immense表示“巨大的、极大的”，常用于形容时间、金钱、工作量、精力等等。Completing that project calls for an immense amount of time and fund．(完成那个项目需要大量的时间和资金的投入)。在四个选项中只有enormous具有“大”的意思。Extensive派生自动词extend,是“广泛、宽广”的意思。
4. 4 Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance.
A.possible
B.profitable
C.easy
D.wise
A B C D
D
advisable是“可取的、合适的”的意思，所以和wise“明智的”同义。句子的意思是：有时事先预订好旅馆是可取的。又如：The weather is so changeable that it is advisable to take an umbrella with you whenever you go out．(天气多变，出门带上雨伞不亏为明智之举)。Profitable是“有益的、有利润的”。
5. 5 The reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle.
A.fact
B.mystery
C.statement
D.game
A B C D
B
puzzle这个名词的意思是“令人困惑的事情或问题、不解之谜”。四个选项中只有mystery和它同义。又如：It is still a puzzle/mystery how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids．(古埃及人究竟怎样建造金字塔至今还是个没有解开的迷)。
8. 8 It seems that only Mary is eligible for the job.
A.prepared
B.trained
C.qualified
D.guided
A B C D
C
eligible是“具有资格做某事”的意思，后面跟介词for。Prepared for和trained for 固然都可以讲，但意思和eligible for不同，只有qualified for和eligible for同义。又如：To be eligible for the contest，one must have a CET 6 certificate．必须要有大学英语六级证书才有参赛资格。
9. This poem depicts the beautiful scenery of a town in the South.
It was the anti-globalization movement that really put globalization on the map. As a word it has existed since the 1960s, but the protests against this allegedly new process, which its opponents condemn as a way of ordering people's lives, brought globalization out of the financial and academic worlds and into everyday current affairs. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the business model called the "globalized" financial market came to be seen as an entity that could have more than just an economic impact on the parts of the world it touched. Globalization came to be seen as more than simply away of doing business, or running financial markets - it became a process. From then on the word took on a life of its own. So how does the globalized market work? It is modern communications that make it possible; for the British service sector to deal with its customers through a call centre in India, or for a sportswear (运动服) manufacturer to design its products in Europe, make them in south-east Asia and sell them in north America. But this is where the anti-globalization side gets stuck in (关注). If these practices replace domestic economic life with an economy that is heavily influenced or controlled from overseas, then the creation of a globalized economic model and the process of globalization can also be seen as a surrender of power to the corporations, or a means of keeping poorer nations in their place. Not everyone agrees that globalization is necessarily evil, or that globalized corporations are running the lives of individuals or are more powerful than nations. Some say that the spread of globalization, free markets and free trade into the developing world is the best way to beat poverty - the only problem is that free markets and free trade do not yet truly exist. Globalization can be seen as a positive, negative or even marginal process. And regardless of whether it works for good or ill, globalization's exact meaning will continue to be the subject of debate among those who oppose, support or simply observe it.
1. Globalization is a term used only in the financial and academic worlds.
2. Globalization can be best understood as a way of doing business.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
第二段里的这句话回答了这个问题：Globalization came to be seen as more than simply a way of doing business，or running financial markets。这句话里的more than不能理解为表示比较。这里的more than是它的另外一种用法，表示的是否定的意思。所以这句句子的意思是：全球化被认为不仅仅是做生意或者是管理金融市场的一种方式。又如；This is more than a difference in method；this is a difference in point of view concerning the problem．这不单单是方法上的分歧，而是对这个问题看法上的分歧。
3. Modern communications play an important role in globalization.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
communications这个词用的是复数，它的解释是“交通、通讯”。现代交通和通讯在全球化过程中所起的作用是无容置疑的。文章第三段的第二句话说：It is modern communications that make it(globalization)possible。
