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I.Multiplechoice.(20points)
SectionA:
IdentifyoneofthefourchoicesA,B,CorDwhichwouldbestkeepthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordorphrase.WriteyouransweronyourAnswerSheet.
1.Theformulationofthewriter’sideatookhalfanhour.
A.exactstatementB.detaileddescription
C.generalinterpretationD.briefgeneralization
2.Unabletosleep,thepatientthrashedaboutinbed.
A.twistedB.twitchedC.tossedaboutD.tossedoff
3.InthePacificNorthwest,asclimateandtopographyvary,sodothespeciesprevailintheforests.
A.coexistB.invadeC.dominateD.gather
4.Theunjustpeaceagreementsetthesceneforanotherwar.
A.setoffB.resultedinC.startedwithD.madereadyfor
5.Mychiefobjectiontothebookisthatthecharactersarestereotyped.
A.overdoneB.lackinindividualityC.poorlydrawnD.incomplete
6.Hestakedallhismoneyontheresultofthecardgame.
A..betB.putC.riskD.issued
7.Allhisattemptstoarguetosavethebusinesswerefutile.
A.valuableB.worthwhileC.uselessD.unnecessary
8.WhenFrankhadfoundamovieheliked,whatotherssaidcutnoicewithhim.
A.hadmucheffectonB.hadnoeffecton
C.madeadeepimpressiononD.madeaslightimpressionon
9.Nothingonearthcancountervailthelossofone’shealth.
A.counterturnB.compensateforC.prevailD.counteract
10.Theyaccordedduepraisetohimforexceedinghisfellow-workersinproduction.
A.matchedB.sublimedC.revealedD.awarded
SectionB(1pointeach)
Directions:
Therearetensentencesinthissection.Eachsentencehassomethingomitted.Choosethewordorwordsfromthefourchoicesgiventobestcompleteeachsentence.WriteyouransweronyourAnswerSheet.
11.Goodmotionpicturescreate___________.reality.
A.delusionB.allusionC.illusionD.illustration
12.Civilizedpeopleoughttobeabletofindsomewaysofsettlingtheirdisputes_______byfighting.
A.insteadB.ratherC.unlessD.otherthan
13.__________,Idon’tknowwhatweshouldhavedonewithouthim.
A.InprincipleB.ingeneralC.IntheoryD.Inpointoffact
14.Thelossinthatfiredisasteramountsto¥
14billion______________.
A.intheaggregateB.allinallC.inthetotalD.allinone
15.Beingastranger,hetookhis_________fromtheactionsofthenatives.
A.noticeB.cueC.opinionD.sign
16.Ican’tunderstandthe___________ofanyonewhowoulddoaterriblethinglikethat.
A.mentalityB.powerC.intelligenceD.function
17.Strongerpressureshavebeen__________onthenationalcharacter.
A.atworkB.affectingC.inplayD.running
18.Acigar-shapedbodyofgaswasraisedandeventually___________fromthesurfaceofthesun.
A.descendedB.abstractedC.outrunD.reflected
19.Condemnedtodeath,Socratescouldhaveescapedbutchosetodiebydrinking_______poison------seekingtrutheventodeath.
A.strongB.deadC.dyingD.lethal
20.Thescientistshavemadeanewplanforwidespread_________ofantibioticsfornon-medicaluse.
A.explorationB.expeditionC.extensionD.exploitation
II.Proofreadinganderrorcorrection.(10points)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,[1]在When后面加an
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangsthemonthewall.[2]去掉never
Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmust[3]将exhibition改为exhibit
oftenbuildit.
GoodManners,GoodBusiness
Nobodyactuallywantstocauseoffence,butasbusinessbecomesever
moreinternational,it’sincreasingeasytogetitwrong.Theremay
(1).___________
beasingleEuropeanmarketbutitdoesnotmeanthatmanagersbehave
thesameinGreeceastheydoinDenmark.
InmanyEuropeancountriesthehandshakingisanautomaticgesture.In
(2).__________
Francegoodmannersrequireonarrivingatabusinessmeetinga(3).__________
managershakeshandswitheveryonepresent.Thiscanbedemandingtask(4).__________
and,inacrowdedroom,mayrequiregymnasticabilityifthefurthesthandis(5).__________
tobereached.
Handshakingisalmostaspopularasothercountries—includingGermany,(6).__________
BelgiumandItaly.ButforNorthernEuropeans,suchastheBritishand(7).__________
Scandinavians,arenotquitesofondofphysicaldemonstrationsoffriendliness.
InEuropethemostcommonchallengeisnotthecontentofthefood,butinthe(8).__________
wayyoubehaveasyoueat.Somethingsarejustnotdone.InFranceitisnot
goodmannerstoraisetrickquestionsofbusinessoverthemaincourse.(9).__________
Businesshasitsplace:
afterthecheesecourse.Exceptyouarepreparedtoeat(10).__________
insilenceyouhavetotalkaboutsomething—something,thatis,otherthanthe
businessdealwhichyouarecontinuallychewingoverinyourhead.
