1. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
A.protection
B.indication
C.immunity
D.danger
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：化学物质的使用会给实验室的工人带来一定的危险。hazard是危险的意思，只有D项符合。protection：保护。例如：consumer protection消费者保障。indication：指示，迹象。例如：There is every indication of a change in the weather．各种迹象表明天气很可能发生变化。immunity：免除，豁免。如：diplomatic immunity外交豁免权。
2. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
A.solve
B.determine
C.untie
D.complete
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：他们同意用和平的方式来解决争议。dispute：争议。根据搭配，只有A符合这个意思。determine：下决心，确定。例如：The amount of rainfall determines the size of the crop．降雨量决定着收成的好坏。untie：解开。如：to untie the string解开绳子。complete：完成。如：to complete the task完成任务。
3. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
A.wept
B.cried
C.ran
D.shook
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：当孩子们见到警察的时候他们因为恐惧而颤抖。fear：恐惧。shook是动词shake(颤抖)的过去式，例如：She was shaking with laughter．她笑的浑身颤抖。wept是动词weep(哭泣)的过去式，例如：When he heard the news he broke down and wept．他听到这个消息时控制不住感情，哭了起来。
4. We have got to abide by the rules.
A.stick to
B.persist in
C.safeguard
D.apply
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：我们要遵守规则。abide by：遵守。而stick to有“坚持、遵守”的意思，例如：I'm going to stick to my decision．我会坚守自己的决定。persist in：坚持。例如：Must you persist in misunderstanding me?你一定要执意误解我的意思吗?safeguard：捍卫。如：The law contains new safeguards to protect consumers．这一法律中包含了保护消费者利益的新的保障措施。apply：应用。如：Apply as much force as necessary．需要多少力量就用多少。
5. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
A.extends
B.stretches
C.broadens
D.traverses
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：那条河向东流时河面大大加宽了。widen：使变宽。C选项broad后加+en构成动词，意思和widen相同，例如：Travel broadens the mind．旅行开阔人的心窍。extend：扩充，延伸。如：The hot weather extended into October．炎热的天气一直持续到十月。stretch：伸展，伸长。如：to stretch the arms伸展胳膊。traverse：横贯，横穿。如：The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes．探照灯扫过天空搜寻敌机。
6. This is a subject that has now moved into the political domain.
A.extent
B.zone
C.area
D.competition
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：这是一个已经进入政治领域的一个问题。domain：领域。C和它意思相近，也表示领域、范围的意思。extent：限度，长度。如：From the moon you can see the full extent of the Sahara desert．从月球上能看到撒哈拉沙漠的全貌。zone：区域。competition：比赛，竞争。如：a crossword competition填字游戏。
7. She is noted for her generous contribution for the relief of the poor.
A.charged
B.accused
C.famous
D.responsible
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：她以济贫慷慨而著称。be noted for：以……著称：charge for：索取，向收费。如：They charged a heavy tax on imposed wine．他们对进口酒征收重税。accused of：起诉。如：He was accused of murdering．他被指控犯了谋杀罪。responsible for：对……负责任。例如：Who is responsible for this terrible mess?谁应该对这一团糟的局面负责。
8. He rolled up his trouser leg to exhibit his wounded knee.
A.spread
B.open
C.show
D.examine
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：他卷起裤腿露出他受伤的膝盖。exhibit和show意思相同，表示展示，显露的意思。spread：传播。例如：to spread the good news传播好消息。examine：检查。例如：The doctor examined her carefully．医生仔细地检查她的身体。open：打开，开放。如：The bank opens from 9:00 to 15:00 during holidays．那家银行节假日上午九点到下午三点营业。
9. You startled me when you shouted.
A.threatened
B.frightened
C.interrupted
D.troubled
A B C D
B
[解析] 本句意思：你的喊声吓了我一跳。frighten和startle同义，惊吓，使……害怕。用法为to frighten somebody into doing something威吓某人做某事。threaten：威胁。例如：The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not return to work．罢工者受到威胁，如果他们不复工，就会被解雇。interrupt：打断，插话。例如：You’d better not interrupt her study．你最好不要打扰她的学习。
10. It is said the houses along this street will soon be demolished.
A.pulled down
B.pulled up
C.pulled off
D.pulled in
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：据说沿街的房子很快就会被拆除。本题考查动词短语的用法。demolish：清除，拆除。如：to demolish a system废除一项制度。pull down：拆掉。例如：My old school was pulled down．我原来的学校被拆掉了。pull up：拔掉，拔起来。如：The farmer pulled up the weeds in the field．农民在地里拔草。pull in(to)/off：进站/驶离(车站)。例如：We pulled into/off the station to get some food．我们进站/离开车站找些食物。