4. Britain has benefited quite a lot from globalization.
5. The opponents believe that globalization will keep the poorer nations in poverty.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
文章的第四段讲的是全球化的反对者对这个过程所带来的后果的看法，这一段的最后一句明白地说出了他们认为全球化给贫困国家会带来的后果：the creation of a globalized economic model and the process of globalization Can also be seen as a surrender of power to the corporations，or a means of keeping poorer nations in their place．(全球化经济模式的出现和全球化的过程可以被看作是把权力拱手交给跨国公司，或者说是一种使较为贫穷的国家保持现状的方法。)
6. The opponents think that globalized corporations have more power than nations.
1 Last week, a sample of the new US citizenship (公民身份) exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS). It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has, as the current test does, the new one asks why there are 13 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government, an applicant is asked to explain why there are three. 2 "The goal is to make it more meaningful," explains Emilio Gonzalez, director of the US-CIS. Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better "understanding and respect" for US civic (公民的) values, Gonzalez says. 3 The US isn't the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a "shared commitment" from immigrants for their adopted country's "values". In recent years, in addition to the usual requirement of language/work skills and economic status, several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test last November. In March, a new Dutch law took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test. It involved watching a video showing nude (裸体的) women bathing at beaches and gay (同性恋的) men kissing in public The aim was to ensure that "newcomers will be comfortable with the country's liberal social mores (风俗)". 4 Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades. But, today, the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting integration has become a major concern for European countries, after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes (少数民族聚居区 ) in France and the killing of Dutch public figures by religious extremists. 5 Officials believe that a person's attachment to a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate (同化) themselves. "Immigration is a culture war today. Is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?" says Ali Noorani, of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (难民辩护联盟).
1. A Preparation for taking a citizenship test B Citizenship tests in European countries C Importance of promoting integration D Necessity to know the branches of government E Different views on the new citizenship test F Goal of the new citizenship test 23. Paragraph 2 ______
5. A to know a lot more about the country B to watch a video C to help immigrants accept the new culture D to marry American citizens E to do low-skill jobs F to answer 27. The questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult ______.
7. In the Dutch citizenship test, all would-be immigrants are required ______.
B
这个答案在第三段里说的十分直白。荷兰的移民考试要求申请移民的人看一部录像。
8. Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little ______.
C
本题的答案在文章的最后一段里，这句话陈述了对新的公民身份考试的不同意见。如文中所述：the changes can do little to help people assimilate themselves，(这些变化对同化移民没有什么作用)。
第4部分：阅读理解 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇 Centers of the Great European Cities The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan atmosphere. Squares, plazas (广场) and arcades (拱廊) form the heart of Europe's cities. Venice in Italy has the Piazza San Marco - a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona, Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. London's Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats (杂技演员) and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop (背景) to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames. These vibrant (有活力的) hearts are the product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Report recently. "The reason people think Venice is so great today is you don't see all the mistakes," said Garreau, "Those have all been removed." Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car, so bars, restaurants and cafes were near to people's homes. Today, the focus of many Europeans' life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention, there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living and shopping locally. These people, together with tourists, provide the city centers with their reason for existence. Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famous enthusiastic conversationalists. This skill is developed over many hours spent chatting over espressos (浓咖啡) and cigarettes. Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere. People in Roman Catholic countries used to visit the Church on an almost daily basis. Entire communities would gather in the same building and then move out to the markets, cafes and bars in the surrounding streets. An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo. The huge marble cathedral in Florence, Italy is surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops, and caters (迎合) not only to the tourist crowds, but also the local community.
1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that each big city in Europe
对这个问题的回答在第四段里可以清楚地看到。这是社会历史学家Joel Garrau对美国一本杂志所说的话：“The reason people think Venice is so great is you don't see all the mistakes...Those have all been removed．”
4. What are Parisians famous for?
A.Their pursuit of independence.
B.Their enthusiasm for conversation.
C.Their ability to keep the city flourishing.
D.Their devotion to developing a multiple culture.
5. The writer cites the Duomo in the last paragraph as an example to illustrate that
A.there is a tight link between church and society.
B.all churches are magnificent.
C.old churches are very popular.
D.high-rise churches are impressive.
