemmaaboutthisjoboffer.Manywomenarefacedwiththedilemmaofchoosingbetweenworkandfamilycommitments.23.Theschoolarrangedroadtripappearsto____________thespringbreak.A.conformto符合，遵照B.coincidewithC.consistin存在于D.collidewith冲突答案：B(appearto)讲解：Coincidewithtohappenatthesametimeassomethingelse,especiallybychanceWhenourvacationscoincided,weoftenholidayedtogether.24.Thenewairportterminalissureto______________thedevelopmentoftourism.A.imitate模仿B.fascinate着迷C.impose征税，强加D.facilitate使容易答案：D讲解：facilitatetomakeiteasierforaprocessoractivitytohappenComputerscanbeusedtofacilitatelanguagelearning.25.TheHuntingtonLibraryhasan____________collectionofrarebooksandmanuscriptsofBritishandAmericanhistoryandliterature.A.intensive强烈的，精深的B.intentional故意的(N)C.extensiveD.extensional外延的答案：C讲解：extensivelargeinsize,amount,ordegreeThehousestandsinextensivegrounds.26.InflationwillreachitshighestinadecadeacrossmostofAsiathisyear,threateningto________________recentproductivitygains.A.reverse相反，颠倒B.reserve储备，预留C.retrieveD.revise校正，修订答案：C讲解：retrieveTobringbackagain;reviveorrestore.重新恢复；使复苏或恢复27.Thosegovernmentswillprovidebigfoodandfuel_____________accordingtotheAsianDevelopmentBank.A.substitutes代替品B.substances物质C.subsequences后继，后果D.subsidies答案：D讲解：governments,theADBSubsidies补助金，津贴moneythatispaidbyagovernmentororganizationtomakepriceslower,reducethecostofproducinggoodsetctrade/agriculturalsubsidiesetcinternationaldisagreementovertradesubsidies28.InmildwintersapplebudsbegantobreaksoonafterChristmas，leavingthem_________tofrostdamage.A.reluctant勉强的B.tough强硬的C.hostile敌对的D.vulnerable易受攻击的答案：D讲解：vulnerableaplace,thing,orideathatisvulnerableiseasytoattackorcriticizevulnerabletoThefortwasvulnerabletoattackfromthenorth.Theirtheorieswerebadlythoughtoutandveryvulnerabletoridicule.29.Whatishappeningisasurvival-of-the-fitteststraggleaffecting_________smallerfactoriesinrelativelylow-tech，labor-intensiveindustries.A.primarily主要地B.rationally理性地C.primitively最初地D.respectively分别地答案：A讲解：primarily:mainlyTheadvertisementisaimedprimarilyatchildren.30.Atraditionalcritichastheadvantageofbeingableto______________standardsandvaluesinheritedfromthepast.A.turnup找到，出现B.turnover打翻，反复考虑C.turnto变成，致力于D.turnin上交答案：C讲解：TurnoverTothinkabout;consider:考虑；思考：Sheturnedovertheprobleminhermind.她仔细考虑了这个问题PartⅢReadingComprehension(45minutes，25points)Directions：Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.PassageOneThejobwasdone，anditwastimeforalastcigarette.Eddiebegantappingthepocketsofhisoveralls,lookingforthenewpacketofMarlborohehadboughtthatmorning.Itwasnotthere.ItwasasheswungaroundtolookinhistoolboxforthecigarettesthatEddiesawthelump.Rightinthemiddleofthebrandnewbrightredcarpet，thereWasalump.Alumpthesizeofapacketofcigarettes.“I’vedoneitagain!”saidEddieangrily.“I’veleftthecigarettesunderthecarpet!”Hehaddonethisoncebefore，andtakingupandrefittingthecarpethadtakenhimtwohours.Eddiewasdeterminedthathewasnotgoingtospendanothertwohoursinthishouse.Hedecidedtogetridofthelumpanotherway.Itwouldmeanwastingagoodpacketofcigarettes，nearlyfull,butanythingwasbetterthantakingupthewholecarpetandfittingitagain.Heturnedtohistoolboxforalargehammer.Eddiedidn’twanttodamagethecarpetitself,sohetookablockofwoodandplaceditontopofthelumpThenhebegantobeattheblockofwoodashardashecould.Hekeptbeating，hopingMrs.Vanbrughwouldn’thearthenoiseandcometoseewhathewasdoing.Itwouldbedifficulttoexplainwhyhewashammeringthemiddleofherbeautifulnewcarpet….Thelumpwasbeginningtoflattenout.Afterthreeorfourminutes，thejobWasfinallyfinished.Eddiepickeduphistools，andbegantowalkouttohiscar.Mrs.Vanbrughaccompaniedhim.Sheseemedalittleworriedaboutsomething.