1. When we listen to music, we are easily put in mind of events in the past.
A.remembered
B.reflected
C.memorized
D.reminded
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题属于词义辨析题。remember当“记住，回想起”讲时，后面直接加宾语。reflected当“沉思或思忆往事”讲时，应当是sb. reflect on/ upon sth.。memorize“记住，记忆”，后面直接加宾语。remind当“使某人回想起或意识到……”讲时，应当是remind sb. of sth./ sb.。
2. They gave on-the-spot broadcast while the performance was in process on the stage.
7. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on archive for two months.
A.pile
B.segment
C.sequence
D.file
A B C D
D
[解析] on file“存档”：Place a document on file把文件存档。pile“一堆”：a pile of sand一堆沙子。segment“部分”：The runner went faster on the middle segment of the course那名赛跑运动员跑到中途时速度更快了。sequence“顺序”：in historical sequence按历史顺序。
8. It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash, virtually all financial deals will be conducted by computer.
A.transactions
B.transmissions
C.transitions
D.transformations
A B C D
A
[解析] transactions“交易”：a profitable transaction有利可图交易。transmission“传送”：the transmission of knowledge知识的传授。transition“转变”：a peaceful transition from disorder to order由乱到治的和平过渡。transformation“变化”：the social and political transformation of a country一个国家的社会和政治改革。这几个词都带有词缀trans-，表示“横穿”，“通过”，“变化”。
9. The representation of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A.implementation
B.manifestation
C.demonstration
D.expedition
A B C D
B
[解析] manifestation“表现(形式)”：His smile was a manifestation of joy.他的微笑是他高兴的一种表现。implementation“执行”：demonstration“展示，示范”：a demonstration of a new car新汽车的示范表演。expedition“(为特定目的而作的)旅行，探险”：go on an expedition to the Antarctic南极探险。
10. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased issue volume, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
A.manipulation
B.reproduction
C.circulation
D.penetration
A B C D
C
[解析] circulation可表示书报的发行量，如：a newspaper with a daily circulation of 500,000.日发行量为50万份的报纸。可用于本题。manipulation“操作”；reproduction“再生产”；penetration“穿透”。此三项均不合题意。
11. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would never be able to walk.
A.in no time
B.by all means
C.in no way
D.on any account
A B C D
C
[解析] in no way“决不，一点也不”。in no time“立刻，马上”；by all means“当然，一定”；on any account“无论如何”。
12. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping once in a while to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
According to scientists in the USA, stem cell therapy may one day be able to repair the hearts of people with heart failure. Researchers at Pittsburgh University School of Medicine examined 20 patients who had severe heart failure and were going to have surgery. They injected stem cells into the parts of their hearts that were damaged. They then compared their hearts with those of people who had undergone surgery without having the stem cells injected into them (they had also suffered from severe heart failure). The patients who had the stem cells injected had hearts that were able to pump (用泵抽运) more blood than the others. According to Professor Robert Kormos, one of the researchers, these results could revolutionize heart treatment. Although previous studies had indicated that there might be a benefit, this is the first study that has actually proved that stem cell therapy can help the failing heart work better. All the patients in this study had hearts that could not pump blood properly. The scientists measured their ejection fraction (射血分数). It is a measure of heart performance; you measure how much blood is being pumped out by the left ventricle (心室). Healthy people's ejection fraction is about 55%. These patients had ejection fraction of under 35%. They all had by-pass surgery (搭桥手术) performed on them. Some of the patients had stem cells taken from their hip bones and injected into 25～30 sites in the damaged heart muscle. Six months later their ejection fraction rate was 46.1% while those who just had surgery but no stem cell injections averaged 37.2%. Heart failure is a common problem all over the world. In the UK alone about 650,000 people suffer from heart failure every year. As the number of people suffering from heart failure increases in the world in general these findings are particularly significant. Current treatments relieve the symptoms. This new stem cell therapy actually repairs the damaged muscle in the heart and has the potential of curing the disease.
