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sclaim.It12theimplantationofaclonedbabyintoawomanis13intheUnitedStates14FDAapproval.

Clonaidwas15bythecreatoroftheRaelianMovement,agroup16claims55,00017aroundtheworldand18thatlifeonEarthwassparkedby19whoarrived25,000yearsagoand20humansthroughcloning.

1.[A]complicated[B]available[C]durable[D]disposable

2.[A]reports[B]intensifies[C]claims[D]believes

3.[A]denied[B]opposed[C]distinguished[D]declined

4.[A]anywhere[B]nowhere[C]otherwhere[D]elsewhere

5.[A]content[B]skeptical[C]critical[D]obvious

6.[A]in[B]on[C]upon[D]from

7.[A]indicated[B]manifested[C]offered[D]provided

8.[A]but[B]butalso[C]although[D]despiteof

9.[A]required[B]speculated[C]scheduled[D]disposed

10.[A]than[B]as[C]but[D]that

11.[A]look[B]inquire[C]investigate[D]study

12.[A]said[B]showed[C]issaid[D]manifested

13.[A]improper[B]illogical[C]impossible[D]illegal

14.[A]from[B]without[C]against[D]under

15.[A]raised[B]founded[C]produced[D]manufactured

16.[A]which[B]that[C]what[D]unless

17.[A]participants[B]opponents[C]followers[D]counterparts

18.[A]asserts[B]estimated[C]announced[D]predicts

19.[A]materials[B]extraterrestrials[C]substances[D]things

20.[A]discovered[B]produced[C]created[D]invented

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1（40points）

TEXT1

Howshouldonereadabook?

Inthefirstplace,Iwanttoemphasizethequestionmarkattheendofmybeginningsentence.EvenifIcouldanswerthequestionformyself,theanswerwouldapplyonlytomeandnottoyou.Theonlyadvice,indeed,thatonepersoncangiveanotheraboutreadingistotakenoadvice,tofollowyourowninstincts,touseyourownreason,tocometoyourownconclusion.Ifthisisagreedbetweenus,thenIfeelatlibertytoputforwardafewideasandsuggestionsbecauseyouwillnotallowthemtorestrictthatindependencewhichisthemostimportantqualitythatareadercanpossess.Afterall,whatlawscanbelaiddownaboutbooks?

ThebattleofWaterloowascertainlyfoughtonacertainday;

butisHamletabetterplaythanLear?

Nobodycansay.Eachmustdecidethatquestionofhimself.Toadmitauthorities,howeverheavilyfurredandgowned,intoourlibrariesandletthemtellushowtoread,whattoread,whatvaluetoplaceuponwhatweread,istodestroythespiritoffreedomwhichisthebreathofthosesanctuaries.Everywhereelsewemaybeboundbylawsandconventions—therewehavenone.

Buttoenjoyfreedom,ifthisoldstatementispardonable,wehaveofcoursetocontrolourselves.Wemustnotwasteourpowers,helplesslyandignorantly,sprayingwateraroundhalfthehouseinordertowaterasinglerose-bush;

wemusttrainthem,exactlyandpowerfully,hereontheveryspot.This,itmaybe,isoneofthefirstdifficultiesthatfacesusinalibrary.Whatis“theveryspot”?

Theremaywellseemtobenothingbutaconglomerationandhuddleofconfusion.Poemsandnovels,historiesandmemoirs,dictionariesandblue-books;

bookswritteninalllanguagesbymenandwomenofalltempers,races,andagesjostleeachotherontheshelf.Andoutsidethedonkeybrays,thewomengossipatthepump,thecoltsgallopacrossthefields.Wherearewetobegin?

Howarewetobringorderintothismultitudinouschaosandsogetthedeepestandwidestpleasurefromwhatweread?

21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthequestionraisedatthebeginningofthepassage?

[A]Theauthordoeshaveauniversallycorrectanswertothequestion.

[B]Theauthorimpliesthatsheisnotinterestedinthequestion.

[C]Theauthorthinkstheremaybedifferentanswerstothequestion.

[D]Theauthorwondersifthereisanypointinaskingthequestion.

22.Agoodreadershould,accordingtotheauthor,beableto

[A]maintainhisownviewpointsconcerningreading.

[B]takeadvicefromeverybodyinsteadofanyoneperson.

[C]sharehisexperiencesinreadingwithothers.

[D]takethesuggestionsotherpeoplegivehim.

23.IncomparingHamletwithLear,theauthormeansthat

[A]HamletisbetterthanLear.

[B]HamletisnoanybetterthanLear.

[C]Bothplaysaregoodworks.

[D]Thereisnowaytotellwhichisbetter.

24.Totheauthor,theadviceinreadinggivenbyauthoritiesis

[A]themostimportantforreaders.

