1. When people become unemployed, it is loafing often worse than lack of wages.
A.laziness
B.poverty
C.idleness
D.inability
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：人没工作时，无所事事比没有薪水更糟糕。laziness：懒惰，例如：His laziness led to his failure．他的懒惰导致了失败。poverty：贫穷，例如：They live below the poverty line．他们生活在贫穷线之下。idleness：懒惰，无所事事，最符合题意，其形容词为：idle，例如：She didn't like to pass her time in idleness．她不愿意闲着，让时间白白度过。inability：无能，例如：inablity to work alone，无法独立工作。
2. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you smudge the new carpet.
A.crash
B.pollute
C.spot
D.stain
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：喝咖啡时小心不要弄脏新地毯。crash：撞坏，例如：The door crashed open．门撞开了。pollute：污染，例如：pollute the soil污染土壤。spot：认出，如：She spotted her friend in the crowd．她在人群中认出了她的朋友。stain：弄脏、染污，最符合题意，例如：His crimes stained the family honour．他的罪行玷污了家庭的名誉。
3. The government is trying to do something to boost better understanding between the two countries.
A.raise
B.increase
C.heighten
D.promote
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：政府正致力于增强两国的互相了解。raise，increase，heighten都有“提高”的意思。如：When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation．他看到校长时举手敬礼。It's the music to heighten the dramatic effect．那是用于提高戏剧效果的配乐。promote：促进、推动，最符合题意，例如：They promoted him to be a general．他们将他提拔为将军。
4. The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A.take out
B.break off
C.push in
D.dig up
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：牙医把他的坏牙齿拔掉了。take out：清除，除掉，最符合题意。extract：费力地拔出，抽出，例如：The dentist extracted her wisdom tooth．牙医拔掉了她的智齿。break off：分离，脱离，例如：We may break off relations with that country．我们有可能和那个国家断绝关系。push in：向里推，例如：Don't push in；wait in line like everyone else．别挤进来，要像大家一样挨个儿排队。dig up：挖出，例如：to dig up an old coin．挖出了一枚古硬币。
5. The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.
A.play
B.show
C.send
D.tell
A B C D
B
[解析] 本句意思：九月份经济依然有衰退的迹象。show：表现出，显示出，最符合题意。exhibit：显示，显出，例如：He exhibited great courage．他表现出极大的勇气。play：玩耍，演出。send：送，寄，派遣，例如：He was asked to send a telegram．他被叫去送一封电报了。tell：告诉，表明，显示，例如：Her face told her joy．她脸上流露出欢乐。
6. This table is strong and durable.
A.long-lasting
B.extensive
C.far-reaching
D.eternal
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：这个桌子结实耐用。long-lasting：长期的，持久的，最符合题意，例如：long-lasting friendship永久的友谊。durable：持久的，耐用的，例如：Is it durable?它耐用吗?extensive：广泛的，例如：extensive reading泛读。far-reaching：深远的。如：far-reaching reforms影响深远的改革。eternal：永恒的，永久的，例如：A wedding ring is a symbol of eternal love between a married couple．结婚戒指象征已婚夫妇之间永恒的爱。
7. He endured great pain before he finally expired.
A.fired
B.resigned
C.died
D.retreated
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：去世前他忍受了巨大的疼痛。die：死亡，逝去，最符合题意。expire：(正式词)断气，死亡，如：The protagonist expired in the final chapter．主角在故事最后一章死去。resign：辞职，例如：Mander resigned from office．曼德辞职了。retreat：撤退，退却，例如：Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat．我们的战士迫使敌人后退。
8. The girl is gazing at herself in the mirror.
A.smiling
B.laughing
C.shouting
D.staring
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：女孩盯着镜子里的自己。stare：目不转晴地盯着，最符合题意。gaze：凝视，注视；后接at，例如：The climbers stood on the top of the mountain．gazing at the splendid view．登山队员们站在山顶，凝视壮丽的景色。smile：微笑。laugh：带笑的，可笑的；注意laugh at是嘲笑的意思。shout：喊叫，呼喊，例如：You'd better stop shouting at the children．你最好别冲孩子们喊叫了。
9. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.
