4. She longed for a chance to speak to Tom in private.
A.preferred
B.wanted
C.chose
D.asked for
A B C D
B
long for：渴望，和want(想要、希望)意思相近；prefer：喜欢、更喜欢；choose：选择；ask for：请求、寻求。
5. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences
A.force
B.total
C.small
D.similar
A B C D
B
6. They are worded about their capacity to invest in the future.
A.capital
B.ability
C.expense
D.reality
A B C D
B
[解析] 借助划线词所在的搭配结构“their capacity to invest他们投资的……”，判断B(能力)合适。该句含义是“他们担心他们将来投资的能力。”capital是“资本”；expense是“消耗，消费”；reality是“现实”。
7. Why can't you stop your eternal complaining?
A.long
B.everlasting
C.temporary
D.boring
A B C D
B
[解析] 划线词为形容词，意为“永恒的，永久的；似乎不停的”，与B项(永恒的，永久的；无休止的，令人厌倦的)意思相似，例：He believes in everlasting life after death．他相信死后有不朽的生命。A项意为“长的；长时间的，长期的”，例：It's an hour long. 这有一个钟头之久。C项意为“暂时的；临时的；短时间的”，例： They just reached a temporary agreement．他们只是达成一个临时协议。D项意为“无趣的，单调的，乏味的”，例：He is a boring person．他是个令人讨厌的人。
8. The company recommended that a new gas station be built here.
11. I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill．
A.excited
B.angry
C.lost
D.surprised
A B C D
D
[解析] 划线词为形容词，意思是“震凉的”，与D项surprised(吃惊的)为同义词，又如：She was surprised by the boy's intelligence．那男孩的智力使她很吃惊。A项意为“兴奋的”，例：I get excited whenever I hear the playing of our national anthem．每当听到我们国歌的演奏，我都很激动。B项意为“生气的”，例：I was angry with myself．我对自己很生气。C项意为“失去的”，例：The art of good conversation seems lost．高雅谈吐的艺术似已不复存在。
12. The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.
13. 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
hazard和danger意思相近：危险：危害。There is a widespread danger of disease in this area．在这个地区疾病有扩散的危险。protection：保护；防护。Insurance is a protection against unforeseeable misfortunes．保险是对不可预见的灾难的一种防护措施。indication：指示：迹象。Indications of a possible earthquake have been observed．人们观察到一些可能要地震的迹象。immunity：免疫力。Scientists are studying why some individuals have natural immunity to the disease．科学家们在研究为什么一些人对这种病有自然的免疫力。
14. Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.
A.velocities
B.impulses
C.ratios
D.atrocities
A B C D
A
[解析] 本句意思是“神经信号在神经及肌肉纤维里以每小时200公里的速度传递”。speed“速度”；velocity“速度，快速”。例如：The car was moving at such a velocity!那辆汽车的速度简直太快了!impulse“冲动”，如：He bought the house on an impulse．他一时冲动买下了这所房子。ratio“比率”，如：The ratio of schoolboys to schoolgirls is 2 to 1．男学生和女学生的比例是2比1。atrocities“暴行”，如：People were annoyed by his atrocity．他的暴行激怒了人们。只有选项A与speed含义相近。
15. Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them.
What do you know about the sea? We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it? The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more water than land. The sea covers three quarters of the world. The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places the depth of the sea is very great. There is one spot, near Japan, where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain were put into the sea at that place, there would be 2 kilometers of water above it! What a deep place! If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. At that place, there would be 2 kilometers of water above it. What a deep place! If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts. There is one sea, called the Dead Sea, which is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea! In most parts of the sea, there are plenty of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are millions of tiny living things that float in the sea. These floating things are so small that it is hard to see them. Many fish live by eating these. The sea can be very cold. Divers, who go deep down in the sea, know this. On the top the water may be warm. When the diver goes downwards, the sea becomes colder and colder. Another thing happens. When the diver goes deeper, the water above presses down on him. It squeezes him. Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal. But he cannot go very deep. Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship! They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it. They went down to a depth of eleven kilometers!
