1. Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no ______ but to report him to the local police.
A.time
B.chance
C.authority
D.alternative
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题空格处是说只能向当地警察局报告,没有其他选择。D项“alternative选择”符合题意,如:There was no other alternative but to fight till the victory.(除了战斗直到胜利,别无选择。)其他三项“authority权威性,决定权;time时间;chance机会”都不正确。
2. Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seemed to ______ regret.
A.teem with
B.brim with
C.come with
D.look with
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题空格处是说充满了悔意。B项“brim with充满……,……满得快要溢出”符合题意,如:Her eyes brimmed over with sympathetic tears.(她的眼睛里充满了同情的泪水。)其他三项中,teem with也是“充满”,但一般与数量有关,不与抽象名词连用;come with的意思是“以……出现”;look with的意思是“以……方式去看”,都与题意不符。
3. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a ______ future behind him.
A.splendid
B.conspicuous
C.uproarious
D.imminent
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题空格处是说老人有辉煌的过去。A项“splendid辉煌的”符合题意,如: The splendid image of Lei Feng will forever live in the hearts of the people.(雷锋的光辉形象永远留在人民的心里。)其他三项“imminent将要发生的;uproarious喧嚣的,令人捧腹大笑的;conspicuous显著的,令人注目的”都不正确。
4. That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only ______ necessity.
A.within reach of
B.for fear of
C.by means of
D.in case of
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据上下文,本题空格处应该是说在需要的时候或万不得已的时候,D项“in case of假如,万一”符合题意。其他三项“for fear of生怕,以免;within reach of在可及范围之内;by means of用,依靠”都不正确。
5. A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or express the emotion that it ______ in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond.
A.reflects
B.retains
C.rouses
D.radiates
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题中,C项“rouse引起,唤起”符合题意,如:He was roused to anger by the insult.(他由于受到侮辱而被激怒。)其他三项“reflect反射,考虑;retain保留,维持;radiate发光,射出”都不正确。
6. ______ the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8~10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated.
8. I am to inform you, that you may, if you wish, attend the inquiry, and at the inspectors discretion state your case ______ or through an entrusted representative.
A.in person
B.in depth
C.in secret
D.in excess
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题空格处是说亲自讲述你的案情。A项“in person亲自,本人”符合题意。如:applied for the job in person.(亲自应聘这项工作)。其他三项“in depth深入;in secret秘密地;in excess超过”都不正确。
9. In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by "being ______, " being open to all kinds of art.
A.gratifying
B.predominating
C.excelling
D.accommodating
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题空格处后面的“being open to all kinks of art”应当视作对空格处词的进一步解释。D项“accommodating友好的,愿意给予合作的”符合题意。其他三项“gratifying使满足;predominating占主导地位;excelling超过的”都不正确。
10. In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens ______ the 1st grade.
A.leads
B.precedes
C.forwards
D.advances
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题是说在有些国家,小学一年级之前有幼儿园的学前教育。B项“precede先于……”符合题意,如;The tourists were preceded by their guide.(向导走在游客的前面。)其他三项“lead领导,指引;forward递送,转寄;advance提前”都不正确。
11. Desert plants ______ two categories according to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought.
12. In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which ______ all other sounds.
A.dwarfed
B.diminished
C.drowned
D.devastated
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题空格处是说飞机发动机的声音掩盖了所有其他的声音。C项“drown掩盖(噪音)”符合题意,如:The cheers of the audience drowned the professor's voice, (听众的欢呼声淹没了这位教授的声音。)其他三项“dwarf使相形见绌;diminish减少,缩小;devastate毁灭,破坏”都不正确。
13. Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not ______ and should be avoided if possible.
15. Since neither side was ready to ______ what was necessary for peace, hostility was resumed in 1980.
A.precede
B.recede
C.concede
D.intercede
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题空格处是说双方都不准备让步。C项“concede让步”符合题意,如: After the First World War,Germany conceded its neighbours much valuable land.(第一次世界大战后,德国让与其邻国许多宝贵的领土。)其他三项“recede后退,撤销;precede在……前,先于;intercede仲裁,说情”都不正确。
16. Such an ______ act of hostility can only lead to war.
17. ______ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual.
A.Recreation
B.Transaction
C.Disclosure
D.Exposure
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题是说无论是在工作还是日常生活中,对于不同的价值观念和期待—都会使个体很紧张。D项“Exposure暴露,置身于”符合题意,如:He nearly died of exposure on the cold mountain.(他在寒冷的高山上差一点被冻死)。其他三项“Disclosure揭发,泄露;Transaction处理,执行;Recreation消遣,娱乐”都不正确。
18. It would then be replaced by an interim government, which would ______ be replaced by a permanent government after four months.