11. We usually choose to play PC games as an amusement.
A.entertainment
B.profile
C.complement
D.obedience
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：我们喜欢玩电脑游戏作为消遣。amusement和entertainment都有娱乐，消遣的意思。如：It is time that the entertainment industry of China reformed itself．该是中国的娱乐产业对自身进行改革的时候了。profile：简介。如：a job profile工作简介。complement：补充。例如：some fruit everyday will be a nice complement to your nutrition．每天吃一点水果是很好的营养补充。obedience的意思是服从，它是动词obey的名词。
12. Supplies were parachuted into the earthquake zone.
A.suburb
B.valley
C.district
D.pine
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：救援物资已空投到地震灾区。suburb：郊区。例如：Don't you get bored living out here in the suburbs?你是否厌倦了住在郊区? valley：山谷，河谷。例如：the Red River Valley红河谷。pine：松树。zone和district同义，表示地区，区域，例如：rural/financial/central business district(CBD) ：农业区/金融区/中央商务区。
13. He made a summary of what had been done.
A.outline
B.motion
C.document
D.title
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：他把完成的工作做了总结。outline有“提纲、总结”的意思。例如：an outline of world history世界历史概况。motion：动作，提议。如：What's your opinion of the motion?你认为这项提议怎样?document：文献。例如：His research was based 0n abundant document．他的研究有充足的文献支持。title：题目。title of a book/essay：书名/文章题目。
14. I haven't entered your name and occupation yet.
A.distribution
B.career
C.argument
D.mineral
A B C D
B
[解析] 本句意思：我尚未输入你的名字和职业。occupation：职业。career：职业，生涯。例如；His career as an English teacher didn't last long．他担任英语老师的时间很短。distribution：分布。例如：the uneven distribution of key middle schools in this city该城市分布不均的重点中学。argument：论点，争论。例如：They had a heated argument over the matter．他们就这件事进行了激烈的争论。mineral：矿物质。
15. Long skirts have come into fashion again. Faded jeans are still in fashion too.
A.ceremony
B.virtue
C.mission
D.style
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：长裙子又流行起来。漂浅的牛仔裤也还很时髦。fashion和style用法相同，都为be in/out of fashion/style：流行，时尚/不流行，不时髦；两者的意思也相同。ceremony：仪式。例如：opening/closing ceremony：开幕式/闭幕式。virtue：美德。例如：Honesty is one of the virtues that we should cherish．诚实是我们应该珍惜的美德之一。mission：使命。例如：the peacekeeping mission维和使命。
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game. Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket. Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, state-wide high school matches are held yearly. Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do "not assemble" primarily to see the horses race, hut to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
1. Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old, in the US.
2. Professional baseball teams can continue to play for a long period of time in the fall after the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 本题给出的信息正确。文章第二段：Baseball is…played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall．此处well修饰into，表明棒球是春夏两季的赛事，而职业棒球队的比赛则一直打到秋季。
3. Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 本题给出的信息正确。文章第二段的最后一句提到：perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket．所以该判断正确。
4. Football can be classified as a spectator sport.
1 Museums have changed. They are no longer places for the privileged few or for bored vacationers to visit on rainy days. Action and democracy are words used in descriptions of museums now. 2 At a science museum in Ontario, Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, you can look at 17th century instruments while listening to their music. At the Modern Museum in Sweden, you can put on costumes provided by the Stockholm Opera. As these examples show, museums are reaching out to new audiences, particularly the young, the poor, and the less educated members of the population. As a result, attendance is increasing. 3 More and more, museums directors are realizing that people learn best when they can somehow become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, for example, there are no guided tours. The visitor is encouraged to touch, listen, operate, and experiment so as to discover scientific principles for himself. He can have the experience of operating a spaceship or a computer. He can experiment with glass blowing and paper making. The purpose is not only to provide fun but also to help people feel at home in the world of science. The theory is that people who do not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to best advantage. Many museums now provide educational services and children's departments. In addition to the usual displays, they also offer film showings and dance programs. Instead of being places that one "should" visit, they are places to enjoy. 4 One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and leisure time. Another cause is the rising percentage of young people in the population. Many of these young people are college students or college graduates. They are better educated than their parents. They see things in a new and different way. They are not content to stand and look at works of art ; they want art they can participate in. The same is true of science and history. In the US, certain groups who formerly were too poor to care about anything beyond the basic needs of daily life are now becoming curious about the world around them. The young people in these groups, like young people in general, have benefited from a better education than their parents received. All these groups, and the rest of the population as well have been influenced by television, which has taught them about other places and other times. 5 The effect of all this has been to change existing museums and to encourage, the building of new ones. In the US and Canada alone, there are now more than 6,000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago. About half of them are devoted to history, and the rest are evenly divided between the arts and sciences. The number of visitors, according to the American Association of museums, has risen to more than 700 million a year. 6 In fact, the crowds of visitors at some museums are creating a major problem. Admission to museums has always been either free or very inexpensive, but now some museums are charging entrance fees for the first time or raising their prices. Even when raised, however, entrance fees are generally too low to support a museum, with its usually large building and its highly trained staff. A．Causes of Changes B．Increasing Number of Museums and Visitors C．Museums Getting Closer to More Spectators D．Movies Shown in Museums E. New Notions about the Management of Museums F. Places to Visit
1. Paragraph 2 ______
C
[解析] 文章第二段举了几个例子说明博物馆正对更多的观众开放，包括：particularly the young, the poor, and the less educated members of the population. spectator：观众。
A．have higher demands of museums B．are open to more people with different social background C．to lengthen their opening hours D．charge too little for admission E. have been built and open to public F. by lowering the admission fees