1. The sea looks beautiful when it is calm.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
第1段说“当阳光普照大海时，大海看起来很美丽”，但并没说“风平浪静”时也是如此。
2. The land takes up 25% of the world.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
第2段的最后一句话说海洋覆盖了地球四分之三的面积。
3. The sea is 6 kilometers in depth on average.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
第3段提及大海的深度，但并没说到“平均深度”。
4. The Dead Sea is so salty that nothing can live in it.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
C
第4段讲死海咸度大，鱼类不能生存，但并没说是全部的生物都不能生存。
5. The deeper one goes down in the sea, the fewer fishes and plants he can find.
6. The deeper a diver goes down in the sea, the greater water pressure he bears.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
A
第6段讲潜水员潜得越深，其承受的水压就越大。
7. Divers have to use a very strong diving ship when they want to go down to the deepest part of the sea mainly because it is extremely cold here.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
文章结尾说潜水员潜往深水区时，乘坐极其坚固的潜水船的理由是为了抵抗水压而不是为了防寒。
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子
Stanford University
1 Stanford University, famous as one of northern California's several institutions of higher learning, is sometimes called "the Harvard of the West. " The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco, a city thirty-two miles to the north, gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan (世界性的) flavor. 2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States. But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford, and many foreign students study here, as well. And standards for admission remain high. Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes. 3 Not only because of me high caliber(素质)of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate, Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's most respected scholars. The university staff has included many Nobel prize winners such as Dr. Felix Bloch, Dr. Robert Hofstadter, and Dr. William Shockley in physics. Dr. Author Kornberg and Dr. Joshua Lederberg in medicine. and Dr. Paul J. Flory and Dr. Linus Pauling in chemistry. The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence. Stanford'S undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law, and medicine are especially well-regarded. 4 What is student life like on "The Farm"? Culturally. the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities. P1ays, concerts, and operas are performed in the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater, where graduations are also held. Several film series are presented during the school year. Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus. In the evenings, many students gather to socialize in the Student Union's coffee house；here the beverages(饮料)and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor. For the sports—minded, the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities. Team spots, swimming, and track and field activity are a11. very much part of the Stanford picture. So are bicycling and jogging. 5 In addition to financial support from alumni(校友), Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic(慈善的)foundations。In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology, education, and atomic energy. At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program, financed in part by山e Ford Foundation's 25. million grant. Recently added to the campus are a new physics building, new school of business, new graduate school of law, new student union, and undergraduate library.
4. Paragraph 5______ . A. Colorful Life on Campus B. Intelligent Student Body C. School Administration D. Distinguished Faculty E. Substantial Financial Support F. The Harvard of the West
7. On the faculty of the university there are______ .
C
这里需要的是一个名词短语作句子的主语，如文中所说在教师中有一些世界上杰出的学者。
8. Financial support from both private organizations and the government has made possible______ . A. they can find the best students B. the university's academic advancement and physical extension C. some of the most distinguished scholars D. where a sports meet is held every year E. must have been the top student's in their classes F. must be hardworking
If there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet, it is the Rio Carnival (狂欢节). Held in Rio de Janeiro, the country's biggest city, the carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momo-the Lord of Misrule (无序之皇) On his orders, each year people turn the city into a paradise of dance and music. The following six days are so fun of parades, street dancing, fantastic clothes and partying (聚会) that many people forget about eating and sleeping. "It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me settle down in Rio. " said Bob Nadkarni, a British man who has lived in the city for several years. For many Brazilians, the centerpiece of the carnival is samba (桑巴舞) , a typical Brazilian dance. Every year, tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy in the streets, following the beat (节拍) of the Latin music. The climax to this street party is the float(彩车) parade, in which floats decorated with tons of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the city. On the top of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen, who is chosen at the end of the party. While most people are free to enjoy the celebrations. Rio's police officers have to keep a clear head. Following the murder of three officers in a gunfight early last week, the Brazilian Government has tightened security in Rio. The street fighting, robbery and sex crimes that accompany the carnival are very difficult to police. Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves, in honor of the city's founder who was said to have been raised by a she-wolf. Brazil gave new life to this tradition and so despite the troubles, the carnival will remain a symbol of the country's culture.