A.eats
B.drinks
C.buys
D.produces
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：杰克一天吃一磅奶酪。eat：吃，与consume在本句同义。drink：喝，例如：I don't drink and I've never played cards．我不喝酒，也从不打牌。buy：购买，例如：He bought a good book yesterday．他昨天买了本好书。produce：生产，例如：He produced three short plays between May and July．他从五月到七月创作了三部短剧。
10. Mary just told us a very fascinating story.
A.strange
B.frightening
C.difficult
D.interesting
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：玛丽给我们讲了一个非常有趣的故事。strange：奇怪的，陌生的，例如：He stood in a strange street．他站在一条陌生的街道上。frightening：吓人的．例如：Please turn off the frightening TV program．请把那可怕的电视节目关掉。difficult：困难的。interesting：有趣的，与fascinating近义，例如：Brewer is a very interesting man．布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
11. It's a gorgeous day anyway.
A.lovely
B.cold
C.normal
D.rainy
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思：不管怎么样这是美好的一天。lovely：可爱的，美好的，与gorgeous近义，如：The squirrel is a lovely small animal．松鼠是一种可爱的小动物。normal：正常的，正规的，例如：He received four years of normal education at college．他在犬学受了四年正规教育。rainy：下雨的，例如：Soon the rainy season sets in．很快雨季到了。
12. Her life is becoming more diverse.
A.generous
B.humorous
C.varied
D.romantic
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：她的生活正变得多姿多彩。generous：慷慨的，善良的，例如：She was always very generous in her charity．她行善时总是很慷慨。humorous：幽默的，例如：Mark Twain is a humorous American writer．马克·吐温是美国的幽默作家。varied：各种各样的，例如：They are rich in content and varied in style．它们内容丰富，风格多样。romantic：浪漫的，例如：The professor was a person with romantic ideals．那个教授是一个浪漫主义者。
13. Foreign military aid was prolonging the war.
A.broadening
B.worsening
C.extending
D.accelerating
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：外国军队援助延长了战争。broaden：拓宽，扩大，如：to broaden the commerce with other nations扩大与其他国家的贸易往来。worsen：恶化。extend：延伸，扩展，例如：You may extend the sense of a word．你可以扩大一个词的涵义。accelerate：加速，例如：Our country should accelerate the economic growth．我国应加快经济增长。
14. She was unwilling to go but she had no choice.
A.unable
B.indecisive
C.ready
D.reluctant
A B C D
D
[解析] 本句意思：她不愿意走但又别无选择。unable：不能的。indecisive：优柔寡断的，如：He's too indecisive to make a good leader．他优柔寡断，当不了好领导。ready：准备好的，例如：John is always ready with advice．约翰总是乐于给人出主意。reluctant：不情愿的，最符合题意，例如：tie gave me a reluctant assistance．他很不情愿地给了我帮助。
15. She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.
A.sick
B.weak
C.slim
D.pale
A B C D
C
[解析] 本句意思：她很苗条，手脚纤细。sick：有病的，例如：He fell sick with flu他得了流感。weak：虚弱的，例如：She spoke in a weak voice．她有气无力地说话。slim：苗条的，最符合题意，如：It is not good for young ladies to keep slim at the cost of their health．年轻女士牺牲健康来减肥是不可取的。pale：苍白的，例如：She has a pale face．她脸色苍白。
How does an earthquake start? What makes an earthquake happen? The rock of the earth's crust (地壳) may have a fault, a kind of break in the surface. The blocks which make up the earth move, and sometimes this may cause the sides of the fault to move up and down or lengthways (纵向地) against each other. When one piece of rock starts to rub on another with great force, a lot of energy is used. This energy is changed into vibrations (振动) and it is these vibrations that we reef as an earthquake. The vibrations can travel thousands of kilometers and so an earthquake in Turkey may be felt in Greece. What to do during an earthquake? At school As soon as the earthquake starts, students should get under the desks immediately and wait until the teacher tells them it is safe to come out. The teacher should, at the same time, go immediately to the teacher's desk, get underneath (在……下面) it and stay there till the danger is over. Students must not argue with the teacher or question instructions. As soon as the tremors (震动) stop, all students should walk towards the exit and go straight to the school playground or any open space such as a square or a park. They must wait there until the teacher tells them it is safe to go. At home If you are at home when the earthquake occurs, get immediately under the table in the living room or kitchen. Choose the biggest and strongest table you can find. You must not go anywhere near the window and don't go out onto the balcony (阳台). Once the tremors have stopped, you can come out from under the table but you must leave the building straight away. You should walk down the stairs and should not use the lift—there may be a power cut as a result of the earthquake and you could find yourself trapped inside the lift for hours. In the street If you are in the street when the earthquake takes place, do not stand near buildings, fences or walls—move away as quickly as possible and try to find a large open space to wait in. Standing under trees could also be dangerous.