19. Haven't I told you I don't want you keeping ______ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys?
A.company
B.acquaintance
C.friends
D.place
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题中,keep company with someone的意思是“与某人为伴、交往”,因此 A项符合题意。keep friends with的意思是“与某人保持友好关系”,不如keep company with意义确切;acquaintance常用于make somebody's acquaintance结构中,意为“初次结识某人”。
20. Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply ______ every cheat in the marketplace.
A.at the mercy of
B.in lieu of
C.by courtesy of
D.for the price of
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题空格处是说消费者对在集市上被骗毫无办法。A项“at the mercy of任……摆布,在……前毫无办法”符合题意。其他三项中,in lieu of的意思是“替代”; by courtesy of的意思是“在……的允许下”;for the price of不是固定用法,都不正确。
21. (The auctioneer) must know (fair) accurately the current (market values) of the goods (he is) selling. A. The auctioneer B. fair C. market values D. he is
B改为fairly
[解析] 此处修饰的是副词,应该用副词,因此fair应该改成fairly。
22. Children are (among) the most frequent victims of violent, (drug-related) crimes (that) have nothing (doing with) the cost of acquiring the drugs. A. among B. drug-related C. that D. doing with
D改为to do with
[解析] 此处考查的是短语have nothing to do with(something),意思是“和……无关”。
23. (A large collection) of contemporary photographs, (including) some taken by Mary (are) on display (at) the museum. A. A large collection B. including C. are D. at
C改为is
[解析] 因为主语是a large collection,应视为单数,所以谓语动词应当用is。
24. There (is) much in our life (which) we do not control (and we are) not even responsible (for). A. is B. which C. and we are D. for
25. Capital (inflows) will also (tend to) increase the international value of the dollar, (make) it more difficult to sell U. S. (exports). A. inflows B. tend to C. make D. exports
C改为making
[解析] 本题中,因前面tend to是谓语动词,所以后面应用making引导的部分作状语。
26. (It can be argued) that the problems, even something (as fundamental as) the (ever-increased) world population, (have been) caused by technological advance. A. It can be argued B. as fundamental as C. ever-increased D. have been caused
27. It takes (the most) cool-headed and (good-tempered) of drivers (to resist) the temptation to revenge (as subjected) to uncivilized behavior. A. the most B. good-tempered C. to resist D. as subjected
28. (While) experts in basic science are important, (skilled talents) should be the (overriding) majority since they are (at heavy demand) in the market. A. While B. skilled talents C. overriding D. at heavy demand
29. Retailers (offered) deep (discounts) and extra hours this weekend (in the bid) (to lure) shoppers. A. offered B. discounts C. in the bid D. to lure
C改为in a bid
[解析] 本题考查的是习惯用语in a bid to do something,意思是“企图、打算去做……”。
30. The amendments (of) the laws on patent, trademark and copyright (have enhanced) protection of (intellectual property) rights and (made them conform) to WTO rules. A. of B. have enhanced C. intellectual property D. made them conform
A改为to
[解析] 本题考查的是amendment后面加介词to,表示“对……的修改”。
Part Ⅲ Cloze Directions: There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have been in a state of transition. As a result, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change. One of the more obvious 1 has occurred in the roles that women 2 . Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, 3 maintaining their family roles of nurturing and creating a(n) 4 that is a haven for all family members. 5 many women experience strain from trying to "do it all," they often enjoy the increased 6 that can result from playing multiple roles. As women's roles have changed, changing expectations about men's roles have become more 7 . Many men are relinquishing their major responsibility 8 the family provider. Probably the most significant change in men's roles, however, is in the emotional 9 of family life. Men are increasingly 10 to meet the emotional needs of their families, 11 their wives. In fact, expectations about the emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marriage in general. Research on 12 marriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasing importance of the emotional side of the relationships and the importance of sharing in the "emotion work" 13 to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent, 14 both partners nurture each other, attend and respond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which men's and women's roles are becoming increasingly more 15 .