1. According to the passage, during the Carnival people in Rio did all of the following EXCEPT
A.dancing in the streets.
B.putting on colorful clothes.
C.eating a lot of food.
D.holding exciting parades.
A B C D
C
[解析] 问题是，在狂欢节，在下列的事情中，里约热内卢人不做哪一种?第二段的最后提到“many people forget about eating and sleeping”。因此，里约热内卢人在这个日子里，不可能去大吃大喝。
第二篇 Lifetime Employment In Japanese Companies In most large Japanese companies, there is a policy of lifetime employment. What this means is that when people leave school or university to join an enterprise, they can expect to remain with that organization until they retire. In effect, the employee gets job security for life, and can only be fired for serious mistakes in work. Even in times of business recession, he or she is free from the fear of being laid off. One result of this practice is that the Japanese worker identifies closely with his company and feels strong loyalty to it. By working hard for the company, he believes he is safeguarding his own future. It is not surprising that devotion to one's company is considered a great virtue in Japan. A man is often prepared to put his firm's interests before those of his immediate family. The job security guaranteed by this system influences the way employees approach their work. They tend to think in terms of what they can achieve throughout their career. This is because they are not judged on how they are performing during a short period of time. They can afford to take a longer perspective than their Western counterparts. This marriage between the employee and the company - the consequence of lifetime employment - may explain why Japanese workers seem positively to love the products their company is producing and why they are willing to stay on after work, for little overtime pay, to participate in earnest discussions about the quality control of their products.
1. Lifetime employment in the Japanese company means that the employee
A.leaves his company only when business is bad.
B.gets a job soon after he leaves school or university.
C.can work there throughout his career.
D.can have his serious mistakes in work corrected.
A B C D
C
2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A.Family and company interests are equally important.
B.The Japanese worker is very loyal to his company.
C.One's future is guaranteed through hard work.
D.Devotion to one's company is encouraged.
A B C D
A
3. Lifetime employment influences one's
A.achievements at work.
B.performance at work.
C.career options.
D.attitude toward work.
A B C D
D
4. The Japanese worker is fond of his company's products because of
A.his marriage with the daughter of the president.
B.the close link between him and his company.
C.his willingness to work overtime.
D.his active participation in quality control.
A B C D
B
5. The passage mainly discusses
A.how lifetime employment works in Japan.
B.what benefits lifetime employment has brought to Japanese workers,
C.what lifetime employment is.
D.how lifetime employment is viewed.
A B C D
A
第三篇 Spacing in Animals Flight Distance Any observant person has noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it flees. "Flight distance" is the terms used for this interspecies spacing. As a general rule, there is a positive relationship between the size of an animal and its flight distance — the larger the animal, the greater the distance it must keep between itself and the enemy. An antelope will flee when the enemy is as much as five hundred yards away. The wall lizard's flight distance, on the other hand is about six feet. Flight is the basic means of survival for mobile creatures. Critical Distance Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. "Critical distance" includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates the lion's critical distance, at which point the cornered lion reverses direction and begins slowly to stalk the man. Social Distance Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the group can be fatal for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group — that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group — it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when he exceeds its limits. We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group. Social distance varies from species to species. It is quite short — apparently only a few yards — among some animals, and quite long among others. Social distance is not always rigidly fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother's voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. This is readily observed among the baboons in a zoo. When the baby approaches a certain point, the mother reaches out to seize the end of its tail and pull it back to her. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shrinks. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of Flight Distance?
A.Distance between animals of the same species before fleeing.
B.Distance between large and small animals before fleeing.
C.Distance between an animal and its enemy before fleeing.
D.Distance between certain animal species before fleeing.