1. People knew long ago how an earthquake starts.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
[解析] 文章没有谈到这方面信息。文章只是分析了地震的成因，但是没有涉及到人们早期对地震的了解。
2. Thousands of people were killed during an earthquake in Turkey.
3. As soon as an earthquake occurs, students should leave the building.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 本题给出的信息是错误的。原文是：As soon as the earthquake starts, students should get under the desks immediately and wait until the teacher tells them it is safe to come out．
4. Students should go to the school playground or an open space once the tremors stop.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 本题给出的信息正确。原文是：As soon as the tremors stop，all students should walk towards the exit and go straight to the school playground or any open space such as a square or a park．
5. If you are at home when an earthquake occurs, stand near a big table.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 本题给出的信息错误。原文是：If you are at home when the earthquake occurs，get immediately under the table in the living room or kitchen．
6. The best way to leave the building during an earthquake is to get into a lift.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 本题信息错误。原文是：You should walk down the stairs and should not use the lift—there may be a power cut as a result of the earthquake and you could find yourself trapped inside the lift for hours．
7. If you are in the street when an earthquake occurs, stay in a large open space.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
[解析] 给出的信息正确。原文是：If you are in the street when the earthquake takes place, do not stand near buildings, fences or walls—move away as quickly as possible and try to find a large open space to wait in．
1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed. Turn oil a light, take a photograph, watch TV, search the web, jet across the Pacific Ocean, talk on a cell phone (手机). The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze(错综复杂) of wrong turn. 2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edison's success in heating in thin line to white, hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey, US. He did that on October 22,1879 and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight (点亮着的) in an airless space for 45 hours. Three years later he went on to light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan, even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he turned it on, on September 4, 1882. 3 "Many of life's failures," the supreme innovator said," are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. " Before that magical moment in October 1879, Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light. But in only two cases did his experiments work. 4 No one likes failure, but the smart innovators learn from it. Mark Gumz, the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc. , attributes some of the company's successes in technology to understanding failure. His popular phrase is, "You only fail when you quit". 5 Over two centuries, the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence. That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing. Walt Disney, the founder of Disneyland, was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US $ 1.50 to get his shoes from the repair shop. Pioneering Car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T Car. 6 Failure is harder to bear in today's open, accelerated world. Hardly any innovation works the first time. But an impatient society and the media want instant success. When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time, a critic said nastily that the only difference between Geffen Records (Geffen's company)and the Titanic (the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music. Actually, it wasn't. After four years of losses, Geffen had so many hits (成功的) he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself. A．Importance of Learning from Failure B．Quality Shared by Most Innovators C．Edison's Innovation D．Edison's Comment on Failure E. Contributions Made by Innovators F. Miseries Endured by Innovators
A．he developed 3,000 theories B．he couldn't afford to buy a pair of shoes C．he found himself an unsuccessful man D．they quitted E. an innovation should work immediately F. failure is the mother of success
5. People often didn't realize how close they were to success when ______.
D
[解析] 当人们放弃时，他们没有意识到他们离成功多么近了。本题根据第三段的第一句话设计。quit和give up都有“放弃”的意思。He has given up smoking．他戒烟了。He has quit smoking．他戒烟了。