5. Now museums are no longer restricted to the privileged few, but ______.
B
[解析] but表示意思的转折，前面句子提到博物馆只限少数特权阶层，后面说它面向更多的普通大众。
6. With the development of society, people, especially the young people, ______.
A
[解析] 此处只有主语，缺少谓语，根据文章内容，所以选A合适。
7. To meet the needs of society, more museums ______.
E
[解析] 句子主语后面需要一个谓语，按照第五段的意思E合适。
8. Two major problems for museums are that they have too many visitors and they ______.
British scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil containing salt water. Their work may enable abandoned farms to become productive once more. Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex University's School of Biological Sciences, have spent several years researching how crops, such as rice, could be made to grow in water that has become salty. The pair have recently begun a three-year programme, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to establish which genes enable some plants to survive salty conditions. The aim is to breed this capability into crops, starting with rice. It is estimated that each year more than 10m hectares(公顷) of agricultural land are lost because salt gets into the soil and stunts(妨碍生长) plants. The problem is caused by several factors. In the tropics, mangroves(红树林) that create swamps(沼泽) and traditionally formed barriers to sea water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean, a series of droughts have caused the water table to drop, allowing sea water to seep(渗透) in. In Latin America, irrigation often causes problems when water is evaporated(蒸发) by the heat, leaving salt deposits behind. Excess salt then enters the plants and prevents them functioning normally. Heavy concentrations of minerals in the plants stop them drawing up the water they need to survive. To overcome these problems, Flowers and Yeo decided to breed rice plants that take in very little slat and store what they do absorb in cells that do not affect the plants' growth. They have started to breed these characteristics into a new rice crop, but it will take about eight harvests before the resulting seeds are ready to be considered for commercial use. Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known, Flowers and Yeo will try to breed the appropriate genes into all manners of crops and plants. Land that has been abandoned to nature will then be able to bloom again, providing much needed food in the poorer countries of the world.
1. Which of the following statements about Flowers and Yeo is true?
A.They are students at Sussex University.
B.They are rice breeders.
C.They are husband and wife.
D.They are colleagues at an institution of higher learning.
The first walking robot capable of carrying a person unveiled on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Its creators at Waseda University in Tokyo and the Japanese robotics company Tmsuk hope their two-leg-ged creation will one day enable wheel-chair users to climb up and down the stairs and assist the movement of heavy goods over uneven ground. The battery-powered robot, code-named WL-16, is essentially an aluminium chair mounted on two sets of telescopic poles. The poles are bolted to flat plates which act as feet. WL-16 uses 12 actuators (传动装置) to move forwards, backwards and sideways while carrying an adult weighing up to 60 kilograms (130 pounds). The robot can adjust its body and walk smoothly even if the person it is carrying shifts in the chair. At present it can only step up or down A few millimeters, but the team plans to make it capable of dealing with a normal flight of stairs. "I believe this bipedal (两足的) robot, which I prefer to call a two-legged walking chair rather than a wheel-chair, will eventually enable people to go up and down the stairs. " said Atsuo Takanishi, from Waseda University. "We have had strong robots for some time but usually they have been manipulators, they have not been geared to carrying people around. " says Ron Arkin, at the Georgia Institute of Technology and robotics consultant for Sony. "But I don't know how safe and how user-friendly WL-16 is. " Tmsuk chief executive Yoichi Takamoto argues that bipedal or multi-legged robots will be more useful than so-called "caterpillar (毛毛虫) models" for moving over uneven ground. WL-16's normal walking step measures 30 centimeters, but it can stretch its legs to 136 cm a part. The prototype (原型) is currently radio-controlled, but the research team plans to equip it with a stick-like controller for the user in future. Takanishi said it will take "at least two years" to develop the WL-16 prototype into a working model. Smaller, ground-hugging (紧贴地面行走的) robots have been developed to pass across tricky ground. One maggot-like (像蛆一样的) device uses a magnetic fluid to pulse its way along, while another snake-like robot uses smart software to devise new movement strategies if the landscape affects any one part. One ball-shaped robot even uses a leap-and-bounce approach to travel over rough territory. But none of these are big or strong enough to carry a person too.
