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大学英语CyberWorld

Vocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

percentageestablishconveyrefineecho

performancetechniquebarriervitalput

1.Someathletestakedrugstoimprovetheir______.

正确答案：

performance

2.Aproperprocedureforcomplaintsshouldbe______.

正确答案：

established

3.Yougot20______oftheanswersright—thatmeansoneineveryfive.

正确答案：

percent

4.The______ofhisscreamsoundedinthecaveforseveralseconds.

正确答案：

echoes

5.Therehavebeenmajornewdevelopmentsinsatellite______.

正确答案：

technique

6.Themountainsactedasanatural______tothespreadofthedisease.

正确答案：

barrier

7.Haseveryonehadachanceto______theirpointofview?

正确答案：

put

8.Shediscoveredsomeinformationof______importance.

正确答案：

vital

9.Engineersspentmanymonths______thesoftware.

正确答案：

refining

10.Itriedto______inmyspeechhowgratefulweallwereforhishelp.

正确答案：

convey

SectionB

Directions:

Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithasuitablepreposition

1.Theprojecthadtobeabandoneddue______alackofgovernmentfunding.

正确答案：

to

2.Theyaskedhimtoleave—______otherwordshewasfired.

正确答案：

in

3.Weneedtowork______ensuringthatthechildrenfeelsafeandconfident.

正确答案：

on/at

4.Afterworkingherwayaroundtheworld,sheended______teachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.

正确答案：

up

5.HongKong’sstockmarketfell,setting______aglobalfinancialcrisis.

正确答案：

off

ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Fillintheblankswithawordoraphrasethatbestcompletesthepassage.Youmaychooseasuitableonefromthelistgiven.

ifdevelopedmisunderstoodvolunteertrembling

namedgrewhesitatemiraculouslyrare

Manyyearsago,whenIworkedasa___1___atStanfordHospital,Igottoknowalittlegirl___2___Lizwhowassufferingfroma___3____andseriousdisease.Heronlychanceofrecoveryappearedtobeabloodtransfusionfromherfive-year-oldbrother,whohad___4___survivedthesamediseaseandhad___55___theantibodiesneededtocombattheillness.

Thedoctorexplainedthesituationtoherlittlebrotherandaskedtheboy___6___hewouldbewillingtogivehisbloodtohissister.Isawhim___7___foronlyamomentbeforetakingadeepbreathandsaying,“Yes,I’lldoitifitwillsaveLiz.”

Asthetransfusionprogressed,helayinbednexttohissisterandsmiled,aswealldid,seeingthecolorreturningtohercheeks.Thenhisface___8___paleandhissmilefaded.Helookedupatthedoctorandaskedwitha___9___voice,“WillIstarttodierightaway?

”

Beingyoung,theboyhad___10___thedoctor;hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogiveherallhisblood.

1.volunteer2.named3.rare4.miraculously5.developed

6.if7.hesitate8.grew9.trembling10.misunderstood

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingarticleabouttheworld’spopulationgrowthandchoose“True”or“False”forsentences1-10.

GrowthoftheWorld’sPopulation

Today,almost7billionpeopleliveonourearth.Eachyear,theworld’spopulationgrowsbyabout80million.Ifitcontinuestogrowatsucharate,theworld’spopulationwillreach9billionbytheyear2035.

Humanbeingshavebeenlivingonearthforoveramillionyears,butforalongtimetherewerenotverymanyofthem.Theworld’spopulationwasneverhigherthan10million.Peoplediedquicklybecausetheydidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Earlyinhabitantsweremostlyhuntersandfishers.Afterpeoplestartedgrowingcropsandraisinganimals,theyhadmorefoodandlivedlonger.

About2,000yearsago,about300millionpeopleinhabitedtheearth.Duringthenext1500yearstheworld’spopulationgrewveryslowly.Manypeoplediedofillnesses.TheBlackDeath,whichsailorsbroughttoEuropefromAsia,killedaboutathirdoftheEuropeanpopulationintheMiddleAges.

TheIndustrialRevolution,whichbeganinthemiddleofthe18thcentury,startedaperiodofrapidpopulationgrowth,especiallyinEurope.Farmerswereabletogrowmoreandmorefoodbecausetheyhadmachinestoworkwith.Newkindsofmedicinehelpedtofightoffmanydiseasesthathadkilledmillionsofpeopleinthecenturiesbefore.

Birthratesstartedtogoupbecausefamilieshadmanychildren.Theonebillionmarkwasreachedintheearly1800s.Inthenextonehundredyearsthepopulationdoubledto2billion,andin1960therewere3billionpeoplelivingonearth.

Thesecondhalfofthe20thcenturybroughtalongsomechange:

InEurope,andNorthAmerica,thebirthratedroppedbecausefamilieswantedtohavefewerchildren.InthedevelopingcountriesofAsiaandAfricabirthratesstayedhighandbettermedicalhelpintheseregionsloweredthedeathrates.

Inthelast30years,theworld’spopulationhasdoubled.Thefastestgrowingregion,Africa,hasagrowthrateof2.8%,theslowestgrowingregion,Europe,about0.3%.Onaverage,theworld’spopulationisgrowingatarateof1.5%peryear.