1. The 20 patients had stem cell injections instead of surgery.
1. When Tracy McGrady is healthy, his play can be so beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it in the middle of a game. 2. "It's hard for me, because I'm a fan of basketball," Houston point guard Rafer Alston told the Houston Chronicle newspaper after McGrady's 44 point performance against Utah on January 5. "When he's shooting the ball like that, a lot of times I'm standing there watching and, all of a sudden, the other team's getting the ball and going on a fast break, and I'm getting yelled at by the coach." Indeed, McGrady's body control, his energy, his shooting-watching these are like watching an artist at work, blending colors, constructing sentences, or playing music. 3. Unfortunately, McGrady, 27, hasn't always been on the job. Already this season, he's missed seven games with back spasms. After Yao Ming was injured on Dec. 23, it appeared Houston would be without both of its stars. McGrady, however, returned three days later and has been playing well ever since, scoring more than 30 points in each of the last six games, as of Tuesday. Houston can't seem to get on without him. When McGrady was injured, the Rockets won two and lost five. 4. "Listen, there are only four or five people on the entire planet that can do the things he can do with the basketball," forward Shane Battier said of McGrady. "From a fan's perspective and we're fans even though we're players it's really fun to watch him do that." From a player's perspective, his game can affect the entire team. No question. We see him, and we get excited, and that pumps us up. He keeps making shots, and suddenly it seems to become easier for everybody. 5. But it won't, really. Houston has just begun an important stretch on their schedule. Four of the next seven games will be played away from Houston and without Yao. Six of the games will be against teams with winning records. Opponents will double-team McGrady in an attempt to dull the impact of his art. Instead of watching, McGrady's teammates will need to create a little art of their own. A. Necessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own Skills B. Evaluation from Two Different Perspectives C. Spectacular Performance on the Court D. Houston Players Can't Do Without McGrady E. Yao Ming's Performance F. McGrady's Injury
5. McGrady plays basketball so well ______. A. that his teammates cannot help admiring him B. that he is often yelled at by the coach C. who can play basketball so well D. because he had been injured E. if Houston hopes to win F. since he returned
A
[解析] 根据第一段“his play can be so beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it”可知，他的球技如此漂亮，以至于他的队友都禁不住仰慕他，所以本题选A。
6. Yao Ming missed several games ______.
D
[解析] 根据第三段第三句话“After Yao Ming was injured on Dec. 23, it appeared Houston would be without both of its stars.”可知，姚明在12月23日受伤，据此可知，姚明错过了比赛的原因是受伤了，所以本题选D。
7. There are very few people on the Earth ______.
C
[解析] 根据第四段第一句话“there are only four or five people on the entire planet that can do the things he can do with the basketball”可知，在整个地球上，只有四到五个人能做到像他这样打篮球如此好，所以本题选C。
8. Everyone will have to contribute ______.
E
[解析] 根据最后一段最后一句话“Instead of watching, McGrady's teammates will need to create a little art of their own.”可知，McGrady的队友们不是要旁观，而是需要形成他们自己的技术，也就是为了获胜，人人都要做出贡献。
第4部分：阅读理解 请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
第一篇 The New Technology Application
On a more mundane level, third-generation mobile telephones, despite all the delays and the billions squandered on 3G licenses by telecom firms, are still expected to offer consumers high-speed, always on mobile internet access, complete with video, in the next few years. Rapidly proliferating "WiFi" networks already offer wireless access on a local basis. Tiny tracking chips called radio-frequency identification devices are being used as pet passports. Soon they will be small, powerful and cheap enough to be implanted into everything form humans to milkcartons recording and transmitting real-time medical data, or serving as a form of inventory control. Sensors of every kind, including video cameras, should also become much smaller and cheaper. Forrester Research, a technology consultancy, predicts that 14 billion such devices will be connected to the internet by 2005. How rapidly such new technology is introduced will depend on a number of factors the state of the economy, the supply of investment capital and the appetite of consumers for new products or services! Fortunes will be made and lost many times over. But whatever happens, the power of computing and communications look set to continue to grow, and its price to fall, at a steady rate for the next few decades. That will make it possible, at least in rich countries, to record most human interactions, wherever and whenever they take place, and to store and analyze this ocean of data at low cost. For the sake of argument, this survey will assume that we are heading towards a networked society of ubiquitous, mobile communication capable of constant monitoring. Whether this arrives in 20, 30 or 4o years does not really matter. The point is that the destination seems not merely possible, but probable, so it is not too soon to ask: What do we want this technology to do? The internet has already thrown up a host of legal and political conundrums, but, these are only a small foretaste of the dilemmas about privacy, security, intellectual property and the nature of government itself that will have to be faced over the coming decades. The debate has already begun. This survey will outline some of main issues, and speculate on the way they are likely to go.
