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1、模拟试题01模拟试题一“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” 1 these sweeping words, the Commissioner of the U.S. Office of Patents recommended in 1899 that his office be 2 . So spectacular had been the 3 of innovation in the late 19th century. History is 4 with such foolish predictions about tec

2、hnology. The lesson is that 5 analysis of the economic consequences of the current burst of innovation in information technology should proceed with 6 . At one end, the Internets boosters have 7 proclaimed it as the greatest invention since the wheel, transforming the world so radically 8 the old ec

3、onomics textbooks need tearing up. 9 , skeptics say that computers and the Internet are not 10 as important as steam power, the telegraph or electricity. In their view, IT 11 “insignificant toy”, and when the technology bubble bursts, its economic benefit will 12 to be no greater than that of the 17

4、th-century tulip bubble. The first programmable electronic computer, with a memory of 20 words, was 13 in 1964, but the IT revolution did not really start 14 the spread of mainframe computers in the late 1960s and the invention of microprocessor in 1971. The 15 of technological advance since then ha

5、s been popularly summed up by Moores Law. Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, 16 in 1965 that the processing power of a silicon chip would double every 18 months. And 17 it has, resulting in an enormous increase in computer processing capacity and a sharp 18 in costs. Scientists reckon that Moore

6、s Law still has 19 another decade to run. By 2010 a typical computer is 20 to have ten times the processing power of a computer in 1975, at a lower cost. 1. A As B With C Of D For2. A abolished B cancelled C disposed D extinguished3. A overflow B flood C wave D splash4. A dirtied B messed C scattere

7、d D littered 5. A some B much C any D each6. A care B courage C risk D determination7. A cautiously B boldly C aggressively D justly8. A provided B though C hence D that 9. A As a matter of fact B At the other extreme C For this reason D Despite all this10. A distantly B broadly C remotely D widely1

8、1. A take after B abide by C agree with D stand for 12. A step up B hold on C set out D turn out 13. A formed B built C modeled D copied14. A before B until C since D from15. A pace B origin C scope D impact16. A concluded B remembered C forecast D argued17. A so B such C thus D still18. A descent B

9、 decline C deterioration D depression19. A at worst B at most C at least D at best20. A surely B possibly C certainly D likely Text 1Class informed everything from the circumstances of patients heart attacks to the emergency care each received, the households they returned to and the jobs they hoped

10、 to resume. It shaped their understanding of their illness, the support they got from their families, their relationships with their doctors. It helped define their ability to change their lives and shaped their odds of getting better. Class is a potent force in health and longevity in the United St

11、ates. The more education and income people have, the less likely they are to have and die of heart disease, strokes, diabetes and many types of cancer. Upper-middle-class Americans live longer and in better health than middle-class Americans, who live longer and better than those at the bottom. And

12、the gaps are widening, say people who have researched social factors in health. As advances in medicine and disease prevention have increased life expectancy in the United States, the benefits have disproportionately gone to people with education, money, good jobs and connections. They are almost in

13、variably in the best position to learn new information early, modify their behavior, take advantage of the latest treatments and have the cost covered by insurance.Many risk factors for chronic diseases are now more common among the less educated than the better educated. Smoking has dropped sharply

14、 among the better educated, but not among the less. Physical inactivity is more than twice as common among high school dropouts as among college graduates. Lower-income women are more likely than other women to be overweight, though the pattern among men may be the opposite. There may also be subtle

15、r differences. Some researchers now believe that the stress involved in so-called high-demand, low-control jobs further down the occupational scale is more harmful than the stress of professional jobs that come with greater autonomy and control. Others are studying the health impact of job insecurit

16、y, lack of support on the job, and employment that makes it difficult to balance work and family obligations.Then there is the issue of social networks and support, the differences in the knowledge, time and attention that a persons family and friends are in a position to offer. What is the effect o

17、f social isolation? Neighborhood differences have also been studied: How stressful is a neighborhood? Are there safe places to exercise? What are the health effects of discrimination? “In the last 20 years, there have been enormous advances in rescuing patients with heart attack and in knowledge abo

18、ut how to prevent heart attack,” said Ichiro Kawachi, a professor of social epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Its like diffusion of innovation: whenever innovation comes along, the well-to-do are much quicker at adopting it. On the lower end, various disadvantages have piled onto

19、 the poor. Diet has gotten worse. Theres a lot more work stress. People have less time, if theyre poor, to devote to health maintenance behaviors when they are juggling two jobs. Morality rates even among the poor are coming down, but the rate is not anywhere near as fast as for the well-to-do. So t

20、he gap has increased.”21.Which of the following is probably not class-determined? A The quality of health care one receives.B Knowledge of illness one has.C The odds one gives the doctor a good impression.D The relationship one establishes with the family.22.Which of the following is NOT true accord

21、ing to the passage?A It is easier for the people at the bottom to get chronic diseases.B Health steadily worsens as one descends the social ladder.C The less educated cannot take advantage of medical advances.D Chronic diseases are often associated with peoples unhealthy lifestyle.23.What can be inf

22、erred from the passage?A Health inequalities situation within America appears to be improving.B There are high correlations between education and earning power.C Jobs with high control and social support pose a smaller threat to the health.D The risk of ill health is greatest among people being disc

23、riminated against.24.The gap between the rich and poor _.A is revealed also in morality rateB grows at the same pace as the rate of innovationC is not yet obvious in the United StatesD shrinks with the advances in medicine25.The passage is mainly about _.A great progress America has made in medicine

24、B Americans concern about healthC factors affecting peoples healthD the widening health gap between different classesText 2Islamic terrorism may be a distant threat for Shearer Lumber Products, a timber company based in Idaho. But eco-terrorism is a very real one. In November, the Earth Liberation F

25、ront (ELF), an underground organization, gave warning that it had“spiked”trees in the Nez Perce national forest to protest against logging. Spiking involves hiding metal bars in tree trunks, thereby potentially crippling chain saws and hurting people. More such attacks are expected. How do they fit

26、into Americas war on terrorism?The nations forests have seen a sharp increase in violent incidentsequipment vandalized, people intimidatedover the past ten years. Shearer now carefully inspects every tree before cutting and has been using metal detectors to check every trunk being processed. Yet Iho

27、r Mereszczak, of the Nez Perce Forest Service, says it has been hard to get the FBIs attention, and investigations have got nowhere.The ELF is only one thread in a web of underground radical environmentalists. Its aim is to inflict as much financial pain as possible on organizations or people who, b

28、y its lights, are exploiting the environment. The ELF, though made up of anonymous cells, nonetheless operates a website offering tips on how to cause fires with electric timers. Until recently, it also had a public spokesman. Together with the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which operates along the

29、 same lines, the ELF is estimated to be responsible for over $45m-worth of damage in North America over the past few years. In 1998, it caused fires that did $12m-worth of damage in Vail, Colorado, to make the point that the ski resorts expansion was threatening places where lynxes live. Earlier thi

30、s year, the ELF burned down the offices of a lumber company in Oregon. Since September 11th, the ALF and ELF have claimed responsibility for starting a fire at a primate research center in New Mexico, releasing mink from an Iowa fur farm, and firebombing a federal corral for wild horses in Californi

31、a.Are they terrorists? The two groups reject the label, claiming to take all precautions against harming “animals, whether humans or not”. But earlier this year Louis Freeh, the FBIs boss, listed both organizations among the most active domestic terrorist groups. Scott McInnis, the Republican congressman whose district includes Vail, argues it is only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt, and he now expects the FBI to put in more resources. The House subcommittee on forests, which Mr McInnis heads, will hold a hearing on eco-terrorism in Feb