1.Iftheworld’spopulationgrowsatarateof80millionperyear,itwillreach9billionby2035.

正确答案：

√

2.Overamillionyearsago,forefathersweremostlyhuntersandfishers.

正确答案：

√

3.Sinceancestorslearnedtogrowcrops,theyhavelivedalongerlifewithsufficientfood.

正确答案：

√

4.IntheMiddleAges,peopleoftendiedofdiseases,andtheBlackDeathwasacaseinpoint.

正确答案：

√

5.TheIndustrialRevolutionwasaperiodwhenthepopulationgrewfastestinNorthAmerica.

正确答案：

×

6.MorefoodwasgrownbecausenewmachineswereinventedduringtheIndustrialRevolution.

正确答案：

√

7.Inthelate1800s,theworld’spopulationreachedonebillion.

正确答案：

×

8.Inthelate20thcentury,couplesinEuropewereunwillingtohavetoomanybabies.

正确答案：

√

9.Inmodernsocietybirthratesdeclinedinthedevelopedcountries,whilethoseindevelopingonesstayedhigh.

正确答案：

√

10.Inthepastdecades,theworld’spopulationgrowthhasbalancedwell.

正确答案：

×

SectionC

Directions:

ReadthefollowingtextabouttheMarathon.Fivesentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Fonthenextpagetofillineachofthegaps（1-5）.Thereisoneextrasentencewhichyoudonotneedtouse.

RunningtheMarathon–HealthRisks

Runningamarathonistheultimategoalforahobbyathlete.Buttherecanbedangersinvolvedinrunninga26.2mileor41.2kmrace.Mosthealthproblemsthathappenduringamarathonracearenotverysevere–mainlystrainsandsprains.Insomecases,however,heartproblemshaveledtodeathsduringorimmediatelyafteramarathon.IntheUnitedStatesresearchersfoundoutthatof11millionrunnerswhohavetakenpartinmarathonsorhalfmarathonsinthelastdecade42died.1_______________.

Manyhealthexpertsadvisebeginnerstoseedoctorsbeforetheytakeuptrainingforarace.2_______________.

Manyhobbyathletesdonotpreparethemselvesintherightwayforarace.Gettingyourselfingoodphysicalshapeoveraperiodofmonthsisnotalwayseasyandrequiresalotofself-discipline.Trainingmuststartslowly,withshortdistances,sothatyourbodycangetusedtothephysicalstress.3_______________.Restperiodsshouldfollowdaysoftraining.Runningadvisorssaythataboutamonthbeforeamarathonyoushouldbeabletorun15miles,oralmostthreequartersofthemarathondistance,atacomfortablespeed.

Trainingtoomuch,however,canleadtostiffnessinyourmusclesorotherinjuries.4_______________.

Shortlybeforeamarathonstarts,warmingupandstretchingcanbeimportantforyouroverallperformance.Oneofthebiggestproblemsthatmarathonrunnersfaceduringaraceisdehydration（脱水）,notgettingenoughtodrink.5_______________.Oneofthemostimportanttasksforarunneristodrinkenoughthroughoutarace.

A.Ifit’shotyourbodycanloseaboutfourlitersoffluidthroughsweatingandbreathingoutair.

B.Torelievethem,youshouldloweryourtrainingrateandtakeafewdaysoff.

C.Runnersoftenmakethemistakeofrunningtoofastatthebeginning.

D.Peoplewithheartproblemsordiabetesshouldalsoconsultdoctorsbeforerunning.

E.Runnersshouldgetthemselvesprofessionalcoachestoperformbetterinarace.

F.Mostofthemhadheartproblemsorheart-relateddiseases.

请填入正确答案相应的大写字母！

1.F2.D3.C4.B5.A

SectionD

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextaboutsocialmedianetworks.Forquestions1-5,choosetheanswer（A,B,CorD）whichyouthinkfitsbestaccordingtothetext.

SocialMediaNetworks

Communicationtechnologyisinvadingourlifemorethaneverbefore.Mobilephonesareneverfartherthanareachofourhandsaway.Emails,socialnetworks,theInternetaremorepresentthaneverbefore.Morethan60%ofallInternetusersalsocommunicateviasocialnetworksandover85%ofallteenagershaveaccountsonsocialnetworks.

PsychologistshavestartedtodefinetermslikeFacebookaddictionintheirreports.Socialmediasitescanbesoaddictingthatpeople,especiallyyoungsters,donotwanttospendtimewithanythingelse—theylivetheirrelationshipsinavirtualworld.Peopleoftenchoosetotalktoeachotherviamobilephone,SkypeorcommunicateviaFacebookbecausetheymaybeafraidofgettingtoknoweachother,facetoface.However,bydoingthis,theyaremissingoutontheirpartner’sfacialexpressionsorthegesturesthattheothermakes.EmotionsarereducedtoLikesorDislikes,smileyfacesorotheremotions.

Psychologyexpertshavealsonoticedthatmoreandmoremarriagesarebreakingup.OnemainreasonmaybebecauseFacebookmakesitpossibletocommunicatewitholdfriendsfromhigh-schoolorformerboyorgirlfriendsthatyouhavenothadcontactwithinag