1. Radio-frequency identification devices ______.
A.are being used to offer wireless access
B.are usually used to offer high-speed, mobile internet access
C.are already cheap enough to be used as passports
D.ale expected to be used as a means to control inventory
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题答案在原文第一段。“Soon they will be small, powerful enough to be implanted into everything from humans to milk cartons, ...or serve as form of inventory control.”由此可见，D“无线电频率识别装置将可用来控制存货”为正确选项。
2. The first paragraph is mainly about ______.
A.the prospect of third-generation mobile telephones
B.the electronic devices which can be connected to the internet
C.the bright future of new technology application
D.the prediction given by Forrester Research, a technology consultancy
4. According to this passage, may not be what people are trying to pull off ______.
A.a networked society capable of constant monitoring
B.the widespread application of internet and related technologies
C.the invention of more devices which can be connected to the internet
D.mobile communications capable of internet access
A B C D
A
[解析] 原文第三段提到，我们有望在几十年内建成能够对所有的人际交往不间断监视的网络社会，然后提出问题：“What do we want this technology to do?”意味着这并不是我们所要实现的目标。
5. The dilemmas created by the use of internet may be about all of the following aspects, except ______.
A.copyrights
B.inventory control
C.constant monitoring
D.intellectual property
A B C D
B
[解析] 从原文第四段中，从句子“The internet has already thrown up a host of legal and political conundrums, but these are only a small foretaste of the dilemmas about privacy security intellectual property and the nature of government itself that will have to be faced over the coming decades”看出，版权、知识产权、隐私都是它带来的问题，只有B“库存控制”不是。
第二篇
第二篇 Health or Profit
Although there is no direct evidence that salt is the cause of high blood pressure ar "hypertension", there are studies which indicate that reducing salt intake lowers blood pressure. Some scientists are also concerned that excessive use of salt may cause asthma and kidney disease. Therefore most doctors would welcome a decision by food manufacturers to decrease the amount of salt in food. Many food manufacturers, however, are reluctant to reduce tile amount of salt. Salt is an important flavor enhancer and preservative. British Salt points out that salt is an essential nutrient and regular intake is required to maintain bodily functions. Moreover, according to British Salt, there are greater risk factors in hypertension, such as obesity (肥胖), lack of exercise, alcohol intake and smoking. Another reason why food producers are not keen on lowering the amount of salt is probably that they fear that less salt will mean lower sales. Not only will the sale of processed food containing salt decease but also the sale of soft drinks. A recent study, published in The Lancet of April 1999, proves that if manufacturers cut the salt content of food it will not necessarily affect the taste of the product. Anthony Rodgers and Bruce Neal conducted a study to examine the difference in taste between bread with standard and reduced salt content. Three types of whole-meal bread were prepared, identical in all respects except for salt content. One loaf contained the standard quantity, one loaf 10% reduced and one 20% reduced. Sixty participants, who did not know the salt content were asked to rate the taste on a scale from zero to ten. They also had to guess which loaf contained the standard, 10% reduced and 20% reduced quantity. Of the 180 guesses of salt content, 63 were correct, which is not different from what would be expected by chance. The study by Rodgers and Neal indicates that small reductions in salt content will not necessarily affect sales. If food manufacturers decide to diminish the amount of salt in food, blood pressure of the entire population will shift downwards, which may result in considerable health benefits. One of Britain's largest supermarkets, Asda, has already decided to decrease the amount of salt in its products. The Asda products will contain up to 25% less salt.
1. What brought about the demand for reduction of salt for food products?
A.Studies indicate that salt can cause high blood pressure.
B.Scientists think that the reduction of salt will reduce the possibility of asthma and kidney disease.
C.Doctors are sure that there is correlation between salt intake and many diseases.
D.Studies show that the reduced intake of salt may decrease the possibility of high blood pressure.