1. The robot presented to the public on Friday in Tokyo, Japan ______
[解析] 考查细节。相关内容在第四段。But I don't know how safe and how user friendly WL-16 is．可以看出选项D“他对WL-16的安全性不确定”与原文相符。因此选D．
4. Which of the following is true of WL-16?
A.It can only move forwards and backwards.
B.It is a caterpillar model.
C.It can walk with a step of up to 136 cm.
D.It is equipped with a stick-like controller.
A B C D
C
[解析] 题目是：下列哪个选项对WL-16的描述是正确的。原文提到WL-16's normal walking step measures 30 centimeters, but it can stretch its legs to 136 cm apart．选项C的描述“它能一步跨136厘米”和原文一致，所以C正确。
5. Which type of robot is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph?
You must be familiar with the situation: Dad's driving, Mum's telling him where to go. He's sure that they need to turn left. But she says it's not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women? They both do, a new study says. but in different ways. Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks(地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head. "Women tend to be more detailed," said Edward Cornell, who led the study. "While men tend to be a little bit faster and a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的). " In fact, said Cornell. "sense of direction" isn't one skill but two. The first is the "survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is ,where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right. The second skill is the "route method". This is when you use a series of directions. You start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill, and then you see the supermarket. Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions. Both work, and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on. The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, women's sense of space was based on learning certain routes.
1. When finding his way Dad tends to rely on ______
A.his intuitive knowledge.
B.his book knowledge.
C.Mum's assistance.
D.the police's assistance.
A B C D
A
[解析] 问题是：找路时爸爸依赖的是什么?第四段的最后讲到男人时作者用了这么一个短语：a little bit more intuitive，直觉感知更多一些。可见A是正确答案。类似的描述也见于第三段。
2. Women are more likely to use ______
A.the survey method.
B.the traditional method.
C.the route method.
D.the right method.
A B C D
C
[解析] 问题是：女人倾向于用什么方法?前三个分别是测量法、传统法和路线法。文章第四段说：…while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions…即女人试图先把整个路线详详细细地记住，然后跟着脑子里的线路走。因此，C是正确答案。
3. Which works better, the route method or the survey method?
A.The survey method.
B.The route method.
C.Either.
D.Neither.
A B C D
D
[解析] 问题是：路线法和测量法哪种更好些?倒数第四段提到Both work, and neither is better．两种都可以，没有那种更好，可见D是正确的。
The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero, Ashley Smith, with the Federal Bureau of investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind. 1 She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side. "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really afraid," she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33．He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse(法院) on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent. 2 Nichols tied Smith up with tape, hut released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life. "I told him if he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy. " she said. In order to calm the man down, she read to him from "The Purpose-Driven Life", a best-selling religious book. He asked her to repeat a paragraph about "what you thought your purpose in life was, what talents were you given. " 3 "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust. " Smith said. Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her. He said he thought "I was an angel sent from God, and we were Christian sister and brother. " she said. "And that he was lost, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people. " 4 She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage (报道) of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that's me. " Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots more people are going to get hurt. " Eventually, he let her go. 5 a US $ 60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible (有资格的)for that money. A．The local police were searching for him. B．Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. C．Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols. D．She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave. E. And the two of them discussed this topic. F. Then she called the police.
Before 1933, and particularly during the period 1929—1933, bank failures were not uncommon. 1 a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be 2 , depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and begin to make large withdrawals. 3 the bank had only a small number of its deposits backed by currency, the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals, and most depositors 4 their money. Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash position by (55) some of its loans and not making additional ones. In 1933, the number of bank failures 5 a peak, forcing the federal government to intervene and 6 the banks temporarily. To help restore the public's confidence 7 banks and strengthen the banking community, Congress passed legislation setting up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 8 corporation, an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual savings and commercial bank deposits for 9 $100,000 per deposit. The FDIC has 10 its insurance found by charging member institutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits. As a result of the protection provided by the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision, bank failures have been 11 to a few isolated instances. When deposits are federally insured, people 12 rush to withdraw their money if they 13 the financial condition of their bank. The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust their cash credit balance, and this action helps to reduce the 14 of bankruptcy.
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