6. Before Henry Ford eventually developed the Model T car, ______.
Factory farming could soon enter a new era of mass production. Companies in the US are developing the technology needed to "clone" chickens on a massive scale. Once a chicken with desirable traits has been bred or genetically engineered, tens of thousands of eggs, which will hatch into identical copies, could roll off the production lines every hour. Billions of clones could be produced each year to supply chicken farms with birds that all grow at the same rate, have the same amount of meat and taste the same. This, at least, is the vision of the US's National Institute of Science and Technology, which has given Origen Therapeutics of Burlingame, California, and Embrex of North Carolina $ 4.7 million to help fund research. The prospect has alarmed animal welfare groups, who fear it could increase the suffering of farm birds. That's unlikely to put off the poultry industry, however, which wants disease resistant birds that grow faster on less food. "Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there. " says Mike Fitzgerald of Origen. To meet this demand, Origen aims to "create an animal that is effectively a clone", he says. Normal cloning doesn't work in birds because eggs can't be removed and implanted. Instead, the company is trying to bulk-grow embryonic stem cells taken from fertilized eggs as soon as they're laid. "The trick is to culture the cells without them starting to distinguish, so they remain pluripotent. " says Fitzgerald. Using a long-established technique, these donor cells will then be injected into the embryo of a freshly laid, fertilized recipient egg, forming a chick that is a "chimera". Strictly speaking, a chimera isn't a clone, because it contains cells from both donor and recipient. But Fitzgerald says it will be enough if, 95 percent of a chicken's body develops from donor cells. "In the poultry world, it doesn't matter if it's not 100 percent. " he says. Another challenge for Origen is to scale up production. To do this, it has teamed up with Embrex, which produces machines that can inject vaccines into up to 50,000 eggs an hour. Embrex is now trying to modify the machines to locate the embryo and inject the cells into precisely the right spot without killing it. In future, Origen imagines freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken. If orders come in for a particular strain, millions of eggs could be produced in months or even weeks. At present, maintaining all the varieties the market might call for is too expensive for breeders, and it takes years to bread enough chickens to produce the billions of eggs that farmers need.
1. Which statement is the best description of the new era of factory farming according to the first paragraph?
A.Eggs are all genetically engineered.
B.Thousands of eggs are produced every hour.
C.Cloned chickens are bulk-produced with the same growth rate, weight and taste.
D.Identical eggs can be hatched on the production lines.
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题是细节考查题。根据第一段：Companies in the US are developing the technology needed to“clone”chickens on a massive scale，并且鸡肉的数量和味道都是相同的，选项C最符合题意。
2. Which institution has offered $ 4.7 million to fund the research?
A.The US's National Institute of Science and Technology.
B.Origen therapeutics of Burlingame, California.
C.Embrex of North Carolina.
D.Animal welfare groups.
A B C D
A
[解析] 第二段开始就提到：This, at least, is the vision of the US's National Institute of Science and Technology, which has given Origen Therapeutics of Burlingame, California，and Embrex of North Carolina $4.7 million to help fund research．因此答案选A。
3. In the third paragraph, by saying "Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there". Mike Fitzgerald means that he wishes ______
A.chickens' quality could be maintained but with less investment.
B.chickens' taste could be improved but at less costs.
C.chickens' growth rate could be quickened but with less inputs.
D.chickens could grow to the same weight but with less feed.
After 10 seasons wearing the No. 8 on his back, Kobe Bryant will become No. 24 next season. The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last week has become a hot topic for debate. Bryant wore No. 24 when he was in early high school, but he changed to No. 33 in his senior year. He switched to No. 8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996, and has not been changed since. Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs (季后赛). So guessing Bryant's motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper columnists(专栏作家). There are all kinds of speculations. Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind and have a fresh start. He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the team as a whole. Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan. Jordan was famous for his No. 23 jersey(运动衫). Some, such as NBA Sport columnist Michael Venter, argue that it is "all about money". Bryant will make more money by selling new jerseys to his fans. Some speculations are more about fun. For example, there is an opinion that Kobe is actually just a diehard(非常执著的) fan of the popular TV drama"24". All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue. It seems that there is a lot of fuss (大惊小怪) over something that should be pretty simple. Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports, especially basketball. Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with that number for the rest of their career. When a great player retires, his team will honor him by retiring his number. To some extent, the jersey is the player, and the player is the jersey. Thus, when you see the famous No. 23 for the Chicago Bulls, you immediately think about Michael Jordan. A No. 32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O'Neal, and the Houston Rockets No. 11 belongs only to Yao Ming. Lots of stories are behind players' jersey number selections. Jordan said that he chose No. 23 because it was roughly half of 45．Jordan's elder brother wore the No. 45 in college. Yao Ming once revealed that the No. 11 stands for two people in love—meaning him and his girlfriend Ye Li.
