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考试中心模拟题之（6）

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Manyprofessionsareassociatedwithaparticularstereotype.TheIimageofawriter,forinstance,is2aslightlycrazy-lookingperson,lockedinanattic,writing3furiouslyfordays4.Naturally,hehashisfavoritepenandnote-paper,orabeat-uptypewriter,5hecouldnotproduceareadableword.

Nowadays,weknowthatsuchimages6littleresemblancetoreality.Butaretheycompletelyfalse?

Inthecaseofatleastonewriter,itwould7.DameMurielSpark,who880inFebruary,inmanywaysresemblesthisstereotypical"writer".Sheiscertainlynotcrazy,andshedoesn'tworkinanattic.Butsheisrather9aboutthetoolsofher10.

She11writingwithacertaintypeofpeninacertaintypeofnotebook,whichshebuysfromacertain12inEdinburghcalledJamesThin.Inface,so13isshethat,ifsomeoneusesoneofherpens14,sheimmediatelythrowsitaway.Andsheclaimsshewouldhaveenormousdifficultywritinginanynotebook15thosesoldbyJamesThin.Thiscouldsoonbeaproblem,astheshopnolonger16them,andDameMuriel's17of72-pagespiralboundisnearlyfinished.’

Aswellasher"18"aboutwritingmaterials,MurielSparksharesoneothercharacteristicwiththestereotypical"writer":

herworkisthemostimportantthinginherlife.Ithasstoppedher19;20heroldfriendsandmadehernewones,anddrivenherfromLondontoNewYorktoRome.TodayshelivesintheItalianprovinceofTuscanywithafriend.

1.[A]historic[B]antique[C]senior[D]classic

2.[A]in[B]of[C]with[D]for

3.[A]away[B]off[C]on[D]down

4.[A]onfinish[B]onfinal[C]onend[D]onstop

5.[A]exceptwhich[B]withoutwhich[C]beyondwhich[D]onwhich

6.[A]bear[B]stand[C]hold[D]keep

7.[A]haveseemedno[B]notseem

[C]nothaveseemed[D]seemnot

8.[A]observed[B]entered[C]saw[D]turned

9.[A]particular[B]specific[C]peculiar[D]special

10.[A]business[B]trade[C]vocation[D]career

11.[A]persistsin[B]insistson[C]keepson[D]indulgesin

12.[A]grocer[B]chemist[C]stationer[D]baker

13.[A]mysterious[B]conventional[C]superstitious[D]traditional

14.[A]byfortune[B]byaccident[C]bychance[D]bycoincidence

15.[A]muchas[B]ratherthan[C]suchas[D]otherthan

16.[A]piles[B]stores[C]stocks[D]conceals

17.[A]supply[B]provision[C]supplement[D]addition

18.[A]devotion[B]preoccupation[C]worship[D]obsession

19.[A]frommarrying[B]toremarry[C]remarrying[D]remarry

20.[A]spent[B]cost[C]exhausted[D]tired

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

"I'venevermetahumanworthcloning,"sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasA&MUniversity."It'sastupidendeavor."That'saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyear---orperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman'sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusin'sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theA&MteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy'sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou'redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,"hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin,1997,Westhusin'sphoneatA&MCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine

hasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy'smysteriousowner,whowishesmremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He'sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofund

theresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy;sfinequalitiesaftershedies.Butheknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy'sownersandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare"bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonedifferfromMissy."

ThefateofthedogsampleswilldependonWesthusin'swork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogviablypregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownat

birthbyotherclonedanimals:

abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems."Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,"Westhusinasks,"whenwe'renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?

"

21.WhichofthefollowingbestrepresentsMr.Westhusin'sattitudetowardcloning?

[A]AnimalCloningisastupidattempt.

[B]Humancloningisnotyetclosetogettingitworkedout.

[C]Cloningistooinefficientandshouldbestopped.

[D]Animalscloningyes,andhumancloningatleastnotnow.

22.TheMissyplicityprojectdoesnotseemverysuccessfulprobablybecause

[A]thereisn'tenoughfundtosupporttheresearch.

[B]cloningdog'sismorecomplicatedthancloningcatsandbulls.

[C]Mr.Westhusinistoobusytakingcareofthebusiness.

[D]theownerisaskingforanexactcopyofhispet.

