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　　C）Carhorns.

　　D）Carbrakes.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasameanstoreducethenumberofcars?

　　A）Topasslawstocontroltheuseofcars.

　　B）Toimprovepublictransportsystems.

　　C）Toincreasecartaxandcarprice.

　　D）Toconstructeffectivesubwaysystems.

　　4.Oneofthemechanicalsolutionstocarpollutionis____.

　　A）tochangethechemicalstructureoffuel.

　　B）toimproveontheexhaustpipe.

　　C）toexperimentwithnewengines.

　　D）tomonitortheamountofchemicals.

　　5.Accordingtothespeaker,asensiblewaytosolvecarpollutionisthatweshould____.

　　A）focusononemethodonly.

　　B）exploresomeotheralternatives.

　　C）improveoneofthefourmethods.

　　D）integrateallofthefourmethods.

　　SECTIONBINTERVIEW

　　Question6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestion.

　　Nowlistentotheinterview.

　　6.Theinterviewee'

sfirstjobwaswith____.

　　A）anewspaper.

　　B）thegovernment.

　　C）aconstructionfirm.

　　D）aprivatecompany.

　　7.Theintervieweeisnotself-employedmainlybecause____.

　　A）hiswifelikeshimtoworkforafirm.

　　B）heprefersworkingforthegovernment.

　　C）self-employedworkisverydemanding.

　　D）self-employedworkissometimesinsecure.

　　8.Tostudyarchitectureinauniversityonemust____.

　　A）beinterestedinarts.

　　B）studypuresciencefirst.

　　C）getgoodexamresults.

　　D）begoodatdrawing.

　　9.Onthesubjectofdrawingtheintervieweesaysthat____.

　　A）technicallyspeakingartistsdrawverywell.

　　B）anartist'

sdrawingdifferslittlefromanarchitect'

s.

　　C）precisionisavitalskillforthearchitect.

　　D）architectsmustbenaturalartists.

　　10.Theintervieweesaysthatthejobofanarchitectis____.

　　A）moretheoreticalthanpractical.

　　B）toproducesturdy,well-designedbuildings.

　　C）morepracticalthantheoretical.

　　D）toproduceattractive,interestingbuildings.

　　SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

　　ANSWERSHEETONE

　　FillineachofthegapswithONEsuitableword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

　　LANDUSE

　　Aproblemrelatedtothecompetitionforlanduseiswhethercropsshouldbeusedtoproducefoodorfuel.[16]areaswillbeexaminedinthisrespect.

　　Firstly,theproblemshouldbeviewedinits[17]perspective.Whenoilpricesrosesharplyinthe1970s,countrieshadtolookforalternativestosolvetheresultingcrisis.

　　Indevelopingcountries,oneofthepossibleanswerstoitistoproducealcoholfrom[18]material.

　　Thishasledtoalotofresearchinthisareaparticularlyintheuseof[19].Theuseofthismaterialresultedfromtwoeconomicreasons:

a[20]initspriceandlow[21]costs.

　　Thereareotherstarchyplantsthatcanbeusedtoproducealcohol,likethesweet[22]orthecassavaplantintropicalregions,and[23]andsugarbeetinnon-tropicalregions.Theproblemwiththeseplantsisthattheyarealsothepeoplesstaplefoodinmanypoorcountries.

　　Therefore,farmerstherearefacedwithachoice:

cropsforfoodorforfuel.Andfarmersnaturallygoforwhatismore[24].Asaresult,theproblemsinvolvedareeconomicinnature,ratherthantechnological.Thisismysecondareaunderconsideration.

　　Finally,therehavealreadybeenpracticalapplicationsofusingalcoholforfuel.Basically,theycomeintwoformsofuse:

purealcoholasisthecasein[25],andacombinationofalcoholandgasolineknownasgasoholinGermany.

　　16.

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　　19.

　　20.

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　　25.

　　PARTIIPROOFREADING&

ERRORCORRECTION

Thefollowingpassagecontainstenerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

　　Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"

^"

signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"

/"

andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　EXAMPLE

　　When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）an

　　it（never/）buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）never

　　themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

　　wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.

