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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。cutting-edgeresearch.Spaceislimited,soearlyregistration（登记，注册）iswelcome.

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AteacherofEnglishasasecondlanguageisthe2004TeacheroftheYearintheUnitedStates.KathyMeetingtheInnovationChallenge

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controlthedesiretostealfromshops.

walkinthestreetsinanefforttofindherfather,whodied30yearsago.

Luz,wholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoadCambridge.admittedstealingclothesworth£9.95

NotallcasesofAlzheimer'sdiseaselooklikethis,butAlzheimer'sisaseriousdiseasethatissaidtobe

fromJohnLewisinOxfordStreet,London,onMarch9.

PhillipLemoyne,proseculing（起诉）,saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthemtothethefourthorfifthleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleoverage75.

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Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapologizedforheractions.

atall.Thisprogressivediseasegenerallylasts8to10yearsbeforedeathoccurs.

Luz,28,wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctober,butMorag

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Duff,defending,saidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.

“Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn'treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthisJMissDuffcertain.Alzheimer'sdestroysnotonlythepatients,butalsospouses（配偶）,friendsandfamilies.

said."Shedidn'tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.SheisotherwiseaWhatshouldyoudoifyounoticeprogressivememorylossinyourselforalovedone?Havetheperson

veryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.ShewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoexaminedbyadoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofAlzheimer'sdisease.Thoughmanyreasonsother

knowifthereisanythinginparticularthatcausedhertodothis.^^

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JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz£50,andwarned:"You'vegotacriminalrecord.Ifyoucarryonlike

themostseriouseffects.

this,youwillendupinprison,whichwillruinyourbrightfutureyoumayhave.^^

LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpain,wentontoafamousuniversityinWhatfeelingwillyoulikelyexperienceshouldalovedonesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease?Aperson

Berlin,Germanyforhermaster'sdegreeandisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversity,UK.willoftengothroughthevariousstagesofsadness,shock,anger.andsoon.Ifthespousedevelopsthe

63.WhatisAnaLuz'snationality?disease,youmayexperiencehurtanddisappointmentwhenheorshedoesn'trememberyouaremarried.

A.American.B.British.C.Spanish.D.German.LifefortheAlzheimer'spatientsandtheirlovedoneswillneverbethesameasthedisease

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Sheisatalosstoexplainit"mean?

progresses.bringingadeepsorrowJossandevenangertowardsGod.Nomatterwhatfeelingsare

A.Inheropinionitwasalossto（heclothesshopswhereshestolethings.

present,facingthemhonestlywillserveonebetterthanburyingthem.

B.Shedoesn'thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesiretostealfromshops.

68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthegray-hairedday?

C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhyshestolethingsfromshops.

D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhershopliftingactions.A.Shehasbeenlivingwithherfather.

65.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheword“shoplifting“usedinthepassage?B.Shewassadaboutthedeathofherfather.

A.Carryinggoodsinaliftfbrashop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies,toilet.C.Shecan'tsearchforherfatherwithoutbeingwatched.

C.Selectingsomegoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.D.ShesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease.

66.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

69.WhenpeoplesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease,.

A.AnaLuzisalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniversity,UK

A.theirfamiliesandfriendswillsufferfromthesamedisease

B.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhysheoftendidso

C.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinshopsoncemoreB.theirfamiliesandfriendswillexperiencementalsufferings

D.PhillipLemoyneisthe“respectableandintelligentwoman'sdefenselawyerC.theywillcertainlydiein8to10years

67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?D.theywillforgeteverybodybuttheirspouses

A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShops

70.Memorylossoccurs.

C.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromExpertsD.ControllingtheDesiretoStealfromShops

A.fromAlzheimer'sdiseaseandnothingelse

DB.fromsadness,shock,anger,andsoon

C.fbranumberofreasonsB.Theymaycomeacrosstrafficjams.

D.withchangesinpersonalityC.Theymaytravelmoreeasilywithcars.

71.Fromthepassageweknowthat.D.Theymaydomuchmoresightseeing.

A.earlytreatmentmaystopAlzheimer'sdiseaseoccurring74.SimilartotheChateauLakeLouise,.

B.itisstillunknownwhatcausesthechangesinthebrain'snervefibersA.theBanffNationalParkistothewestofBanff

C.nervefibersinthebrainwillcauseAlzheimer'sdiseaseB.theColumbiaIcefieldliesbetweenLakeLouiseandtheBanffNationalPark

D.whenonesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease,hewillbeburiedC.theJasperSkytramhasahistoryofmorethan80years

ED.theJasperParkLodgewasbuiltinthe1920s

WhileinBanff,maketimefbrawalkaroundtown.Aspecialtreatistogoupthemountainsideonthe75.BesidesthebeautifulsightsinJasperParkLodgevisitorstoJaspercanenjoythemselvesby__.