III.Readingcomprehension.(30points)
Inthissectiontherearethreereadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenwriteyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
PassageOne
Inthepastfewyears,discoveriesaboutMarshaveindicatedthatevidenceoflifewilleventuallybefoundthere.ButvisitstotheRedPlanetmayconfoundtheabilitytotellthetrueoriginofMartianlife.Didhumansbringit,ordiditariseonMarsbeforehumansarrived?
PatternsintheMartiansoilsuggestpastwaterflow,andscientistsarefairlycertainthattherearevastfrozenicecapsattheplanet’spoles.Wateris,asfarasscientistsknow,theessentialingredientforlife.Astrobiologistsareconcernedwiththeorigin,distribution,anddestinyoflifeintheuniverse.Asearthboundhumansinapre-intergalactictravelera,theymustlookforplacesonEarthhavingconditionssimilartothoseexistingonotherplanets.Butthat’stoughonlife-abundantEarth.Marsisagreatplaceforredsoil,butit’snottoohospitabletolife.
Forone,Mars’averagetemperatureis-60°
Celsius(C)[-76°
Fahrenheit(F)].Theatmosphericpressureislessthanone-hundredththatonEarth’ssurface,andMars’verythinatmosphereisalmostentirelycarbondioxide(CO2),withapinchofnitrogen(N)andverylittlewater(H2O)vapororoxygen(O2).Inaddition,Marsdoesn’thaveanozone(O3)layerandthusisbombardedbythreetimestheamountofultraviolet(UV)radiationasonEarth.ThisUVpoundingeffectivelyshredsanyofthebasiccarbon-basedbuildingblocksoflife,preventingtheiraggregationintotheincreasinglycomplexmoleculesassociatedwithevensuchsingle-celledprokaryotesasbacteria.
Yet,justasEarthhasexperiencedmajorclimaticchangesthroughgeologictime,sohasMars.Atbriefperiodsofitshistory,Marshasbeencomparativelywarmandhumid,andastrobiologistsbelievethattheseperiodsmayhavebeenconducivetolife.Interestingly,scientistshavefoundtwoverydifferentearthlyenvironmentsthatmaybeanalogoustoMarsduringawarmperiodandthefrozenMarsoftoday:
Thehot-ventsystemsofYellowstoneNationalParkinWyomingandtheicydesertsofAntarctica.
Yellowstone’ssteamingventsare90°
C(193°
F)andprovideanextremelyacidicenvironmentforanylife-formshardyenoughtosurvivethere.ThepH,whichis1,candissolvemetals.Theprimaryorganismslivingthereareabacteriumassociatedwithdiseasessuchasleprosyandaphotosyntheticalgathatisoneofthemostacid-tolerantorganismsofitskind.Thealgaprobablyobtainsenergythroughphotosynthesis,butthebacteriummaygetitsenergyfromthesurroundingmetal-richenvironment.Astrobiologistsbelievethatthishot-ventecosystemmaybeagoodmodelofMarsduringitswarmerperiod:
acidic,metallic,andhot.Inaddition,theseorganismsfossilize,holdingahopethateveniflifeonMarshasdiedout,evidenceintheformoffossilsmightremain.
Butduringthemore-prevalentcoolperiods,MarsismoreliketheicydesertsofAntarctica,wheretheverysaltyenvironments,averagingabout-32°
C(-25°
F),harboracommontypeofPenicilliumbacterium,aswellasafungusthatusuallythrivesoninsectsnotpresentinAntarctica’sdryvalleys.Howtheseorganismsarrivedisamystery,asishowtheysurvive.Theextremesaltinessoftheenvironmentlowersthefreezingpointofthewatertoaslowas-56°
C(-69°
F),sothattheseorganismsareinliquidwaterevenintheextremecold.ThisenvironmentmaybesimilartothehabitatundertheMartianicecaps.
EveryonemustbeawareofthepossibilitythattheroversandprobeshavealreadyinadvertentlybroughtearthlylifetoMars.AscientificcommitteerecentlyreportedthattherearesomeorganismscapableofsurvivingtheflighttoMarsintherovers’circuitry.Oncethere,theseorganismsmightevenbeabletosurvivetheextremeUVpoundingifconcealedunderaslittleas1millimeterofsoil.Thus,scientistsmustbeextremelycarefulbothinsterilizationtechniqueshereathomeandininterpretationsofanysignsoflifefoundontheRedPlanet.
1.WhichofthefollowingshowsthattheremaybelifeonMars?
A.Pastwaterflow.
B.Ozonelayer.
C.Atmosphere.
D.Temperature.
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.“Astrobiologists”arescientistswhostudylifebeyondEarth,
B.Astrobiologistsgotootherplanetstostudylifethere.
C.Thelifeastrobiologistshaveinmindiscompletelydifferentfromthelifeweknowonearth.
D.Astrobiologistsfindthe