23.WhenMr.Westhusinsays"...cloningisdangerous,"heimpliesthat

[A]labtechniciansmaybeaffectedbychemicals.

[B]catsanddogsinthelabmaydieofdiseases.

[C]experimentsmaywastelotsoflives

[D]clonedanimalscouldoutlivethenaturalones.

24.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat

[A]richpeoplearemoreinterestedincloninghumansthananimals.

[B]cloningofanimalpetsisbecomingaprosperousindustry.

[C]thereisnodistinctionbetweenaclonedandanaturaldog.

[D]Missy'smasterpaysalotinahopetorevive'thedog.

25.Wemayconcludefromthetextthat

[A]humancloningwillnotsucceedunlessthetechniqueismoreefficient.

[B]scientistsareoptimisticaboutcloningtechnique.

[C]manypeopleareagainsttheideaofhumancloning.

[D]clonedanimalsaremorefavoredbyownerseveniftheyareweaker.

Text2

Formorethantwodecades,U.S.courtshavebeenlimitingaffirmative-actionprogramsinuniversitiesandotherareas.Thelegalrationaleisthatracialpreferencesareuriconstitutional,eventhoseintendedtocompensateforracismorintolerance.Formanycolleges,thismeansstudentscanbeadmittedonlyonmerit,notontheirraceorethnicity.IthasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheU.S.,aseducatorsblametheprolongedreactiontoaffirmative-actionfordeclinesinminorityadmissions.Meanwhile,activistscontinuetobattleracepreferencesincourtsfromMichigantoNorthCarolina.

Nowchiefexecutivesofabouttwodozencompanieshavedecidedtoplungeheadfirstintothispoliticallyunsettleddebate.They,togetherwith36universitiesand7non-profitableorganizations,formedaforumthatsetforthanactionplanessentiallydesignedtohelpcollegescircumventcourt-imposedrestrictionsonaffirmativeaction,TheCEOs'motive:

"Ouraudience

isgrowingmorediverse,sothecommunitiesweservebenefitifouremployeesareraciallyandethnicallydiverse"aswell,saysoneCEOofacompanythatownsninetelevisionstations.

Amongthestepstheforumispushing:

findingcreativeyetlegalwaystoboostminorityenrollmentthroughnewadmissionspolicies;promotingadmissionsdecisionsthatlookatmorethantestscores;andencouraginguniversitiestostepuptheirminorityoutreachandfinancialaid.Andtocounteraccusationsbycriticstochallengethesetacticsincourt,thegroupsaysitwillgivelegalassistancetocollegessuedfortryingthem."Diversitydiminishedbythecourtmustbemadeupforinotherlegitimate,legalways,"saysaforummember.

Oneofthemorecontroversialmethodsadvocatedistheso-called10%rule.Theideaisforpublicuniversitieswhicheducatethree-quartersofallU.S.undergraduates--toadmitstudentswhoareinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolgraduatingclass.Doingsoallowscollegestotakeminoritieswhoexcelinaverageurbanschools,eveniftheywouldn'thavemadethecutunderthecurrentstatewiderankingmanyuniversitiesuse.

26.U.S.courtrestrictionsonaffirmativeactionsignifiesthat

[A]minoritiesnolongerholdtheoncefavoredstatus.

[B]thequalityofAmericancollegeshasimproved.

[C]racialpreferenceshasreplacedracialprejudice.

[D]theminorityisonanequalfootingwiththemajority.

27.WhathasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheUnitedStates?

[A]Whetheraffirmativeactionshouldcontinuetoexist,

[B]Whetherthislawishelpingminoritiesorthewhitemajority.

[C]WhetherracismexistsinAmericancollegeadmission.

[D]Whetherracialintoleranceshouldbepunished.

28.CEOsofbigcompaniesdecidedtohelpcollegesenrollmoreminoritystudentsbecausethey

[A]thinkitwrongtodeprivetheminoritiesoftheirrightstoreceiveeducation.

[B]wanttoconservethefinecharacteristicsofAmericannation.

[C]wantaworkforcethatreflectsthediversityoftheircustomers.

[D]thinkittheirdutytohelpdevelopeducationofthecountry.

29.Themajortactictheforumusesisto

[A]battletheracialpreferencesincourt.

[B]supportcollegesinvolved