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1. Speaker A: Next please! Hello, may I help you, sir?

Speaker B: ____

A. Hi, do you have a larger size of this shirt?

B. I'd like to make an appointment with Dr. Smith.

C. Yes. I want to send a registered airmail letter to Australia.

D. May I have a look at the menu first?

2. Speaker A: Do you mind if I change the channel?

Speaker B:

A. Actually, I think this program is quite interesting.

B. Yes', you can switch to the channel you want to watch.

C. Never mind. Just go ahead.

D. Certainly. You can do what you like.

3. Speaker A: Excuse me, Mr. Smith, but are you free this evening?

Speaker B: __

A. Well, I'm afraid whether I will be free or not has little to do with yon.

B. Yes. Welcome to my home this evening.

C. Sorry, I don't like to be asked such a private question.

D. I'm sorry, I have an appointment at seven.

4. Speaker A: May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card?

Speaker B:____

A. Sorry, don’t write me a ticket.

B.OK. But I was driving at 70 miles per hour

C. Sure. Did I do anything wrong?

D. Yes. But I don't think I'm a bad driver.

5. Speaker A: This exercise is really beyond me.

Speaker B: ___

A. When do you think you can work it out?

B Why not come to me?

C. When did your teacher give you *.his math assignment?

D. Our math teacher is too hard on us.

6. Man: How about asking judy to the picnic next Sunday?

Woman: Ask Judy? She's the one who's planning the whole thing.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A. Judy won't be interested in the picnic.

B. Judy has already been invited.

C. Judy has other plans next Sunday.

D. Judy is the organizer of the picnic.

7. Woman: Do you mind closing the door? Our next door neighbors are making so much noise.

Man: Do I mind? I'd be happy to.

Question: What does the man mean?

A. He's not bothered by the noise.

B. He's happy lo close the door as the woman asks him to do.

C. He prefers to leave the door open.

D. He's happy to talk to their neighbors.

8. Man: I think it's high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.

Woman: I can't agree with you more. You see, countless innocent people are killed by drunk

drivers each year.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A. Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.

B. She doesn't agree with the man.

C, Drunk drivers are not guilty.

D,. People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.

9. Man: It was the third time Ranger had phoned me to say he had a new job.

Woman: It's difficult 1o keep a young man in one job for life nowadays.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A. Young people are too quick in making decisions.

B. Young people seldom stay long on the same job.

C, Young people lose their jobs easily,

D. Young people are too eager to succeed.

10. Woman: Lots of people enjoy dancing, do you?

Man: Believe it or not, that's the last thing I'd ever want to do.

Question: What does the man mean?

A. He believes dancing is enjoyable.

B. He definitely does not like dancing.

C. He admires those who dance.

D. Fie won't dance until he has done his work.

11. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ____ you give us all the necessary information.

A. in case B. provided that

C. or else D. as if

I2. ____ I admit there are problems, I don't think that they cannot be solved.

A. Unless B. Until

C. As D. While

13. A membership card authorizes __ the club's facilities for a period of 12 months.

A. the holder using B. the holder's use

G. the holder to use D. the holder uses

14. If the ocean were free of ice, storm paths would move further north, __ the plains of

North America of rainfall.

A. to deprive B. deprived

C. depriving D. deprive

15. He thought be could talk Mr. Robinson____ buying some expensive equipment.

A. on t B. of

C. round D. into

16. Today the public is much concerned about the way ___ .

A. nature is being ruined B. which nature is ruined

C. on which to ruin nature D. of nature to be ruined

17. This is an ideal site for a university __ it is far from the downtown area.

A. provided that B. now that

C. so that D. in that

18. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost lip actually____ the Arctic

circle.

A. touched B. touches

C. touching D. being touehed

19. You____a mosquito here, because the temperature is far below freezing and any mosquito

here has bean frozen to death.

A, can't have se. eh B. must not have seen

C. shall not have seen D. need not have seen

20. By the following semester, it is likely that the old professor____ on the campus of California University for two decades.