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FortyminutesnorthofBanff,sidebysidewiththeBanffNationalPark,sitsworld-famousLake三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Louise.Thissuiprisinglysmallbodyofwaterisattractivewithtoweringmountainsaroundit.Glaciers,huge阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

massesofice,movingveryslowlyagainstrocks,producewhatiscalledglacierrockflour,makingitswater涂黑。

darktosee.ItisworthtakingawalkaroundthegroundsoftheChateauLakeLouise,anotherbeauty,proudA

ofitsearly20thcenturyhistory.IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint（古雅）——allthoselittlehouses,lookingtenibly

Backontheroad,andit'stimetocontinuenorthpasttheastonishingColumbiaIcefield,thenturnoffold-fashionedbutnice,likedolls'houses.Ilovedthecountrysideandthepubs,andIlovedLondon.Tve

thehighwayandtaketheshortroadtothebaseoftheAthabaskaGlacier.Youcanrenticecleats（夹板）and

slightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit'sanuglytownnow.

dosomeclimbingordoamorepleasantsnowmobiletour.Eitherway,youcanenjoyendlessbeautifulsights.

Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefair

Finallyyou,IIreachJasper,thcusualturningaroundtheplacefbrtheBanff-Jasperloop（回路）.It'sworth

playisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyaltitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoors

ridingtheJasperSkytram,andbesuretovisitthewonderfulJasperParkLodge,alsodatingbacktothe

heavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.

1920s.Ifyoucanhavelunchthere,doit.Therestauranthasanadventurousmenuandtheirwinelistwould

Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.Yoirreforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgoout

putasmileonanyvisitor'sface.

muchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbe

72.Accordingthepassage,ThePinesisa.

difficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotterriblynice.

A.placeinwhichyoucanseemanymobilehomes

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B.mountainwhereyoucangetagoodviewofthevalley

C.townwhichhappenstobeneartheBanffNationalParkp.m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI'mafraid.

D.restaurantwhereyoucanaskforsomespecialkindsoffoodTheideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthal's

73.WhatwillprobablyhappenwhenvisitorscomeattheendofJune?typicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.Hisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butI

A.Theymayhavetroublefindingarestaurant.tookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.

56.Thewriterdoesn,tlikeLondonbecauseshe

A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowvillagenextyearwillbe1,018.

B.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsInthisvillageof1,000persons,200peoplereceive75percentoftheincome;another200receiveonly2

C.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhousepercentoftheincome.

D.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthereAboutone-thirdhaveaccesstoclean,safedrinkingwater.

57.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?Ofthe670adultsinthevillage,halfcannotreadnorwrite.

A.Inacafe.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanightclub.D.Inapub.Thevillagehasatotalyearlybudget(预算)，publicandprivate,ofover$3million—$3,000perperson

58.Theunderlinedpart"it"(inPara.4)refersto.ifitisdistributedevenly.Ofthetotal$3million:

A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransportS181,000goestoweaponsandwarfare

59.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFrancefbrChristmasbecausehe.$159,000toeducation

A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFrance$132,000tohealthcare

C.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamilyTheseweaponsareunderthecontrolofjust100ofthepeople.Theother900arewatchingthemwith

Bdeepanxiety,wonderingwhethertheycanlearntogetalongtogether.

Iftheworldwereavillageof1,()00peopleitwouldinclude:60.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMandarinaccordingtothetext?

•584AsiansA.Nearlyone-thirdofAsianpeoplespeakMandarininthevillage.

•124AfricansB.About8.25percentofthepeoplespeakMandarininthevillage.

•95EasternandWesternEuropeansC.About16.5percentofthepeoplespeakMandarininthevillage.

•84LatinAmericansD.NearlyalltheMandarin-speakingpeoplearefromAsiainthevillage.

•55formerSoviets(includingLithuanians,Latvians,Estonians,andothernationalgroups)61.WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTmentionedinthetext?

•52NorthAmericansA.Poverty.B.Education.C.Environment.D.Marriage.

•6AustraliansandNewZealanders62.Theunderlinedpart“haveaccessto”(inPara.4)means.

Thepeopleofthevillagewouldspeak:A.useB.buyC.produceD.try

•165Mandarin63.Thelastsentenceinthetextimpliesthatmostofthepeoplelongfbr.

•86EnglishA.apeacefulworldB.goodeducation

•83Hindu/UrduC.betterhealthcareD.alifewithoutanxiety

•64Spanish

•58RussianC

•37ArabicShoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink!Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachout

Theabovelistcoversthemothertonguesofonlyhalfthevillage.forthatparticularbrand(品牌)ofproductontheshelf.

One-thirdofthepeopleinthevillagearechildren,andonly60areovertheageof65.JustunderhalfofColouring,forexample,variesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthroodsare

themarriedwomeninthevillagehaveaccesslomodemequipments.packaged(包装)ingreens,yellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours.Icecreampackets

Thisyear28babieswillbebom.Tenpeoplewilldie,3ofthemfbrlackoffood,1fromcancer.Twoofareoftenblueandexpensivegoods,likechocolates,aregoldorsilver.

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customersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffective.Eventually,itcameonthemarketintotallysharedexperience.Ifonepersonsteals,itdestroystrustandhurtseveryone.Icanputupwithmany

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to.there'sgoingtobetrouble.

Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspend,onaverage,70percentofthetotalcostofthe68.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebaggageboys?

productitselfonpackaging!A.Theycouldearnmuch,buttheyhadtoworkhard.

Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit'snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearsB.Manyofthemearnedmoneyinadishonestway.

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foolcanmakesoap,butittakesagenius（天才）tosellit.”D.Theywereallthin,youngboys.

64.Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?69.Whatdoesthefather'sadviceimply?

A.Thecostofitspackage.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.A.Itiswrongtogivemorepaytothepassengers.

C.Thecolourofitspackage.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.B.Don'tb