A B C D
A
最后一段第四行开始的一句话讲的很清楚；An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo。可见作者把the Duomo作为一个例子来说明教会和社会之间的密切关系。
第二篇 Doubtful Ways to Reduce and Increase Your Weight You hear this: "No wonder you are fat. All you ever do is eat." You feel sad: "I skip my breakfast and Supper. I run every morning and evening. What else can I do?" Basically you can do nothing. Your genes, not your life habits, determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it. Albert Stunkard of the University of Pennsylvania found from experiments that, "80 percent of the children of two obese (肥胖的) parents become obese, as compared with no more than 14 percent of the offspring of two parents of normal weight." How can obese people become normal or even thin through dieting? Well, dieting can be effective, but the health costs are tremendous. Jules Hirsch, a research physician at Rockefeller University, did a study of eight fat people. They were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day. After more than 10 weeks, the subjects lost 45kg on average. But after leaving the hospital, they all regained weight. The results were surprising: by metabolic (新拜代谢的) measurement, fat people who lost large amounts of weight seemed like they were starving. They had psychiatric problems. They dreamed of food or breaking their diet. They were anxious and depressed; some were suicidal. They hid food in their rooms. Researchers warn that it is possible that weight reduction doesn't result in normal weight, but in an abnormal state resembling that of starved non-obese people. Thin people, however, suffer from the opposite: They have to make a great effort to gain weight. Ethan Sims, of the University of Vermont, got prisoners to volunteer to gain weight. In four to six months, they ate as much as they could. They succeeded in increasing their weight by 20 to 25 percent. But months after the study ended, they were back to normal weight and stayed there. This does not mean that people are completely without hope in controlling their weight. It means that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly battle their genetic inheritance if they want to significantly lower their weight. The findings also provide evidence for something scientists thought was true - each person has a comfortable weight range. The range might be as much as 9kg. Someone might weigh 60-69kg without too much effort. But going above or below the natural weight range is difficult. The body resists by feeling hungry or full and changing the metabolism to push the weight back to the range it seeks.
1. What determines your weight?
A.Your working manner.
B.Your eating habit,
C.Your life style.
D.Your genes.
A B C D
D
第一段里的一句话把答案讲到非常明白：Your genes，not your life habits， determine your weight...
2. What did Jules Hirsch do to the eight fat people in his study?
A.He let them skip supper.
B.He let them skip breakfast.
C.He let them run every morning and evening.
D.He gave them a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day.
3. What happened to the eight fat people after they left the hospital?
A.They went mad.
B.They killed themselves.
C.They were back to normal weight.
D.They attempted suicide.
A B C D
C
本题的答案还是在第三段，依据的是这句话：But after leaving the hospital，they all regained weight。Regain weight即“重新又获得体重”，也就是恢复到他们原来的正常体重。
4. Ethan Sims made his subjects
A.battle their genetic inheritance.
B.increase their weight.
C.suffer from hunger.
D.lower their Weight.
A B C D
B
文章的第四段讲的是研究人员如何设法让瘦子增加体重。Ethan Sims从犯人中招募志愿者，设法让他们增加体重(Etham Sims got prisoners to volunteer to gain weight)。
5. What did scientists think was true?
A.Each person has a fixed weight range
B.Each person has a weight range of 9kg.
C.Each person wants to control his or her weight.
D.Each person wants to eat to his or her heart's content.