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension Directions: Below each of the following passages you will find some questions or incomplete statements. Each question or statement is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully, and then select the choice that best answers the question with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
Passage 1 The man who invented Coca-Cola was not a native Atlantan, but on the day of his funeral every drugstore in town testimonially shut up shop. He was John Styth Pemberton, born in 1831 in Knoxville, Georgia, eighty miles away. Sometimes known as Doctor, Pemberton was a pharmacist who, during the Civil War, led a cavalry troop under General Joe Wheeler. He settled in Atlanta in 1869, and soon began brewing such patent medicines as Triplex Liver Pills and Globe of Flower Cough Syrup. In 1885, he registered a trade- mark for something called French Wine Coca Ideal Nerve and Tonic Stimulant; a few months later be formed the Pemberton Chemical Company and recruited the services of a bookkeeper named Frank M. Robinson, who not only had a good head for figures but, attached to it, so exceptional a nose that he could audit the composition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it. In 1886--year in which, as contemporary Coca-Cola officials like to point out, Conan Doyle unveiled Sherlock Holmes and France unveiled the Statue of Liberty-Pemberton unveiled a syrup that he called Coca-Cola. It Was a modification of his French Wine Coca. He had taken out the wine and added a pinch of caffeine, and, when the end product tasted awful, had thrown in some extract of cola nut and a few other oils, blending the mixture in a three-legged iron pot in his back yard and swishing it around with an oar. He distributed it to soda fountains in used beer bottles, and Robinson, with his flowing bookkeeper's script, presently devised a label, on which "Coca-Cola" was writ- ten in the fashion that is still employed. Pemberton looked upon his mixture less as a refreshment than as a headache cure, especially for people whose headache could be traced to over-indulgence. On a morning late in 1886, one such victim of the night before dragged himself into an Atlanta drugstore and asked for a dollop of Coca-cola. Druggists customarily stirred a tea- spoonful of syrup into a glass of water, but in this instance the man on duty was too lazy to walk to the fresh-water tap, a couple of feet off. Instead, he mixed the syrup with some soda water, which was closer at hand. The suffering customer perked up almost at once, and word quickly spread that the best Coca-Cola was a fizzy one.
1. What does the passage tell us about John Styth Pemberton?
2. Which of the following was unique to Frank M. Robinson, working with the Pemberton's Company?
A.Skills to make French wine.
B.Talent for drawing pictures.
C.An acute sense of smell.
D.Ability to work with numbers.
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题的依据句是“so exceptional a nose that he could audit the composition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it”。从中可知,C项“有敏锐的嗅觉”是正确答案。
3. Why was the year 1886 so special to Pemberton?
A.He took to doing a job like Sherlock Holmes's.
B.He brought a quite profitable product into being.
C.He observed the founding ceremony of Statue of Liberty.
D.He was awarded by Coca-Cola for his contribution.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题的依据句是文中的“Pemberton unveiled a syrup that he called Coca-Cola”,从中可知B项“他发明了一种赢利的产品”是正确答案。
4. One modification made of French Wine Coca formula was ______.
A.used beer bottles were chosen as containers
B.the amount of caffeine in it was increased
C.it was blended with oils instead of water
D.cola nut extract was added to taste
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题的依据句是“had thrown in some extract Of cola nut and a few other oils”,从中可知D项“加了一些可乐果汁”是正确答案。
5. According to the passage, Coca-Cola was in the first place prepared especially for ______.
A.the young as a soft drink
B.a replacement of French Wine Coca
C.the relief of a hangover
D.a cure for the common headache
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题的依据句是“Pemberton looked upon his mixture less as a refreshment than as a headache cure,especially for people whose headache could be traced to overindulgence”。从中可知,可口可乐最初是用来缓解宿醉引起的头痛的,因此C项为正确答案。
Passage 2 Between 1833 and 1837, the publishers of a "penny press" proved that a low-priced paper, edited to interest ordinary people, could win what amounted to a mass circulation for the times and thereby attract an advertising volume that would make it independent. These were papers for the common citizen and were not tied to the interests of the business community, like the mercantile press, or dependent for financial support upon political party allegiance. It did not necessarily follow that all the penny papers would be superior in their handling of the news and opinion functions. But the door was open for some to make important journalistic advances. The first offerings of a penny paper tended to 'be highly sensational; human interest stories overshadowed important news, and crime and sex stories were written in full detail. But as the penny paper attracted readers from various social and economic brackets, its sensationalism was modified. The ordinary reader came to want a better product, too. popularized style of writing and presentation of news remained, but the penny paper became a respectable publication that offered significant information and editorial leadership. Once the first of the successful penny papers had shown the way, later ventures could enter the competition at the higher level of journalistic responsibility the pioneering paper, had reached. This was the pattern of American newspapers in the years following the founding of the New York Sun in 1833. The Sun, published by Benjamin Day, entered the lists against 11 other dailies. It was tiny in comparison; but it was bright and readable, and it preferred human interest features to important but dull political speech reports. It had a police reporter writing squibs of crime news in the style already proved successful by some other papers. And, most important, it sold for a penny, whereas its competitors sold for sir cents. By 1837 the Sun was printing 30,000 copies a day, which was more than the total of all 11 New York daily newspapers combined when the Sun first appeared. In those same four years James Gordon Bennett brought out his New York Herald (1835), and a trio of New York printers who were imitating Day's success founded the Philadelphia Public Ledger (1836) and the Baltimore Sun (1837). The four penny sheets all became famed newspapers.