Today petroleum (石油) provides around 40% of the world's energy needs, mostly fuelling automobiles. Coal is still used, mostly in power stations, to cover one-quarter of our energy needs, but it is the least efficient, unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel (矿物燃料). Natural gas reserves could fill some of the gap from oil, but reserves of that will not last into the 22nd century either. Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years. Less-polluting renewable energy sources offer a more practical long-term energy solution. "Renewable" refers to the fact that these resources are not used faster than they can be replaced. Hydroelectric (水力发电的) power is now the most common form of renewable energy, supplying around 20% of world electricity. China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest ever. At five times the size of the US's Hoover Dam, it's 26 turbines (涡轮机) will generate the equivalent energy of 18 coal-fired power stations. It will satisfy 3% of China's entire electricity demand. In 2003, the first commercial power station to use tidal (潮汐的) currents in the open sea opened in Norway. It is designed like windmill (风车), but others take the form of turbines. As prices fall, wind power has become the fastest growing type of electricity generation quadrupling (翻两番) worldwide between 1999 and 2005．Modern wind farms consist of turbines that generate electricity. Though it will be more expensive, there is more than enough wind to provide the world's entire energy needs. Wind farms come in onshore and offshore forms. They can often end up at spots of natural beauty, and are often unpopular with residents. And turbines are not totally harmless—they can interfere with radar, alter climate and kill sea birds. Scotland is building Europe's largest wind farm, which will power 200,000 homes. The UK's goal is to generate one-fifth of power from renewable sources, mainly wind, by 2020．But this may cause problems, because wind is unreliable.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is the most polluting energy resource?
Every spring, US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget. They consider faculty salaries, utility costs for dormitories, new building needs and repairs to old ones. They run the numbers and conclude—it seems, inevitably—that, yet again, the cost of tuition must go up. According to the US's College Board, the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004． 1 In 2005 and 2006, the numbers continued to rise. According to university officials, college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks. "Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year. " said the university's president, Dr Bill Brown. "Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the university's operating costs. " Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's. 2 Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the school's board of trustees(董事). 3 This board oversees (监管) all of a state's public institutions. John Durham, assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University (ECU), explains that state Law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free. Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education. 4 State residents attending ECU pay about US $10, 000 for tuition room and board before financial aid. Amid the news about continued increases in college costs, however, there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university. To receive financial aid, US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible (有资格的) for grants or loans. 5 A．The application is then sent to the student's university, where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much. B．At public universities, however, tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee, sometimes called the board of governors. C．The school currently charges US $ 23,410 a year for tuition. D．Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food. E. That's more than double the rate of inflation. F. The state government covers the rest.
Medical experts say most Americans do not get 1 sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before 2 with other activities. One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less 3 to die of disease. The study followed more than 2,300 Greek adults 4 about six years. Adult who rested for half an hour 5 three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap. Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve 6 by mitigating tension caused by work. Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the 7 of napping for many years. They urge people to 8 work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces 9 and accidents, and 10 increases the amount of work a person can do. Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel 11 . And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is 12 you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness 13 the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap 14 last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be 15 .
1.
A.sweet
B.sound
C.bad
D.enough
A B C D
D
[解析] 本段第二句说“more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day”，引导我们选择(not)enough。因为睡眠不够，才要中午“打个盹”。B与上下文意思不符，因为文章没有提到中午打盹的原因是晚上没有睡好。
[解析] 前半句说“people should not carry out important duties…”，后半句自然会想到“when they feel sleepy”。而when they feel ready/good/awake都说不通。
12.
A.all
B.few
C.any
D.nothing
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句的意思是：大约20分钟的打盹是你所需要的。所以，只有“About twenty minutes of rest is all you need”才说得通。
13.
A.unless
B.while
C.until
D.during
A B C D
C
[解析] 前半句说“this(指打盹)provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness”，后面接“while unless during the end of the day”不搭配，只有until(the end of the day)才是正确答案。
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