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英语二

I.VocabularyandStructure（10points1pointforeachitem）

 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Sixoutofeverytenprisonersinchainsareblackwhichis________thechaingangscallupimagesofslaveryincenturiesgoneby.

A、where   B、when   C、what  D、why

2.Einsteinclaimedthatmatterandenergyareinterchangeable________thereisno“absolute”timeandspace.

A、sothat  B、evenif  C、incase  D、inorder

3.Thenextgenerationofrobotswillhaveasenseof_______.

A、feel   B、touch   C、contact  D、grasp

4.Scientistsbelievethatyouusually________tooneideaatatime.

A、attend  B、tend   C、pretend  D、extend

5.Fromasystemspointof________problemshavemultiplecauses.

A、sight   B、idea   C、perspective D、view

6.Inasensemenofthiskindbeginnotsomuchwithamusicaltheme______withacompletedcomposition.

A、but   B、than   C、as   D、that

7.Tothesenowfamiliarfactsanumberoffurtherfactsmaybe______someofthemonlyrecentlyrecognized.

A、shown  B、proposed  C、derived  D、added

8.Hearguesthateuthanasiadoesn’ttakeinto______thattherearewaysofcaringforthedying.

A、opinion  B、thought  C、mind  D、account

9.Two-thirdsofthenation’svotersstillidentifythemselves______DemocratsofRepublicans.

A、for   B、as   C、by   D、over

10.Youmustpushawaythemanytemptationsthatarealwayspresent______yourscheduleisuseless.

A、and   B、but   C、or   D、for

II.CloseTest （10points1pointsforeachitem）

 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。

根据上下文要求先出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

 Atthemomentsome170000youngpeoplethroughoutBritainaresufferingwhatispotentiallythemosttenseandanxioustimeoftheirlives.Thatisthenumberofstudentscurrently___11__tositfortheirA-levelsExaminationswhich__12__whetherastudentproceedssmoothlyontothenextrung（梯级）oftheacademicladderor__13__sixyearsofworkatsecondary-schoolwillbespentinthebitterdisappointmentoffailure.

 __14__themedical“stress-charts”examinationsrank__15__behindadeathinthefamilyadivorceoreventhelossofajob__16__thesymptomsofanxietyareallthemostweakeningbecause__17__beforetheeventratherthanafteritandmayinthemselvesbeenoughtobring__18__thestudent’sworstfears-failing.

 Themostcrucialpoint__19__pre-examinationstressisthatitissomethingthestudentcatchesfromotherpeople.Heorsheisnotafteralltheonlypersonwithaninterest__20__theexaminationresult.

11.A、arepreparing B、prepare   C、preparing  D、toprepare

12.A、willdecide  B、hasdecided C、decide  D、todecide

13.A、whether  B、how   C、what   D、why

14.A、At   B、In   C、Above  D、Within

15.A、everywhere  B、nowhere  C、anywhere  D、somewhere

16.A、thus   B、for   C、but   D、or

17.A、itis   B、theyare  C、whichis  D、whichare

18.A、back   B、along   C、about   D、through

19.A、about   B、behind  C、from   D、on

20.A、of   B、in   C、on   D、with

III.ReadingComprehension（30points2pointsforeachitem）

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

 Tomeetstrictair-pollutionstandardsscheduledtotakeeffectoverthenextfewyearsoilcompaniesareracingtomaketheirfossilfuelsaspollutionfreeasthealternativeschieflymethanol（甲醇）andnaturalgas.LastweekAtlanticRichfieldtheeighthlargestU.S.oilcompanysaidithaddevelopedjustsuchafuel:

acleaner-burninggasthatthecompanyclaimswillcuttoxicemissions（气体的排放）nearly50.

 Ifmakingabettergasissoeasywhyhasn’tanyonedoneifbeforeThesimpleanswer:

cleanerfuelsaremoreexpensive.ARCO’snewgaswillcostmoreatthepumpthanstandardgas.IfARCOsimplypassedthosechargesontoitscustomerstheywouldsoonfindnewplacestorefuel.ButtheLosAngelesbasedcompanyknowsthatCaliforniaisabouttosetnewfuelstandardsthatwillrequirealloilcompaniesinthestatetoreformulatetheirgasorswitchtoalternativefuels.ARCOhasnoplanstosellECXuntilitisorderedtomeetthenewstandardswhichwilltakeeffectsoon.

 Producingcleanergasisamatterofimprovingtherefiningprocess.Gasisamixtureofasmanyas100carbon-basedcompoundsobtainedfromcrudeoilbyselectivelydistillingi.e.gettingridofvarioushydrocarbons（碳氢化合物）.ARCO’sgoalwastoreducetheconcentrationofpollutantelements.TomakeECXthecompany’schemistshavetoaddcompoundsthatcostmoretorefine.

 ThecleanergashasadvantagesoverfuelslikemethanolM85amixtureof15gasand85alcoholwhichcosts25centsto40centsmorethanstandardgas.UnlikemethanolECXcanbeusedinanycarwithoutmechanicaladjustmentsorlossofpower.Asaresultthedevelopmentcouldstopthemassiveswitchovertoalternativefuels.Switchingtosuchfuelsasmethanolandnaturalgaswouldrequiremechanicaladjustmentsofthemillionsofcarsbuilteachyearandinstallingnewpumpsandtanksat200000USservicestations.Itwouldalsoendtheauto-fuelmonopolytheoilindustryhasenjoyedfornearlyacentury.