1. What does the first paragraph say about the "penny press?"
A.It was known for its in-depth news reporting.
B.It had an involvement with some political parties.
C.It depended on the business community for survival.
D.It aimed at pleasing the general public.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题的依据句是“It did not necessarily follow that all the penny papers would be superior in their handling of the news and opinion functions”,从中可知D项“它旨在取悦于大众”是正确答案。
2. In its early days, a penny paper often ______.
A.paid much attention to political parties
B.provided stories that hit the pubic taste
C.offered penetrating editorials on various issues
4. The underlined word "ventures" in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ______.
A.editors
B.reporters
C.newspapers
D.companies
A B C D
C
[解析] 综观全文,都是在讲newspapers。从第二段最后一句“Once the first of the successful penny papers had shown the way,later ventures could enter the competition at the higher level of journalistic responsibility the pioneering papers had reached.(一旦第一份成功的大众报纸指明了成功的道路,后来的ventures就可以在开拓者已达到的较高的新闻报道起点上参与竞争)可知,C项的“报纸”是正确答案。
5. What is true about the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Baltimore Sun?
A.They turned out to be failures.
B.They were later purchased by James Gordon Bennett.
C.They were also founded by Benjamin Day.
D.They became well-known newspapers in the U. S.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题可参照文章的最后一句“The four penny sheets all became famed newspapers.(这四家报纸都成了著名的报纸)”,从中可知D项为正确答案。
6. This passage is probably taken from a book on ______.
Passage 3 Forget what Virginia Woolf said about what a writer needs--a room of one's own. The writer she has in mind wasn't at work on a novel in cyberspaee, one with multiple hypertexts, animated graphics and downloads of trance, charming music. For that you also need graphic interfaces, Real Player and maybe even a computer laboratory at Brown University. That was where Mark Amerika--his legally adopted name; don't ask him about his birth name--composed much of his novel Gramatron. But Grammatron isn't just a story. It's an online narrative (gramatron. com) that uses the capabilities of cyberspace to tie the conventional story line into complicated knots. In the four years it took to produce-it was completed in 1997-each new advance in computer software became another potential story device. "I became sort of dependent on the industry," jokes Amerika, who is also the author of two novels printed on paper. "That's unusual for a writer, because if you just write on paper the 'technology' is pretty stable." Nothing about Gramatron is stable. At its center, if there is one, is Abe Golam, the inventor of nanograph a quasi mystical computer code that some unmystical corporations are itching to acquire. For much of the story, Abe wanders through Prague-23, a virtual "city" in cyberspace where visitors indulge in fantasy encounters and virtual sex, which can get fairly graphic. The reader wanders too, because most of Gramatron's 1,000-plus text screens contain several passages in hypertext. To reach the next screen just double-click. But each of those hypertexts is a trapdoor that can plunge you down a different pathway of the story. Choose one and you drop into a corporate-strategy memo. Choose another and there's a XXX-rated sexual rant. The st0ry you read is in some sense file story you make. Amerika teaches digital art at the University of Colorado, where his students develop works that straddle the lines between art, film and literature. "I tell them not to get caught up in mere plot," he says. Some avant-garde writers--Julio Cortazar, Italo Calvino-have also experimented with novels that wander out of their author's control. "But what makes the Net so exciting," says Amerika, "is that you can add sound, randomly generated links, 3-D modeling, animation." That room of one's own is turning into a fun house.
