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19.beingfunandgoodexercise,swimmingisaveryusefulskill.

A.RatherthanB.ApartfromC.InsteadofD.Owingto

20.Hiseffortofdecadesbeganto_.Hecametobewell-knownfarhisfindings.

A.payoffB.calloffC.putoffD.takeoff

21.Longtoharmfulpollutantsismostlikelytoleadtoadeclineinhealth.

A.contactB.touchC.repealD.exposure

22.Itiscommonsensethatmetalsincoldweather.

A.reduceB.contractC.shrinkD.dissolve

23.Ateachershouldnotshowforanyoneofhisstudents

A.differenceB.referenceC.conferenceD.preference

24.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgroundshisargumentsinfavorofthenewtheory,

A.tobebasedonB.tobaseon

C.whichtobaseonD.onwhichtobase

25.Thereisno_______evidencethatpeoplecancontroltheirdreams,atleastinexperimentalsituationsinalab.

A.rigidB.solidC.beneficialD.harsh

PartШReadingComprehension

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Therearesome4tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

“Timeisaproblemforkids."

statesanewsreportforanewSwisswatch.Childreninsomecountries“learntimeslowly"

because“theydon’twearwatches”and“parentsdon’treallyknowhowtoteachthemtime.”Thekidsgrowupwiththishandicapandbecomeadults-andthencan’tgettoworkontime.IsthereananswertothisproblemOfcourse-it'

stheFlikFlakMadebyafamousSwisswatchcompany.

TheFlikFlakisbeingmarkedassomethingteachingwatchforchildrenaged4toWatchitselfdoesnotteachkidshowtotelltime.Ofcourse:

itmerely"

capturestheirimaginations"

bypresentingthe"

hour"

handasabeautifulredgirlnamedFlakandthe“minute”handasatallblueboynamedFlik.Flikpointstocorresponding“blue”minutesonthedial,whileflakpointstoredhournumbers.Thecharactersandthecolorscombinedwithparentalhelparesupposedtoteachyoungchildrenhowtotelltime.

Thewatchcomesequippedwithastandardbatteryandanylonband.PerterLipkin,theUnitedStatedsalesmanagerfortheFlikFlakcallsit“kid-proof”:

ifitgetsdirty,youcanthrowthewholewatchinthewashingmachine.TheproductisbeingsoldinselectdepartmentstoresinEurope,Asiaandthe.forasuggestedpriceof$25.Parentswhobuythewatchmaydiscoverthatitisonethingforkidstotelltime;

it’squiteanotherforthemtobeontime.

26.Fromthenewsreportweknowthat____________

A.parentsarepatientwhenteachingchildrentime

B.parentshavelittleideaofhowtoteachchildrentime.

C.childrentendtolearntimequickly

D.childrenenjoywearingtheFlikFlakwatch.

27.Theauthordoesn'

tseemtobelieve_________

A.childrenwillbeontimeiftheyhavelearnhowtotelltime.

B.aFlikFlakcanhelpparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtotelltime

C.theFlikFlakcancapturechildren’simagination.

D.childrenusuallyhavetroubletellingtimeiftheydon'

twearwatches

28.Theword“handicap”（Para.1.Line3）means___________

A.displeaseB.discouragementC.disappointmentD.disadvantage

29.FlikandFlakinthepassagestandfor_________

A.atallboyandabeautifulgirlB.theminutehandthehourhand

C.theSwisswatchcompanyD.thedesignersofthewatch

30.TheUnitedStatessalesmanagercallsthenewwatch“kid-proof”because_________

A.itisdesignedtoteachchildrentobeontime

B.itprovestobeeffectiveinteachingchildrentime

C.itismadesoasnotbeeasilydamagedbychildren

D.itisthechildren'

sfavoritewatch

Task2

Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"

Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea"

.

Beforethe19thcentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween

CertainNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctantgotoseatofurtherhiswork.

Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea.Therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion"

Whatisatthebottomoftheocean"

hadtoansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineshadtoknowthedepthprofileoftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtomanufactured.

ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythatAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,MauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundingweretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsaroused,muchpopularinterestinhisbook-thePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.

Thecablewaslaidbutnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificoptionsthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.

Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpeditionwhichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsand7edtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

31.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographystudiestakeOn_____________

A.anacademicaspectB.amilitaryaspect

C.abusinessaspectD.aninternationalaspect

32.Itwas_______thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.

A）theAmericannavy

B）someearlyinternationaltravelers

C）thosewhoearnedaJivingfromthesea

D）Thecompanywitchproposedtolayanunderseacable.

33.TheaimofthevoyageswhichMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas___________

A）tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans

B）10collectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C）toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded

D）tomeasurethedepthsoftwooceans

34.“Defied”inPara5.Line3probablymeans“________”.

A）doubledB）gaveprooftoC）challengedD）agreedto

35.Thispassageismainlyabout___________

A）thebeginningofoceanographyB）thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C）theinvestigationofoceandepthsD）theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswersthe5

questions（No.36toNo.40）.Theanswershouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumberson

theAnswerSheet.

Astrictvegetarianisapersonwhoneverinhislifeeatsanythingderivedfromanimals.Themainobjectiontovegetarianismonalong-termbasisisthedifficultytogettingenoughprotein---thebody-buildingelementinfood.Ifyouhaveeverbeenwithoutmeatorotheranimalfoodsforsomedaysorweeks（say,forreligiousreasons）youwillhavenoticedthatyoutendtogetphysicallyratherweak.Youaregladwhenthefastisoverandyougetyourrewardofanabundantmeatmeal.

Proteinsarebuiltupfromapproximatelytwentyfoodelementscalled“amino-acids"

whicharefoundmoreabundantlyinanimalproteinthaninvegetableprotein.Thismeansyouhavetoeatagreatdealmorevegetablethananimalfoodinordertogetenoughoftheseaminoacids.Agreatdealofthevegetablefoodgoestowasteinthisprocessandfromthephysiologicalpointofviewthereisnotmuchtobesaidinfavoroflife-longvegetarianism.

Theeconomicsideofthequestion,though,mustbeconsidered.Vegetablefoodismuchcheaperthananimalfood.However,sinceonlyasmallproportionofthevegetableproteinisusefulforbody-buildingpurposes,aconsistentvegetarian,ifheistogainthenecessary70gramsofproteinaday,hastoconsumeagreaterbulkoffoodthanhisdigestiveorganscancomfortablydealwith.Infairness,though,itmustbepointedoutthatvegetariansclaimtheyneedfarlessthan70gramsofproteinaday.

36.Whyisthelong-termvegetarianismobjectedtoaccordingtothepassage

_____________________________________________________________________

37.Theauthor’sopinionoflife-longvegetarianismis_____________________________

38.Accordingtothepassage,wefeelweakwhenwe________________________________

39.WhatisinfavorofvegetarianismaccordingtoPara.3

________________________________________________________________________

40.Theexpression“infairness”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedbytheexpression"

_____"

______________________________________________________

Task4

ReadthefollowingpassageandcompletetheoutlinebelowitthroughYoushouldwriteyouranswersbrieflyontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.

Let'

slookoverthelastyearfromthreeaspects:

finance,personnelandtechnology

Onthefinancialside,theresultshavebeenveryple