“Youngman，whileyouwereworkingtoday，youdidn’tbyanychanceseeanysignofArmand，didyou?Armandismybird.Ilethimoutofhiscage，yousee，thismorning，andhe’Sdisappeared.Helikestowalkaroundthehouse，andheusuallyjustcomesbacktohiscageafteranhourorsoandgetsrightin.Onlytodayhedidn’tcomeback.He’Sneverdonesuchathingbefore，it’Smostpeculiar…”“No，madam，Ihaven’tseenhimanywhere，”saidEddie，ashereachedtostarttheCar.AndhesawhispacketofMarlborocigarettesonthepanel,wherehehadleftitatlunchtime…Andherememberedthelumpinthecarpet….31.WhatdidEddieWanttOdowhenhehadfinishedfittingthecarpet?A.Tohaveacigarette.B.Tohammerthecarpetflat.C.Toputbackhistools.D.Tostartworkinthediningroom.答案：A32.Whydidn’tEddietakeoutthethingunderthecmget?A.Itwasimpossibleforhimtotakeupthecarpetonceitwasfitted.B.Hedidn’tneedthecigarettesbecausehehadsomemoreintheCar.C.Itwouldtaketoolongtotakeupthecarpetandrefitit.D.Heintendedtocomebackandremovethelumpthenextday.答案：C33.WhatdidEddiedowiththehammer?A.Hedrovenailsintothelump.B.Hefixedhistoolbox.C.Heretiredthecarpet.D.Heflattenedthelump.答案：D34.Mrs.Vanbrughworriedthat______________.A.herpetwasnowheretobefoundB.fittingthecarpetwouldbeexpensiveC.EddiewouldsmokeinthehouseD.Eddiehadn’tdoneaproperjob答案：A35.Whatwasreallyunderthecarpet?A.Thepacketofcigarettes.B.Eddie’Shammer.C.Alumpofwood.D.Themissingpet.答案：DPassageTwoIftwoscientistsatLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryarecorrect,peoplewillstillbedrivinggasoline-poweredcars50yearsfromnow,givingoutheat-trappingcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere-andyetthatcarbondioxidewillnotcontributetoglobalwarming.Thescientists，FJeffreyMartinandWilliamL.KubicJr.，areproposingaconcept，whichtheyhavepatrioticallynamedGreenFreedom,forremovingcarbondioxidefromtheairandturningitbackintogasoline.Theideaissimple.Airwouldbeblownoveraliquidsolutionwhichwouldabsorbthecarbondioxide.Thecarbondioxidewouldthenbeextractedandsubjectedtochemicalreactionsthatwouldturnitintofuel.Althoughtheyhavenotyetbuiltafuelfactory,orevenasmallprototype，thescientistssayitisallbasedonexistingtechnology.“Everythingintheconcepthasbeenbuilt，isoperatingorhasaclosecousinthatisoperating，”Dr.Martinsaid.Theproposaldoesnotviolateanylawsofphysics,andotherscientistshaveindependentlysuggestedsimilarideas.，Intheeffortstoreducehumanity’Semissionsofcarbondioxide,threesolutionshavebeenoffered：hydrogen-poweredcars，electriccarsandbiofuels.Biofuelsaregasolinesubstitutesproducedfromplantslikecornorsugarcane.Plantsabsorbcarbondioxideastheygrow,butgrowingcropsforfueltakesupwidestripsofland.Hydrogen-poweredCarsemitnocarbondioxide,butproducinghydrogenrequiresenergy,andifthatenergycomesfromcoal-firedpowerplants，thentheproblemhasnotbeensolved.Theproblemwithelectriccarsisthattheyhavetypicallybeenlimitedtoarangeoftensofmilesasopposedtothehundredsofmilesthatcanbedrivenonatankofgas.Gasoline，itturnsout，isanalmostidealfuel(exceptthatitproducescarbondioxide).IfitCanbemadeoutofcarbondioxideintheair,theLosAlamosconceptmaymeanthereislittlereasontoswitch,afterall.“It’sdefinitelyworthpursuing，”saidMartinI.Hoffert，aprofessorofphysicsatNewYorkUniversity.“Ithasacoupleofpiecestoitthatareinteresting.”Otherscientistsalsosaidtheproposallookedpromisingbutcouldnotevaluateitfullybecausethedetailshadnotbeenpublished.36.Whatismostremarkableabouttheproposal,madebythetwoscientists?。A.Itisgivenapatrioticname.B.Nolawofphysicsisviolated.C.Itisbasedonexistingtechnology.D.Carbondioxidecanbeconvertedintofuel答案：D37.Whatisthebiggestproblemwithhydrogen-poweredcars？A.Thereisnocheapsourceofhydrogen.B.Theremightbeasafetyprobleminhydrogenproduction.C.Theymaystillbeacauseofglobalwarming.D.Theyarenotsuitableforlong-distancetravel.