A B C D
C
此选项最符合原文对flight distance下的定义。
2. If an animal's critical distance is penetrated, it will
A.begin to attack.
B.try to hide.
C.begin to jump.
D.run away.
A B C D
A
当动物的关键距离被入侵时，动物将开始进攻。原句为：..., at which point the cornered lion reverses direction and begins slowly to stalk the man. ……这时走投无路的狮子调转头来，开始慢慢地逼近那个人。
3. According to the passage, social distance refers to
A.physical distance,
B.psychological distance.
C.physiological distance.
D.philosophical distance.
A B C D
B
根据文章相聚距离指心理距离。原句为：..., it is rather a psychological distance.
4. Which of the following could best replace the word "band" in "We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group" (in Paragraph 3)?
A.strip of land.
B.distance.
C.society.
D.community.
A B C D
A
从上下文看，band可解释为strip of land(地带)。
5. The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph shows that
A.social distance is not always needed.
B.there is no social distance among small children.
C.humans are different from animals in social distance.
D.social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors.
A B C D
D
最后的这个例子表明相聚距离的存在与否有时由外界因素决定。原句为：Social distance is not always rigidly fixed but is determined in part by the situation.
第5部分：补全短文
Robotic Highway Cones
A University of Nebraska professor has developed robotic cones and barrels. 1 . They can even be programmed to move on their own at any particular part of the day, said Shane Farritor, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Nebraska. For example, if workers arrived at 6 am, the cones could move from the side of the highway to block off the lane at that time. 2 . "It just seems like a very good application for robots," Farritor said. "The robotic cones would also help remove people from hazardous jobs on the highway putting barrels and cones into place," Farritor said in a report on his creation. 3 . The fund allowed Farritor to work on the project with graduate students at Nebraska and his assistant Steve Goddard. The robots are placed at the bottom of the cones and barrels and are small enough not to greatly change the appearance of the construction aides. "It would look exactly the same," Farritor said. "Normally there's a kind of rubbery, black base to them. 4 . Farritor has talked with officials from the Nebraska Department of Roads about how the robots would be most useful to what they might need The robots could come in handy following a slow-moving maintenance operation, like painting a stripe on a road or moving asphalt, where now the barrels have to be picked up and moved as the operation proceeds. "That way you don't have to block off a 10-mile strip for the operation." Farritor said. While prototypes have been made, they are not in use anywhere. Farritor said he has applied for a patent and is considering what to do next. 5 . He is also thinking about marketing the robots to roads departments and others across the country which may benefit from them. A. And they can return to the original place at the end of the day. B. He is thinking about starting a small business. C. Farritor was "Inventor of the Year" in 2003. D. Word on the idea began in 2002 using a National Academy of Sciences grant E. We replace that with a robot. F. These robotic cones and barrels can move out of the way, or into place, from computer commands made miles away.
1.
F
第1段要恢复的句子的内容应该与robotic cones and barrels有关。F句中的“These robotic cones and barrels”正好说明F句是第1句的后续句，these这个代词把第1、2句连接起来。第1、2句内容上是连贯的，证实第2句是第1句的后续句。
2.
A
本段第1句有两处与A句在内容上相连。第l句的at 6 am与A句的at the end of the day相对应；第2段第1句的move from the side of the highway与A句的return to the original place相连，所以A句是第1句的后续句。
本段的第4句“He is also thinking about…”中的also是一个重要的线索，说明前面一定出现过“he is thinking”。但是在前面两句中没有找到，那么本段中要恢复的句子一定是B句。
第6部分：完形填空
The American Family
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision **. When the children are 1 enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容) of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely 2 , and children are often allowed to do 3 they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him 4 question, and children are encouraged to be 5 at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom 6 far. Others think that a strong father image would not 7 the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to 8 their parental families by the time they have 9 their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a 10 , a kind of weak dependence. This pattern of independence often results in serious 11 for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live 12 the age of 70 The job-retirement age is 13 65. The children have left home, married, and 14 their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. 15 the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
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