A B C D
A
答案在文章的最后—段，科学家们的研究发现证明了他们认为是正确的想法：每个人都有一个固定的体重幅度(each person has a comfortable weight range)。这个幅度可能高达9公斤，但并非每个人的幅度都是同样的9公斤，从而否定了干扰比较强的B项。
第三篇 Shaming Punishments Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga (长袍) as punishment. His crime? He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party. This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years, mostly imposed by local judges for less-serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft. They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent (威慑). For example, in Tennessee, Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters (商店货物扒手) stand outside Wal-Mart with signs that read, "I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie". "Alternative punishments like community service and fines don't convey moral condemnation (谴责) of the criminal," said Dan Kahan, a University of Chicago Law School professor, in an article published on the university's website. "They aren't shameful enough." Shaming punishments are sometimes called Scarlet (红色的) Letter punishments. The name comes from US author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, a woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothes as punishment for her adultery (通奸). However, University of Iowa law professor Andrew Hosmanek said there is an important difference between the shaming punishments of colonial America and those assigned in states like Tennessee. "Early societies often had a 're-acceptance' ceremony to welcome the offender back into main society," says Hosmanek. "Contemporary punishments in America lack this." Supporters of shaming punishment argue that public shaming is a good way of expressing community values. Some judges say shamed offenders seldom repeat their crimes. Others aren't so sure. "There is little evidence to suggest that shaming punishments are successful in preventing people from committing specific crimes. And a shamed criminal may face a hard battle to regain credibility in society," said Hosmanek. "So, a shaming punishment may force the offender into more crime to support himself." Experts also debate, shaming punishment's damage to human dignity. "Since the point is to shame, it's of course degrading (侮辱人格的)," said Linda Malone, director of the Human Rights and National Security Law Programme at William and Mary Law School. "US law only prohibits punishment that is 'cruel and unusual' - not 'inhuman and degrading. It's very difficult for a thief to prove that holding a sign in front of Wal-Mart is 'cruel and unusual'."
1. James Connolly was accused of all the following crimes EXCEPT
A.illegally possessing alcohol.
B.smuggling drugs,
C.drinking at an illegal age.
D.making too much noise at a party.
A B C D
B
James Connolly犯了哪些事在文章的第二段说的很清楚：underage drinking， illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party。这三项罪名分别和选项A、C、D相符，但他没有走私毒品(smuggling drugs)。
2. Which of the following punishments does NOT morally condemn a criminal?
A.Holding a sign that announces his or her crime.
B.Publishing his or her name on a website.
C.Apologizing for the crime in front of Wal-Mart.
D.Having to do useful work to help others without being paid.
A B C D
D
根据芝加哥大学法学院的一位教授在文章的第五段中所说：Alternative punishments like community service and fines don't convey moral condemnation of the criminal，通过为社区提供服务并不能达到对罪犯进行道德谴责的目的。
3. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, a woman is accused of
A.corruption.
B.bribery.
C.adultery.
D.theft.
A B C D
C
第六段简单介绍了Scarlet Letter的来源，这部小说的女主人公被指控犯了通奸罪：In this novel，a woman is forced to wear a scarlet letter“A”on her clothes as punishment for her adultery。
4. The word "suggest" in Paragraph 10 could be best replaced by
A.propose.
B.indicate.
C.assume.
D.explain.
A B C D
B
suggest这个动词有两个常用的意义，一个是“建议”，一个是“表明”。用于解释“建议”时，它后面的宾语从句里要用虚拟语气，如：I suggest you (should) take a dictionary with you。用于解释“表明”时，后面的宾语从句用陈述语气。文章里的 suggest后面的从句里用的是陈述语气，所以它是“表明”的意思，可以用indicate来代替。
5. What does US law forbid?
A.Cruel and unusual punishments.
B.Inhuman punishments.
C.Degrading punishments.
D.Shaming punishments.