21.Oilcompaniesarecompetingwitheachothertodevelop______.

A、cleanerfossilfuels    B、alternativesforgas

C、pollution-freenaturalgas  D、alternativesformethanol

22.Theunderlinedword“toxic”（paragraph1）canbestbereplacedby______.

A、wasteful   B、poisonous

C、radioactive  D、impure

23.IfARCOsoldECXnowitsconsumerswould______.

A、askittoreformulatethenewfuel  B、accepttheproductwithoutcomplaint

C、refusetopaytheextracharges   D、turntootheroilcompanies

24.ECXismoreexpensivethanstandardfuelsbecauseit______.

A、containsmorehydrocarbons   B、needsmorecrudeoiltoproduce

C、costsmoreintherefiningprocess  D、savesmoreenergyinapplication

25.ThewriterseemstobelievethatECXwillhelpto_______.

A、developtheoilindustry    B、improvetheautotechnology

C、establishadiversifiedauto-fuelmarket D、increasetheoutputofalternativefuels

PassageTwo

Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

 Anyonewhohasafatfriendorwhoisperhapshimselffatknowsonlytoowellnowlittleprovisionoursocietymakesforsuchpeople.Eventhedailyroundprovidesnumerousproblems.Therearefewpiecesofclothingthatcanbeboughtseatsincinemasortheatresaresouncomfortablethatfewfatpeopleattendthem.Fortunatelygoodperformancesarerare.Homefurnitureisalsohopelesslyinadequate.Thentherearetheproblemsofhavingabaththestandardsizeofbathjustdoesnotallowafatpersontotakeupahorizontal（水平的）positionbutdemandshimtostandinit.Intoday’sworldhowevertheseareminorworriesinaculturewhereslimnessisinfashionandallthingsdesirablecometothepersonwithanattractivelythinanddelicatefigure.Especiallyinwomenthisattributeisamustiftheyaretocompeteinthemarriagemarket.

 Infactslimnessisnotnecessarilyeitheranidealconditionfromaphysiologicalpointofvieworanaturalcharacteristic.Butthisisoflittlecomforttothefatmanorwomenlivinginourpresentsociety.Thisfashionhasbeenjustanotheraspectofthedesireforconformity（一致）wehavechartsshowingcorrectweightsforeachheightandtherearewholecountersinmanyshopsgivenovertothedisplayofnon-fatteningfoods.Thefatpersonisdoublyunfortunateinthatbecannothidehisnon-conformityunlikesomanyofuswhohaveperhapsmoresubtleformsofeccentricity（怪癖）.Inthosecaseswherefatnessistheresultofover-eatingitisofcourseareactiontosomeformofinnerconflictandamuchlessharmfulonethansaydrugabuse.Wheretheoverweightisduetosomedisorderofthebodythefatpersonisanall-roundloserfornotonlyhasheaphysicalillnesstocopewithbutismockedforhavingitbymanypeoplewhoshouldknowbetter.

 Perhapsfashionwilleventuallychangetoallowafatframetobecomeacceptablebutatpresentitseemsthatthepencil-slimfashionmodelsareinsafejobs.

26.Accordingtothewriteroursocietyfailsto______.

A、preventpeoplefromgettingfat  B、helpfatpeopletoloseweight

C、recognizetheneedsoffatpeople  D、informpeopleofweightstandards

27.Intoday’sworldthebiggestproblemforfatwomenistheirdifficultyin______.

A、findinganidealhusband    B、buyingsuitableclothes

C、buildingandattractivefigure   D、competinginthejobmarket

28.Itisoflittlecomforttofatpeoplethat______.

A、slimnessisnotalwaysanidealcondition 

B、slimnessisonlyafashionatpresent

C、fatnessisnotalwaysaphysiologicalproblem

D、fatnessisonlyanaturalcharacteristic

29.Afatpersonisunfortunatebecause______.

A、hehasnowheretohidehimself  B、hehasnoonetoturntoforhelp

C、heisunabletocopewithhisillness  D、heisunabletoconcealhisfatness

30.Thewriter’stonecanbestbedescribedasoneof______.

A、impatience  B、dissatisfaction

C、threat    D、relief

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

 Appreciationofsculpture（雕塑）dependsupontheabilitytorespondtoforminthreedimensions.Thatisperhapswhysculpturehasbeendescribedasthemostdifficultofallartscertainlyitismoredifficultthantheartswhichinvolveappreciationofflatformsshapeinonlyfirstdistinguishesonlytwo-dimensionalshapeitcannotjudgedistancesdepths.Laterforitspersonalsafelyandpracticalneedsithastodevelop（partlybymeansoftouch）theabilitytojudgeroughlythree-dimensionaldistances.Buthavingsatisfiedtherequirementsofpracticalnecessitymostpeoplegonofurther.Thoughtheymayattainconsiderableaccuracyinperceivingflatformtheydonotmakethefurtherintellectualandemotionaleffortneededtoperceiveforminitsfullspatial（空间的）existence.

 Thisiswhatthesculpto