A. will have to be teaching B. will have taught

C. will have been teaching D. will he teaching

21. The forecast predicted____ weathers with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is

just what we have had.

A. variable B. various

C. differing D. fluctuating

22. You can call at the office to____ your lost property, or send in a written description, but

you cannot telephone about it. for we have not the staff available to deal with calls.

A. locate B. mortgage

C. recover D. claim

23. His parents gave him many expensive toys as some form of __ for his tameness and inability to play active games,

A. remedy B. compensation

C. treatment D. comfort

24. It has been revealed that some government leaders ____ their power to get illegal profits

for themselves.

A. apply B. abuse

C. ignore D. utilize

25. _____conventional economic theories, Prof. Marcus warned that developing countries' excessive interest in labor intensive production will undermine their potential of development in

the long run,

A. By contrast B. In addition to

C. In contrast to D. With regard to

26. Einstein's photoelectric theory then____ scientists' appreciation of TV principles. But for

his epoch-making theory, other scientists would have spent more years groping for it.

A. threw light on B. gave rise to

C. led the way to D. bring into effect

27. The framework of the special theory of relativity can be constructed from the____ of the

absolute invariability of the speed of light.

A. regulation B. conviction

C. definition D, assumption

28. The tendency today is for teachers find parents to emphasize individual responsibility and to

stress that educational goals for students should be __ to their chosen vocations rather than provide a generalized higher education.

A. subjected B. stimulated

C. developed D. geared

29. Applied research,____ to solve specific practical problems, has an immediate attractiveness because the results can be seen and enjoyed.

A. obtained B undertaken

C. attained D. accomplished

30.Scientific evidence from different____ demonstrates that in most humans the left hemisphere of the brain controls language.

A. scopes B. ranges

C disciplines D. arrays

Passage One

As NASA prepares to set twin robots loose on the Martian surface and makes plans to send

another in 2007,the agency's long term goal is clear determine whether the red planet does or

ever did harbor life.

But the current search for life is necessarily limited to life as we know it, organisms dependent on liquid water. A SPACE.com reader recently suggested that "We as humans are arrogant, simply believing that any other form of life will be just like us,"

Researchers devoted to the search for extraterrestrial (ET) have a similar view . "Scientists'

approach to finding life is very Earch-centric,"says Kenneth Nealson, a geobiologist at the University of Southern California."Based on what we know about life on Earth,we set the limits for where we might look on other planets, Nealson said. Within that framework, however, there

are extreme cases of life on Earth that suggest the range of places to look on frigid Mars. Nealson and his colleagues recently found the most extreme sort of organism in a salty liquid lake under the permafrost, of Siberia. The organism, named cryopegella, can exist at colder temperatures than any previously discovered.Nealson's team figures that if the ice at the polar caps

of Mars warmed to liquid water, organisms like cryopegella could have awakened and repaired

any damage that might have occurred to their various cellular components. That does not mean

there are necessarily dormant microbes within the ice caps of Mars. But it does suggest a broader

range of potential cradles for life.

Other researchers agree, and a host of so-called"extremophile" discoveries on Earth in

recent years indicate the polar regions of Mars might be prime hunting grounds. As on Earth, organisms there might be slathered in natural antifreeze or be able to go dormant for tens of

thousands of years. Waiting for a brief thaw, their moment in the Sun. 。

Meanwhile, scientists recognize that there could indeed be life elsewhere in the universes that does not require water. And some astrobiologists are trying to explore the possibilities. But it is a tough problem to approach, In looking for "life as we don't know it," it's hard to even imagine what to expect.

Life might or might not exist on Mars. If there are critters there, they might or might not

be like bacteria on Earth. In laboratory conditions, scientists in 2001 were able to get one-celled

organisms to incorporate an amino acid--- a fundamental budding block of life---that no ,other

known life uses. The discovery borders on the creation of artificial life, experts said. It also sug-

gests that ET might operate by entirely different rules than those we're used to.

