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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