　　（3）exhibit

　　WATER

　　Thesecondmostimportantconstituentofthe

　　biosphereisliquidwater.Thiscanonlyexist

　　inaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,since

　　waterfreezesat0℃andboilsat100℃.This

　　isonlyatinyrangecomparedwiththelowtemperatures

　　ofsomeotherplanetsandthehotinteriorof

　　theearth,letthetemperatureofthesun.

　　[26]

　　Asweknow,lifewouldonlybepossibleontheface

　　[27]

　　ofaplanethadtemperaturessomewherewithinthis

　　[28]

　　range.

　　Theearthssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsquitefairly

　　[29]

　　constantinquantity.Acertainnumberofhydrogenatoms,

　　whichareoneofthemainconstituentsofwater,

　　arelostbyescapingfromtheatmosphereto

　　outspace,buttheyareprobablyjustaboutreplacedbynew

　　[30]

　　waterrisingawayfromthedepthsoftheearthduring

　　[31]

　　volcanicaction.Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknown,

　　anditisaboutenoughtocoverthesurfaceoftheglobe

　　[32]

　　toadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarterkms.

　　Mostofit--97%--isintheformofthesaltwatersofthe

　　oceans.Therestisfresh,butthreequarterofthisis

　　[33]

　　intheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains,

　　andcannotbeusedbylivingsystemswhenmelted.Ofthe

　　[34]

　　remainingfraction,whichissomewhatfewerthan1%ofthe

　　[35]

　　whole,thereis10-20timesasmuchstoredasunderground

　　waterasisactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoaminor,

　　butextremelyimportant,fractionofthewatersupply

　　whichispresentaswatervaporintheatmosphere.

　　26.

　　27.

　　28.

　　29.

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　　31.

　　32.

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　　35.

　　PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIONS

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyfifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet.

　　TEXTASTAYINGHEALTHYONHOLIDAYDopeoplewhochoosetogoonexotic,far-flungholidaysdeservefreehealthadvicebeforetheytravel?

Andeveniftheypay,whoensuresthattheygetgood,up-to-dateinformation?

Who,forthatmatter,shouldcollectthatinformationinthefirstplace?

Foravarietyofreasons,travelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibilitynobodywants.Asaresult,manytravelersgoabroadillpreparedtoavoidseriousdisease.Whyistravelmedicinesounloved?

Partlytheresanidentityproblem.Becauseittakesaninterestinanythingthatimpingesonthehealthoftravelers,thisemergingmedicalspecialisminvariablycutsacrossthetraditionaldisciplines.Itdelvesintoeverythingfromseasickness,jetlagandthehazardsofcamelstomalariaandplague.Buttravelmedicinehasamoreseriousobstacletoovercome.Travelclinicsaremeanttotellpeoplehowtoavoidendingupdeadorinatropicaldiseaseshospitalwhentheycomehome.Butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogetanybodytopayoutmoneyforkeepingpeoplehealthy.Travelmedicinehasalsobeencolonizedbycommercialinterests--thevastmajorityoftravelclinicsinBritainarerunbyairlinesortravelcompanies.Andwhiletravelconcernsarehappytosellprofitableinjections,theymaybelesskeentospreadbadnewsabouttravelersdiarrheainTurkey,ortotakethetimetospelloutpreventivemeasurestravelerscouldtake."

TheNHSfindsitdifficulttodefinetravelershealth,"

saysRonBehrens,theonlyNHSconsultantintravelandtropicalmedicineanddirectorofthetravelclinicoftheHospitalforTropicalDiseasesinLondon."

ShoulditcomewithintheNHSorshoulditbepaidfor?

Itsagrayarea,andopinionissplit.Nooneseemstohaveanyresponsibilityfordefiningitsrole,"

hesays.Tocompounditslowstatusinthemedicalhierarchy,travelmedicinehastorelyonstatisticsthatarepatchyatbest.InmostcaseswejustdontknowhowmanyBritonscontractdiseaseswhenabroad.Andevenifadiseaseislinkedtotravelthereisrarelyanyinformationaboutwherethoseafflictedwent,whattheyate,howtheybehaved,orwhichvaccinationstheyhad.Thisshortageofhardfactsandfiguresmakesitdifficultt