1. The passage is mainly to tell ______.
A.differences between conventional and modern novels
[解析] 本题可根据最后一段中Amerika的话“I tell them not to get caught up in mere plot(我告诉他们不要只是陷入情节)”,从中可知A项是正确答案。
Passage 4 In 1993, a mall security camera captured a shaky image of two 10-year-old boys leading a much smaller boy out of a Liverpool, England, shopping center. The boys lured James Bulger away from his mother, who was shopping, and led him on a long walk across town. The excursion ended at a railroad track. There, inexplicably, the older boys tortured the toddler, kicking him, smearing paint on his face and pummeling him to death with bricks before leaving him on the track to be dismembered by a train. The boys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, then went off to watch cartoon. Today the boys are 18-year-old men, and after spending eight years in juvenile facilities, they have been deemed fit for release--probably this spring. The dilemma now confronting the English justice system is how to reintegrate the notorious duo into a society that remains horrified by their crimes and skeptical about their rehabilitation. Last week Judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss decided the young men were in so much danger that they needed an unprecedented shield to protect them upon release. For the rest of their lives, Venables and Thompson will have a right to anonymity. All English media outlets are banned from publishing any information about their whereabouts or the new identities the government will help them establish. Photos of the two or even details about their current looks are also prohibited. In the U. S. , which is harder on juvenile criminals than England, such a ruling seems inconceivable. "We're clearly the most punitive in the industrialized world," says Laurence Steinberg, a Temple University professor who studies juvenile justice. Over the past decade, the trend in the U. S. has been to allow publication of ever more information about underage offenders. U. S. courts also give more weight to press freedom than English courts, which, for example, ban all video cameras. But even for Britain, the order is extraordinary. The victim's family is enraged, as are the ever-eager British tabloids. "What right have they got to be given special protection as adults." asks Bulger's mother Denise Fergus. Newspaper editorials have insisted that citizens have a right to know if Venables or Thompson move in next door. Says Conservative Member of Parliament Humfrey Malins: "It almost leaves you with the feeling that the nastier the crime, the greater the chance for a passport to a completely new life."
1. What occurred as told at the beginning of the passage?
A.Two ten-year-olds killed James by accident in play.
B.James Bulger was killed by his two brothers.
C.Two mischievous boys forged a train accident.
D.A little kid was murdered by two older boys.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第一段的内容可知,两个十岁的男孩谋杀了一个两岁的小男孩,因此D项为正确答案。
2. According to the passage, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson ______.
A.have been treated as juvenile delinquents
B.have been held in protective custody for their murder game
C.were caught while watching cartoons eight years ago
D.have already served out their 10 years in prison
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题可依据“after spending eight years in juvenile facilities”,从中可知A项“他们一直被当作少年犯”是正确答案。
3. The British justice system is afraid that the two young men would ______.
A.hardly get accustomed to a horrifying general public
B.be doomed to become social outcasts after release
C.still remain dangerous and destructive if set free
6. As regards the mentioned justice ruling, the last paragraph mainly tells that ______.
A.it is controversial as it goes without precedent
B.the British media are sure to do the contrary
C.Bulger's family would enter all appeal against it
D.Conservatives obviously conflict with Liberals
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题可依据最后一段首句“But even for Britain,the order is extraordinary. (即使在英国,这种命令也是超乎寻常的。)”之后说了人们对判决的争议。因此A项“由于没有先例,所以很有争议”是正确答案。
Passage 5 Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor's office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group of technology companies, is launching a pilot program to test online "virtual visits" between doctors at three big local medical groups and about 6,000 employees and their families. The six employers taking part in the Silicon Valley initiative, including heavy hitters such as Oracle and Cisco Systems, hope that online visits will mean employees won't have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions. "With our long commutes and traffic, driving 40 miles to your doctor in your hometown can be a big chunk of time," says Cindy Conway, benefits director at Cadence Design Systems, one of the participating companies. Doctors aren't clamoring to chat with patients online for free; they spend enough unpaid time on the phone. Only 1 in 5 has ever E-mailed a patient, and just 9 percent are interested in doing so, according to the research firm Cyber Dialogue. "We are not stupid," says Stifling Somers, executive director of the Silicon Valley employers group. "Doctors getting paid is a critical piece in getting this to work." In the pilot program, physicians will get $ 20 per online consultation, about what they get for a simple office visit. Doctors also fear they'll be swamped by rambling E-mails that tell everything but what's needed to make a diagnosis. So the new program will use technology supplied by Healinx, an Alameda, Calif-based start-up. Healinx' s "Smart Symptom Wizard" questions patients and. turns answers into a succinct message. The company has online dialogues for 60 common conditions. The doctor can then diagnose the problem and outline a treatment plan, which could include E-mailing a prescription or a face-to-face visit. Can E-mail replace the doctor's office? Many conditions, such as persistent cough, require stethoscope to discover what's wrong and to avoid a malpractice suit. Even Larry Bonham, head of one of the doctor's groups in the pilot, believes the virtual doctor's visits offer a "very narrow" sliver of service between phone calls to an advice nurse and a visit to the clinic. The pilot program, set to end in nine months, also hopes to determine whether online visits will boost worker productivity enough to offset the cost of the service. So far, the Internet's record in the health field has been underwhelming. The experiment is "a huge roll of the dice for Healing", notes Michael Barrett, an analyst at Internet consulting firm Forester Research. If the "Web visits" succeed, expect some HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) to pay for online visits. If doctors, employers, and patients aren't satisfied, figure on one more E-health start-up to stand down.