A B C D
A
答案可见最后一段，美国的法律禁止punishment that is 'cruel and unusual'， 和 A完全一致。
When it comes to economic decisions, there are always trade-offs (取舍). Gain one thing and you lose something else. 1 The central argument of Michael Moore's movie "Sicko" - that the cure to the nation's health care problems is a single-payer system - is hardly novel and is certainly worth consideration, whether or not you agree with it. But in comparing the American system with single-payer plans of other countries - Britain, France, Canada and Cuba - Mr. Moore left out the trade-offs, characterizing those countries as health care paradises. 2 Kurt Loder, the film critic who is best known as the anchor (主持人) of "MTV News," wrote a critique (批评) of the film for MTV's website. "'Sicko,'" he said, "does a real service" in portraying (描绘) victims of American insurance companies - like the people who died because their only treatment options were considered "experimental" and therefore not covered 3 When "governments attempt to regulate the balance between a limited supply of health care and an unlimited demand for it, they're inevitably forced to ration treatment," Mr. Loder asserted 4 Mr. Loder cited the short film "Dead Meat," which presents anecdotes (轶事) of failure in the Canadian single-payer system. In its one-sidedness, "Dead Meat" might have made for a nice double feature with "Sicko," and left moviegoers with a more complete understanding of the complications of deciding on a health care system. 5 This all makes an otherwise "emotionally compelling film not necessarily an intellectually satisfying one," wrote Darren Barefoot, a Canadian blogger (博客作者). A Mr. Moore also decided to ignore problems in other countries, like France's high taxes and Britain's cash-short hospitals. B But the film as a whole, he concluded, is "breathtakingly meretricious (似是而非的)," in large part because of its characterizations of other countries' health care systems. C The problems have been noticed - and criticism is coming not just from Mr. Moore's detractors (诋毁者). D He ticked off a number of negative statistics to counter the positive ones offered by Mr. Moore. E Health care is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness. F This is particularly true in health care, a market in which scarce (稀罕的) goods are ridiculously expensive, but needed by everybody.
The whale is a mammal (哺乳动物) - warm-blooded, air-breathing, giving birth to its young alive, sucking them - and, like all mammals, originated on land. There are many signs of this. 1 front flippers (鳍肢), used for steering and stability, are traces of feet. Immense strength is built into the great body of the big whales, and in fact most of a whale's body is one gigantic muscle. The blue whale's pulling 2 has been estimated at 400 horsepower. One specimen was reported to have 3 a whaling vessel for seven hours at the 4 of eight knots. An enraged whale will attack a ship. A famous 5 of this was the fate of whaler Essex, which was sunk 6 the coast of South America early in the last century. More recently, steel ships have had their plates buckled (扭曲变形)in the same way. Sperm whales were known to 7 the old-time whaleboats in their jaws and crush them. The greatest mystery of whales is their diving ability. The sperm whale can 8 the bottom for his favorite food, the octopus (章鱼). 9 that search he is known to go as far down as 3,200 feet, where the pressure is 1,400 pounds, to the square inch. Doing 10 he will remain submerged (水下的) as long as one hour. Two feats (绝技) are involved in this: storing up enough 11 (all whales are air-breathed) and withstanding the great change in pressure. Just 12 he does it scientists have not determined. It is believed that some of the oxygen is stored in a special system of blood vessels, rather than just held in the lungs. And 13 is believed that a special kind of oil in his head is some sort of compensating mechanism that automatically adjusts the internal pressure of his body. But 14 you can't bring a live whale into the laboratory for study, no one 15 just how these things work.
1.
A.Their
B.It's
C.Theirs
D.Its
A B C D
D
这里要填入的只是个指称代词，即指出是谁的front flippers，前面在谈whale时用的是单数，所以这里要用单数的代词its。It's是It is的缩写，theirs是所谓的代词的绝对形式，表示代词their和它后面所加的名词，如；Theirs is a big house等于Their house is a big house。
so用来代替前面所说过的一个动作。这里它指的是sperm whale为了觅食潜至海底3,200英尺处。又如：She walks one hour every morning．Doing so，she expects to reduce her weight.她每天早上散步一小时，她想通过这个方式来减轻体重。
11.
A.water
B.oxygen
C.energy
D.heat
A B C D
B
store up的意思是“储存”。由于鲸鱼要在深海中停留一小时，它当然要有储存氧气的本领，所以这里要填入的是oxygen。
12.
A.what
B.who
C.how
D.which
A B C D
C
科学家只知道鲸鱼有储存氧气和抵御压力的绝技，但它究竟是怎么做到这一点的，他们却还不知道。注意这句句子里的宾语从句被移到前面来了。正常的语序是：Scientists have not determined how he does it.
13.
A.it
B.he
C.she
D.there
A B C D
A
这里用的是It is believed that...—句型，it是先行主语，代替后面的that从句，这个that从句是一个主语从句。
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