[B]unlikelytobehelpfultoreaders.

[C]ourguidanceinchoosingwhattoread.

[D]onlyusefulinthelibraries.

25.Whatis“oneofthefirstdifficultiesthatfacesusinalibrary?

”（Paragraph2）

[A]Wemaybecometooexcitedtobequietinthelibrary.

[B]Wedonotmakebestuseofthelibrarybooks.

[C]Wemaygettotallylostastowhattochoosetoread.

[D]Wecannotconcentrateonourreadinginthelibrary.

TEXT2

Humanmigration:

thetermisvague.Whatpeopleusuallythinkofisthepermanentmovementofpeoplefromonehometoanother.Morebroadly,though,migrationmeansalltheways—fromtheseasonaldriftofagriculturalworkerswithinacountrytotherelocationofrefugeesfromonecountrytoanother.

Migrationisbig,dangerous,compelling.Itis60millionEuropeansleavinghomefromthe16thtothe20thcenturies.Migrationisthedynamicundertowofpopulationchange:

everyone’ssolution,everyone’sconflict.Asthecenturyturns,migration,withitsinevitableeconomicandpoliticalturmoil,hasbeencalled“oneofthegreatestchallengesofthecomingcentury.”

TodemographerKingsleyDavis,twothingsmademigrationhappen.First,humanbeings,withtheirtoolsandlanguage,couldadapttodifferentconditionswithouthavingtowaitforevolutiontomakethemsuitableforanewniche.Second,aspopulationsgrew,culturesbegantodiffer,andinequalitiesdevelopedbetweengroups.Thefirstfactorgaveusthekeystothedoorofanyroomontheplanet;

theothergaveusreasonstousethem.

Overthecenturies,asagriculturespreadacrosstheplanet,peoplemovedtowardplaceswheremetalwasfoundandworkedandtocentresofcommercethatthenbecamecities.Thoseplaceswere,inturn,invadedandoverrunbypeoplelatergenerationscalledbarbarians.

Inbetweenthesestormsurgesweresteadierbutsimilarlyprofoundtidesinwhichpeoplemovedouttocolonizeorwerecapturedandbroughtinasslaves.ForawhilethepopulationofAthens,thatcityoflegendaryenlightenmentwasasmuchas35percentslaves.

“Whatstrikesmeishowimportantmigrationisasacauseandeffectinthegreatworldevents.”MarkMiller,co-authorofTheAgeofMigrationandaprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofDelaware,toldmerecently.

Itisdifficulttothinkofanygreateventsthatdidnotinvolvemigration.Religionsspawnedpilgrimsorsettlers;

warsdroverefugeesbeforethemandmadenewlandavailablefortheconquerors;

politicalupheavalsdisplacedthousandsormillions;

economicinnovationsdrewworkersandentrepreneurslikemagnets;

environmentaldisasterslikefamineordiseasepushedtheirbedraggledsurvivorsanywheretheycouldreplanthope.

“It’spartofournature,thismovement,”Millersaid,“It’sjustafactofthehumancondition.”

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaccordingtothefirstthreepassage

[A]Migrationexertsagreatimpactonpopulationchange.

[B]MigrationcontributestoMankind’sprogress.

[C]Migrationbringsaboutdesirableandundesirableeffects.

[D]Migrationmaynotbeaccompaniedbyhumanconflicts.

27.AccordingtoKingsleyDavis,migrationoccursasaresultofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.

[A]humanadaptability

[B]humanevolution

[C]culturaldifferences

[D]inter-groupinequalities

28.WhichofthefollowinggroupsisNOTmentionedasmigrantsinthepassage?

[A]Farmers. 

[B]Workers. 

[C]Settlers. 

[D]Colonizers.

29.Thereseemstobea（n）relationshipbetweengreateventsandmigration.

[A]loose 

[B]indefinite 

[C]causal 

　[D]remote

30.TheauthorusestheexampleofAthenstoshowthat.

[A]Athenswasbuiltmainlybyslaves

[B]Athensenlightenmenthasnothingtodowithslaves

[C]Slavesaretoomanyatthattime

[D]Migrationneverstoppedevenbetweenbighumanconflicts

TEXT3

Economiescangettrulyricheronlythroughincreasedproductivitygrowth,eitherfromtechnologicaladvancesorfrommoreefficientproductionthankstointernationaltrade.Thuschina’sintegrationintotheworldeconomygenuinelycreateswealth.Thesamecannotbesaidofallthe“wealth”producedbystockmarketorhousingbubbles.

Inrecentyears,manypeoplearoundtheworldhavefounditeasiertomakemoneyfromrisingassetpricesthanfromworking.RogerBootle,themanagingdirectorofCapitalEconomics,aLondonconsultancy,