If life on Mars is fundamentally different from what scientists underscored life to be, then

current spacecraft and others in the works may well not recognize what's right under their mechanical noses.

31. According to the passage, we human beings are arrogant because____

A. we can send robots to Mars

B. we are searching ET in the outer space

C. we assume that life is all humanlike

D. we believe we are the most intelligent life

32. According to Kenneth Nealson, scientists' current approach to finding life is__

A. limited B. Costly

C. centralized D. earthly

33. Nealson's team's discovery of extreme cases of life on Earth suggests that __

A. there might be life on Mars that still remains dormant

B. there might be ET in the universe that is like human beings

C. there might be life that is beyond the range of our current search

D. there might be ET elsewhere in the universe that does not require water

34. The purpose of the author mentioning scientists' laboratory creation in 2001 is to emphasize

the idea that ___

A. it is hard to imagine what ET is really like

B. life might or might not exist on Mars

C. it is possible to create artificial life

D. Martians may live by entirely different rules

35. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Does Mars Harbor Life?

B. If We Find ET, Will We Know It?

C. Will the Twin Robots Live Up to Us?

D. Why Search ET As We Don't Know It?

Passage Two

For good or ill. globalization has become the economic buzz-word of the 1990s. National

economies are undoubtedly becoming steadily more integrated as cross-border flows of trade, investment and financial capital increase. Consumers are buying more foreign goods, a growing

number of firms now operate across national borders, and savers are investing more than ever before in far flung places.

Whether all of this is for good or ill is a topic of heated debate. One positive view is that globalization is an unmixed blessing, with the potential to boost productivity and living standards

everywhere. This is because a globally integrated economy can lead to a better division of labor

between countries, allowing low-wage countries to specialize in labor intensive tasks while high-

wage countries use workers in more productive ways. it will allow firms to exploit bigger econo-

mies of scale. And with globalization, capital can be shifted to whatever country offers the most

productive investment opportunities, not trapped at home financing projects with poor returns.

Critics of globalization take a gloomier view. They predict that increased competition from

low-wage developing countries will destroy jobs and push down wages in today's rich economies.

There will be a race to the bottom as countries reduce wages, taxes, welfare benefits and envi-

ronmental controls to make themselves more competitive. Pressure to compete will erode the abil-

ity of governments to set their own economic policies. The critic also worry about the increased

power of financial markets to cause economic havoc, as in the European currency crises of 1992

and 1993, Mexico in 1994-1995 and South-East Asia in 1997.

36. National economies are becoming more integrated as a result of __

A. increasing flows of cross border trade, investment and financial capital

B. more and more consumers going abroad to buy goods

C. many companies establishing new businesses

D. savers investing more in developed areas than in developing countries

37. Globalization has the potential to boost productivity and living standards everywhere because

A. it makes labors work in countries where they are most needed and best used

B. it encourages rich countries to provide more economic support to poor countries

C. it enables low-wage countries to have more cross-border trade and investment

D. it allows firms to establish more branches in low-wage countries

38. According to the positive view, globalization can___

A. allow low-wage countries to use workers in more productive ways

B. help low-wage countries get rid of labor-intensive economy

C. enables firms to exploit bigger economies of scale

D. cause capital to shift to countries where there is greatest fund shortage

39. As a result of globalization, all of the following might happen EXCEPT____.

A. unemployment rate in rich economies might increase

B. competitiveness of low wage countries might weaken

C. environmental problems in some countries might worsen

D. economic havoc might occur in some parts of the world

40. The author of the passage holds a/an __ attitude toward globalization.

A. optimistic B. Pessimistic

B. objective D. worried

Passage Three

What would happen if consumers decided to simplify their lives and spend less on material goods and services? This question is taking on a certain urgency as rates of economic growth continue to decelerate through the industrialized world, and as millions of consumers appear to be opting for more frugal lifestyles. The Stanford Research Institute, which has done some of the most extensive work on the frugality phenomenon, estimates that nearly five million American adults are pursuing lives of "voluntary simplicity", and double that number "adhere to and act on some but not all" of its basic tenets,

The frugality phenomenon first achieved prominence as a middle-class rejection of high consumption lifestyle in the industrialized world during the 1950s and 1960s. In The Silent Revolution. Ronald Inglehart of the University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research examined this experience in the United States and 10 Western European nations. He concluded that a change has taken place "from an overwhelming emphasis on material well-being and physical security toward greater emphasis on the quality of life," that is, "a shift from materialism to post-materialism."