答案：C38.Ifwhatisproposedbythetwoscientistsbecomestrue,___________________.A.airpollutionwill，becomeathingofthepastB.therewillbenoneedforgasolinesubstitutesC.peoplewillbeabletousemuchcheaperenergyD.therewillbenomorebiofuel-poweredvehicles答案：B39.WhichofthefollowingCallbestdescribetheattitudeofMartinIHofferttotheproposal?A.Indifferent.B.Positive.C.Suspicious.D.Critical.答案：B40.Thepassageismainlywrittento________________。A.introduceanewconceptB.comparedifferentenergysourcesC.stresstheimportanceofgasolineD.discusssolutionstoglobalwarming答案：APassageThreeInherinternationalbestsellingTalktotheHand,authorLynneTruss.arguesthatcommoncourtesiessuchassaying“Excuseme”arepracticallyextinct.Therearecertainlyplentywhowouldagreewithher.Isitreallytrue?Wedecidedtofindoutbyexperiments.IndozensofAmericancities,ourreportersperformedtwoexperim6rits：“doortests”(wouldanyoneholdoneopenforthem?)；and“documentdrops”(who-wouldhelpthemretrieveapileof“accidentally”droppedpapers?).Alongtheway,thereportersencounteredalltypes：menandwomenofdifferentraces,ages，professions,andincomelevels.While90percentofthepeoplepassedthedoortest，only55percentpassedthedocumentdrop.Arepeoplelesslikelytohelpotherswhendoingsotakesextraeffortortime?Notalways，hereportersfound.Takethepregnantwomanwhothoughtnothingofbendingdowntohelpuswithourpapers.OrthewomannamedLizwhobalancedtwocoffees，herkeysandherwalletonatakeouttraywithonehand，whilepickinguppapersoffthewetpavementwiththeother.Herreasonforhelping?“Iwasthere,”shesaid.Overall，menwerethemostwillingtohelp，especiallywhenitcametodocumentdrops.Inthose，menofferedaid63percentofthetime，comparedto47percentamongwomen.Ofcourse，menweren’tentirelydemocraticaboutwhomthey’dhelp.Allofthemheldthedoorforthefemalereporter,andweremorethantwiceaslikelytohelpherpickupfallenpapersthantheyweretohelpourmalereporter.Byfar,themostcommonreasonpeoplecitedforbeingwillingtogooutoftheirwaytohelpotherswastheirupbringing.“It’SthewayIwasraised，”saidoneyoungwomanwhoheldadooropendespitestrugglingwithherumbrellaonarainydayinBrooklyn.Werealizethisisn’tarigorousscientificstudy,butwebelieveitisareasonablereal-worldtestofgoodmannersaroundtheglobe.Andit'scomfortingtoknowthatinaplacewheremillionsofpeoplepushoneanothereachdaytOgetahead，they’reabletodoitwithasmile.Hey,iftheyCanmakenicehere，theycanmakeniceanywhere.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwoldtodescribetheexperiments?A.Scientific.B.Biased.C.Revolutionary.D.Realistic.答案：D42.TheexamplesofthepregnantwomanandLizareusedtoshowthatsomepeople___________________.A.maytakethetroubletohelpothersB.Won’ttakethetroubletohelpothersC.mayhelpotherssavetimeD.won’thelpotherssavetime答案：A43.Accordingtotheexperiments，________________.A.womenaremorecareful.B.womenaremorelikelytOneedhelpC.menaremorereadyto.helpD.menaremoredemocraticinhelpingothers答案：C44.Helpingothersisabehaviorthatislargelyinfluencedby_______________.A.socialnormB.familyeducationC.pecifiesituationD.personalcharacter答案：B45.Theresultsoftheexperimentshaveshownthatcommoncourtesies_______________.A.arestillwithusB.aredisappearingC.varywithprofessionsD.needrigorousstudy答案：APassageFourWithinalargeconcreteroom，Cutoutofamountainonafreezing-coldislandjust1,000kilometresfromtheNorthPole，couldliethefutureofhumanity.Theroomisavault(地下库)designedtoholdaround2millionseeds,representingallknownvarietiesoftheworld’Scrops.Itisbeingbuilttosafeguardtheworld’SfoodsupplyagainstnuclearWar,climatechange，terrorism，risingsealevels，earthquakesandthecollapseofelectricitysupplies。