1. The Silicon Valley employers promote the E-health program for the purpose of ______.
A.rewarding their employees
B.gratifying the local hospitals
C.boosting worker productivity
D.testing a Sophisticated technology
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题可依据“hope that online visits will mean employees won't have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions.”从中可知,C项为正确 答案。
2. What can be learned about the on-line doctors' visits?
3. Of the following people, who are not involved in the program?
A.Cisco System employees.
B.Advice nurses in the clinic.
C.Doctors at three local hospitals.
D.Oracle at three local hospitals.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题可依据第四段的最后一句“Even Larry Bonham,head of one of the doctor's groups in the pilot,believes the virtual doctor's visits offer a‘very narrow’sliver of service between phone calls to an advice nurse and a visit to the clinic.”从中可知,在线看病只提供了一条介于给门诊护士打电话和去诊所看病之间的狭窄的服务范围。因此 B项“诊所的门诊护士”为正确答案。
4. According to Paragraph 2, doctors are ______.
A.reluctant to serve online for nothing
B.not interested in Web consultation
C.too tired to talk to the patients online
D.content with $20 paid per Web visit
A B C D
A
[解析] 从第二段内容可知,医生们不愿无偿在线看病,因此A项为正确答案。
5. "Smart Symptom Wizard" is capable of ______.
A.making diagnoses
B.producing prescriptions
C.profiling patients' illness
D.offering a treatment plan
A B C D
C
[解析] 从“Healinx's Smart Symptom Wizard questions patients and turns answers into a succinct message”可知,C项“简短地归纳病人的病情”为正确答案。
6. It can be inferred from the passage that the future of online visits will mostly depend on whether ______.
A.the employers would remain confident in them
B.they could effectively replace office visits
C.HMOs would cover the cost of the service
D.new technologies would be available to improve the E-health project
Wisdom is required both in appreciating great artistic works and in understanding great scientific concepts. But neither process can be furthered without the involvement of feelings. One's wisdom can hardly find new ways out in the absence of his emotions, and conversely, his emotions can hardly get into some perfect state with no aid of his wisdom. Art and science are, in effect, the two sides of a coin. They are both rooted in the most sublime of human activities, pursuing the profundity, the universality, immutability and the ultimate significance of things.
Part Ⅵ Writing
1. Recently, a newspaper carried an article entitled. "We Should No Longer Force Gong Li and Zhang Yimou to Take Part in National Politics". The article argued that some artists and film stars are unwilling or unqualified to represent the people in the People's Congress or the People's Political Consultative Conference, and they should not be forced to do so. What do you think?
[参考范文] Celebrities Could Take Part in National, Politics Recently, an article entitled "We Should No Longer Force Gong Li and Zhang Yimou to Take Part in National Politics" in a newspaper caused arguments. Some people hold the idea that celebrities are unwilling or unqualified to represent the people in the People's Congress or the People's Political Consultative Conference, and they should not be forced to do so. But other people don't stand by this point of view. As for me, I support celebrities' entering the political field. In the first place, the policy in China determines celebrities' entering the political field is eligible. Namely, people who are eminent in their profession and have made great contribution to the development of the country have opportunity to become people's representatives. The contribution made by celebrities who are outstanding in their own career is well-known. Secondly, some people may consider the stateliness of politics will be spoiled if celebrities enter the political field. Their reason is that there is a strong impression in people's mind left by celebrities as actors or artists. As a matter of fact, various roles played successfully by them are only fictive characters in the movies or TV programs, which just proves that their adaptability is so strong that they will soon adapt themselves to the new career. The third concern is that celebrities lack political knowledge and sense. But I think it is only a problem that can be solved easily. As long as they study and take part in politics, they will also achieve new accomplishment. On all accounts, it is eligible and beneficial for celebrities to participate in national politics.