Inglehart calls the 1960s the "fat years". Among their more visible trappings were the ragged blue jeans favored by the affluent young. Most of the retreat from materialism however, was less visible. Comfortably fixed Americans were going without change, making things last longer, sharing things with others, learning to do things for themselves and so on. But while economically significant, it was hardly discernible in a US Gross National Product climbing vigorously toward the $ 2 thousand billion mark.

Yet as the frugality phenomenon matured-- growing out of the soaring 1980s and into the sober 1990s--it seemed to undergo a fundamental transformation. American consumers continued to lose faith in materialism and were being joined by new converts who were embracing frugality because of the darkening economic skies they saw ahead. Resource scarcities, soaring energy

prices, persistent inflation, high-level unemployment, balance-of-trade deficits, the declining

value of the US dollar on foreign exchange markets forced consumers to look to their own resource. The one device which seemed most promising, the one over which they had the most

control, was frugality--learning to live with less in a world where a penny saved was still a penny earned.

41. It can be inferred that the "frugality phenomenon” is one in which____.

A. consumers give up the pursuit for luxuries

B. the rates of economic growth begin to decline

C. people stick to some basic principles and act on them

D. young people develop detestation for the Industrial Revolution

42. According to Inglehart, the frugality phenomenon____.

A . began to be noticed in the industrialized world during the 1950s and 1960s

B. was an old phenomenon in the disguise of a new cloak

C. indicated a turn of people's attention to the quality of life

D. was more visible among the affluent young

43. The frugality phenomenon was less visible in the 1960s because____.

A. most Americans were comfortably fixed and didn't want to change

B. the robust American economy then made it hardly discernible

C. the retreat from materialism was not economically significant

D. most people didn't want to be accused of resisting the tradition

44. A fundamental change in the trend towards frugality in the 1980s was mainly attributable to

____factors.

A. cultural B. medical C. political D. economic

45. According to the passage, going frugal is actually people's attempt to____.

A. find new value in the more primitive lifestyle

B. fight against economic recession

C. come to terms with the present world

D. lake their destiny in their own hands

Passage Four

By 2010 the European Commission predicts transcontinental freight traffic will have risen 50 percent as a result of European expansion, and much of that will have to cross the enormous obstacle of the Alps. Right now the only practical way for most heavy traffic to get through is by

truck and tunnel. And while that could change if safer and cleaner rail lines were opened, the chances are that won't happen anytime soon.

Several private trucking companies have adapted quickly and creatively to the demands of European unification. Some of the bigger truckers trace cargoes with the Global Positioning System and sophisticated computers. And if trucks also bring more road hazards and pollution, at present there is no alternative, Right now only 8 percent of European merchandise moves by rail, compared with more than 40 percent in the United States, Delays are so common that the average speed for freight is about 18km an hour.

The railways have had trouble outgrowing a heritage of national rivalries and open warfare

between Europe's countries. The result is what another European Commission report calls "a mosaic of badly interconnected national systems." Language barriers remain a problem, requiring crew changes at some borders. Switching systems and signals differ.

And efficiency is more of a dream than a goal. Europe's railroads still have to deal with

"phantom trains" that run so late that they combine with others and disappear from the railroad's

records. In an era when many companies depend on a "just-in-time" inventories to make a profit,

railroads are rarely on time at all.