“Iftheworstcametotheworst，thiswouldallowtheworldtoreconstructagricultureonthisplanet，”saysCaryFowler,directoroftheGlobalCropDiversityTrust，anindependentinternationalorganisationpromotingtheproject.TheNorwegian(挪威的)governmentisplanningtOcreatetheseedbanknextyearattherequestofcropscientists.The＄3millionvaultwillbebuiltdeepinsideasandstonemountainontheNorwegianArcticislandofSpitsbergen.Thevaultwillhavemetre-thickwallsofreinforcedconcreteandwillbeprotectedbehindtwoairlocksandhigh-securitydoors.Thevault’Sseedcollectionwillrepresenttheproductsofsome10，000yearsofplantbreedingbytheworld’Sfarmers.Thoughmostarenolongerwidelyplanted，.thevarietiescontainvitalgeneticpropertiesstillregularlyusedinplantbreeding.Tosurvive，theseedsneedfreezingtemperatures.Operatorsplantoreplacetheairinsidethevaulteachwinter,whentemperaturesinSpitsbergenarearound-18℃.ButevenifsomedisastermeantthatthevaultWasabandoned,thepermanentlyfrozensoilwould“Thiswillbetheworld’smostsecuregenebank，”SaysFowler.“ButitsseedswillonlybeusedwhenallothersampleshavegoneforsOmereason.”Theprojectcomesatatimewhenthereisgrowingconcernaboutthesafetyofexistingseedbanksaroundtheworld.Manyhavebeencriticizedfortheirpoorsecurity,ageingrefrigeration(冷藏)systemsandvulnerableelectricitysupplies.TheschemewonUNapprovalatameetingoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationinRomeinOctober2005.Afeasibilitystudysaidthefacility“wouldessentiallybebuilttolastforever”.46.TheNorwegianyaultisimportantinthat_________________.A.theseedsinitrepresenttherarestvarietiesofworld’ScropsB.theseedsinitcouldreviveagricultureiftheworstthingshouldhappenC.itisbuiltdeepinamountainonafreezing-coldArcticislandD.itisstrongenoughagainstalldisasterscausedbymanandnature答案：B47.Theseedbankprojectwasproposedby_____________.A.theNorwegiangovernmentB.NorwegianfarmersC.SpitsbergenresidentsD.agriculturalscientists答案：D48.Theseedsinthevaultwillbestored___________________.A.assamplesofworldcropvarietiesB.asproducofworldplantbreedingC.fortheirvaluablegeneticpropertiesD.fortheirresistancetoplantdiseases答案：A49.Fortheseedbankprojecttobesuccessful，themostimportantfactorisprobably______________.A.constructingtightairlocksB.maintaininghighsecurityC.keepingfreezingtemperaturesD.storinglargequantitiesofseeds答案：B50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheNorwegianvaultmodelsafterexistingseedbanks.B.TheSpitsbergenseedbankisexpectedtolast10,006years.C.Theexistingseedbankshavepotentialproblems.D.TheUNfinancedtheSpitsbergenseedbank.答案：CPassageFiveProbablythehardestpartofsettinggoalsisthefirststepofactuallydecidingtotakeaction!Thefirstbarrierfacingmostpeopleistheincorrectassumptionthatgoalsareonlyforbusinesspeople.Therealityiseveryonesetsgoalsmentallythroughouttheday.TherearealwaysoccasionswheresomethinghastobedoneataparticulartimeOrinaparticularplace.Simpleexamplescouldbegettingupatacertaintimeinordertobeatwork，ortomeetwithafriendforaleisureactivity.Thebeautyofhavinggoalsistheuniqueness.ofeachoneto’thegoalsetter.Whetheritispersonal，financial，businessorspiritual，theyareallspecifictothatpersonandtheircircumstances.Themostimportantpartinitiallyistowritethemdown.Havinggoalsmrittendowngivesyouincrediblepowerwhilehelpingyoutofocusonthisarea.Aimforsomethingthatwillstretchyouwhileremainingachievable.Ifyouachieveyourgoaltooeasily,itisnothighenoughtomakeanysignificantchangeinyourlifeandneedstobeadjusted.Ontheotherhand，ifyouconsistentlymissthegoals，re-evaluate，andconsidersettingthemalittlelowerasyouwillonlygetdiscouragedandprobablygiveup.Theaimistokeepgrowing，andmovingintoamoresatisfactorypositionforyourparticularcircumstances.Asyouobtainthelevelsthatyouhavesetforyourself,alwaysincludeasmallrewardateachpoint.Thismightonlybeasmallthingintheearlydayslikeamealoutoraweekendvacation.R