5. The author's attitude toward reducing salt in food is ______.
A.agree
B.negative
C.eclectic
D.inexplicit
A B C D
A
[解析] 在最后一段，作者把减低含盐量放在最后，看到了希望和效果，所以说作者持赞同的态度。
第三篇
第三篇 How does Organisms Ward off Invaders
The livelihood of each species in the vast and intricate assemblage of living things depends on the existence of other organisms. This interdependence is sometimes subtle, some times obvious. Perhaps the most straightforward dependence of one species on another occurs with parasites, organisms that live on or in other living things and derive nutrients directly from them. The parasitic way of life is widespread. A multitude of microorganisms (including viruses and bacteria, and an army of invertebrates or creatures lacking a spinal column (including crustaceans, insects, and many different types of worms) make their livings directly at the expense of other creatures. In the face of this onslaught, living things have evolved a variety of defense mechanisms for protecting their bodies from invasion by other organisms. Certain fungi and even some kinds of bacteria create substances known as antibiotics into their external environment. These substances are capable of killing or inhibiting the growth of various kinds of bacteria that also occupy the area, thereby eliminating or reducing the competition for nutrients. The same principle is used in defense against invaders in other groups of organisms. For example, when attacked by disease—causing fungi or bacteria, many kinds of plants produce chemicals that help to ward off the invaders. Members of the animal kingdom have developed a variety of defense mechanisms for dealing with parasites. Although these mechanisms vary considerably, all major groups of animals are capable of detecting and reacting to the presence of "foreign" cells. In fact, throughout the animal kingdom from sponges to certain types of worms shellfish, and all vertebrates (creatures possessing spinal column), there is evidence that transplants of cells or fragments of tissues into an animal are accepted only if they come from genetically compatible or closely related individuals. The ability to distinguish between "self" and "non-self", while present in all animals, is most efficient among vertebrates, which have developed an immune system as their defense mechanism. The immune system recognizes and takes action against foreign invaders and transplanted tissues that are treated as foreign cells.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.How parasites reproduce.
B.How organisms react to invaders.
C.How antibiotics work to cure disease.
D.How the immune system of vertebrates developed.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本文主要讨论有机体如何防御其他生命体的入侵。
2. The word "intricate" in line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.difficult
B.widespread
C.critical
D.complex
A B C D
D
[解析] 分析这个句子可知“intricate”与“vast”并列来修饰“assemblage of living things”。difficult“困难的”，widespread“广泛的”和critical“关键的”均不合适。揣测作者意图，可知complex“复杂的”符合题意，译为“浩瀚复杂的生命集合”。
3. According to the passage, some organisms produce antibiotics in order to ______.
A.prevent disease in humans
B.aid digestion
C.fight off other organism
D.create new types of nutrients
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题的设题点在第二段。根据第二段第二句“These substances are capable of killing or inhibiting the growth of various kinds of bacteria that also occupy the area, thereby eliminating or reducing the competition for nutrients.”可知，抗生素能够杀死或抑制其他不同菌类的生长。
4. According to the passage, a transplant of tissue between genetically incompatible organisms will result in the transplanted tissue ______.
Pressure increased recently on British supermarkets and retailers to reduce packaging as part of an anti-waste campaign. 1 Britain generates 4.6 million tons of household waste every year by packaging. Dozens of people have expressed anger at the excess of plastic wrapping. Campaigners have called on Britain to learn from other European countries. 2 When returned bottles are put in a vending machine (自动售货机), the deposit is refunded. Environmentalists warn that Britain lags behind in this. There were reports of growing unease among consumers over the amount of packaging they have to deal with. Trade standards officers also object to excessive packaging. 3 In response to a campaign by Britain's The Independent newspaper, leading supermarkets have pointed to various initiatives to win the public confidence. 4 But campaigners said retailers and the government could learn much from anti-waste practices on the Continent. In Sweden, non-recyclable batteries have been taxed since 1991 to encourage a switch to alternatives. 5 In Germany, plastic bags are unheard of in supermarkets and deposits are paid for reusable plastic and glass beverage bottles. A. In Belgium, when you buy something in a plastic or glass container, you make a deposit. B. This is because too much padding can give buyers a false impression of what they are buying. C. This has resulted in a 74 percent reduction in sales. D. Tesco said it was saving 112,000 tons of cardboard a year by switching to reusable plasticcrates (装货箱) for transporting its fresh produce. E. The campaign was initiated by The Independent newspaper. F. If a product is over-packaged, don't buy it.
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an occupation should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, 1 , most people make several job choices during their working lives, 2 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 3 position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should 4 enter into a broad flexible training program that will fit them for a field of work rather than for a single 5 Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans without benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing 6 about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis. Some drift from job to job. Others 7 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted. One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 8 real or imagined prestige. Too many high-school students or their parents for them choose the professional field, 9 both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 10 The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is no good reason for choosing it as life's work. 11 , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 12 of young people should give serious 13 to these fields. Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 14 life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take 15 for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
[解析] there fore“因此，所以”，因果之意；however“然而，可是”，转折之意；nevertheless“然而，不过”，转折之意；moreover“而且，此外”，表示递进。前面讲到“一种职业的真实或想象的声誉并不是选择它作为毕生工作的理由”，这里也用了否定词“not”，可见前后句子为递进关系，应该选用“moreover”。
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