Yet there is little official enthusiasm for changing the system. The reality is that governments have helped create the imbalance between road and rail in Europe--and government action will likely be needed to fix it. The French emphasis on using rail to move people instead of goods, for instance, has helped cripple freight service. "All the investments went to passenger traffic, "says Denis Doute, director of freight services for the French rail company SNCF. Freight trains have had to find "windows" to run in between passenger trains, unlike those in the United States, which often travel on separate tracks. The further development of the freight network requires massive investments to modernize existing infrastructure and open new ones. However,

the political will to fund that kind of investment is lacking, which means the citizens will have to

hold their noses for a while longer.

46. From the second paragraph, we can infer that the major reason for the road hazards is

A. the Global Positioning System is not advanced enough

B. the volume of freight traffic on the roads is too heavy

C. the bigger truckers are not so flexible and efficient

D. the trucks and tunnels are too heavily loaded

47. According to the author, the badly interconnected national system results from____.

A. serious conflicts between countries

B. different language systems

C. the bad manners of crew at borders

D. the lack of safer rail lines

48. The word "phantom" (Line g, Para. 4) probably means____.

A. trouble B. ghost C. hero D. turtle

49. Denis Doute thinks that____.

A. European governments have much difficulty in improving the railway system

B. freight trains in United States often travel on separate tracks

C. the French government puts too little emphasis on the freight traffic

D. the surplus passenger trains should he changed into freight trains

50. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to____.

A. stimulate the public and the environmental groups to concern about the freight traffic

B. alert the European Commission to the consequence of the blind expansion

C. elaborate the freight traffic problems and their causes in Europe

D. appeal to the governments to invest more money in freight traffic

Increasingly, the development of tourism is seen to have an effect on the environment. Ero-

sion (磨损) is one problem. The stops and Stones of major popular 51 like Shakespeare's

birthplace or Stonehenge (巨石阵) are literally being worn away by millions of foreign feet. The

52 in the case of Britain's best known prehistoric monument has been to use railings to keep

visitors at a distance, Such measures can hardly be 53 in the house of the Bard，however,

where tourists want to enter the actual building.

Overcrowding in cities, towns and villages is 54 problem. Traffic jams are an outcome.

In narrow roads, tourist vehicles cause congestion. 55 traders and residents cannot get

around to do their work. Car parks fill up, 56 strangers park their cars where they can: in

streets across gateways, in lay-bys, or even in 57 driveways. This causes obstruction. The

sheer weights of in-comers can be a hazard. Thus Venice, a city built for half a million inhabih-

ants, is 58 by another half million who populate the city daily in the tourist 59 ---eight

million visits each year. The mayor recently decided to 60 visitors to 90 000 a day: the only

way to save the city from overcrowding.

51. A. residence B. dwellings C. monuments D. sites

52. A. measure B. approach C. remedy D. means

53. A. adopted B. adapted C. resorted D. applied

54. A. second B. another C. other D. the other

55. A. Urban B. Local C. Rural D. Foreign

56. A. because B. yet C. so D. or

57. A. public B. private C. remote D. personal

58. A. destroyed B. paralyzed C. swollen D. ruined

59. A. season B. period C. festival D. time

60. A. reduce B. permit C. recruit D. limit

For years, the prescription for maintaining health hearts had been vigorous exercise--running, swimming, dancing--whatever it took to get the heat rate up anti keep it there for 20 to 30 minutes at least three times a week. But that message changed.

A panel of exercise researchers convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine reported that people needn't exercise vigorously to improve their health.

The American Heart Association has weighed in with similar recommendations. But despite this apparent consensus, there is considerable disagreement in the exercise research community about whether the recommendations are amply supported by scientific data.

Policy-makers caught in the middle of this disagreement are in a difficult position. It's a

classic dilemma confronting health experts in areas ranging from mammography (哺乳动物学) to

diet. Where the scientific data are not clear-cut.

Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words about the title "The Pros and Cons of

the Internet". You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

(1) 互联网给我们带来的好处

(2) 随着互联网的普及而产生的问题

(3) 我的看法

 

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