1、27 Some developing countries will feel the economic squeeze and fail to focus on long-term development to end poverty, _ heavy debts remainA unless B though C even if D provided that28 In Xis report, investors are thrilled to see Chinas promising blueprints, without which they assume their business
2、_ unstableA were B had been C would be D would have been29 To our relief, rescue work is under way in the quake-hit area in MexicoYes, volunteers are helping to distribute the donated provisions that _A were pouring in B have been pouring inC are poured inD had been poured in30 Dont be afraid of for
3、getting things you have learned, because something that stays in your mind will _ in your life somedayA make upB light up C spring upD end up31 Doubts about its safety _, much importance is attached to the development and promotion of Chinese traditional medicineA faded awayB fading awayC fade awayD
4、 to fade away32 Bill Gates has bee a newly-elected member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering_, in my view, for his great contribution to science and technologyA He asks for itB He means itC He deserves itD It serves him right33 Has Andrereplied to the invitation of your wedding party?Yes, but his
5、 answer _ a plete refusalA added toB referred to C contributed toD amounted to34 In G7 Summit held in Canada, divisions between USA and other countries, in some critics opinion, were just papered over but by no means _A they were fully solvedB they had been fully solvedC were they fully solvedD had
6、they been fully solved35 Davids remarks on my school performance are really disgustingIt was simply _ He meant no offence by itA his cup of teaB the apple of his eyeC a childs playD a slip of the tongue第二节 完形填空(共security camera thats connected to the Inter, turn the camera to the wall when youre hom
7、e BLOCK THE SIGNALS For smartphones and other gadgets you carry with you, a “Faraday bag” can help prevent unwanted spying The good ones will block cellular and other signals, meaning privacy-promising information such as your location wont leak out either However, your phone wont get any calls whil
8、e its in the bagOf course, the safest approach is not to buy a negadget in the first place That might not be practical these days, but do you really need a smart speaker or a television set thats connected to the Inter?56 What does the author suggest we should do in order to be risk-free? A Be cauti
9、ous about using smart devices B Be particular about the devices we buy C Follothe manufacturers instructions D Kill the power or not buy devices at all57 If a CEO needs to organize a video conference while on a trip, he is advised to _ A kill the MICB limit the MIC C cover the cameraD block the sign
10、alsBCheating is nothing neBut its being a lot more sophisticated Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was caught out once A photo taken after the speech shed given on a “return to conservative principles” showed her left hand covered with crib notes These included the words “energy, bu
11、dget cuts, tax” and “lift Americans spirits” The word “budget” had been crossed out Video footage also showed her reading from her hand when asked what top three things a conservative-led congress should do Writing notes on your hand is one way to cheat in an exam But these days, its a lot easier es
12、pecially with the Inter Anyone who wants to cheat in an exam can probably find the answers online There are hundreds of sites offering solutions to all sorts of tests And its a lucrative business One operator in Oregon made $700,000 in about nine months before his arrest The owner of a website in Oh
13、io pocketed more than $300,000 And a famous overseas site is estimated to sell about 146,000 sets of answers and take in about $10 million per year Actually, getting hold of the exam answers isnt that hard Some do the exam themselves and use button cameras or document-scanning pens to copy the tests
14、 Others organize for a group to take tests repeatedly until they can memorize the entire exam between them Others simply bribe exam administrators At the moment, such business is booming More and more panies norequire their employees to take professional exams And hundreds of businesses and trade or
15、ganizations have introduced formal certification programs to measure employee skills In the US alone, at least 2 million exams are taken every year for information technology certification But employees also have to take exams for all sorts of professions from crane operators to court reporters to s
16、chool bus drivers and financial planners Test officials estimate that hundreds of thousands of test-takers have used the Inter to buy answers for professional tests And a recent survey found that 28 percent of test centres had at least one cheating incident over the last five years In one incident,
17、tens of thousands of soldiers obtained answers to tests in a range of military skills Many see this as a cause for concern Many tests are for work in sensitive areas such as defence installations and hospitals Now, hoould you feel if you knethat the people in charge of the puters controlling nuclear
18、 weapons might have cheated in their tests, and may not really knohat theyre doing? 58 Why does the author mention Sarah Palin in the first paragraph?A To exhibit the fact that cheating is mon in various fieldsB To discourage average people from writing notes on their handsC To shomuch disagreement
19、as to cheating among political leaders D To introduce the negative influences of cheating in front of the public59 The underlined word “lucrative” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _A ripeB stableC profitableD fresh60 What is the main cause of more cases of cheating?A The formation of employee
20、 skills B The availability of information technology C The popularity of the cheating industry D The requirement of taking professional examsCTHE UK government has announced plans to tackle sources of air pollution, including popular wood-burning stoves, but its Clean Air Strategy, which was unveile
21、d last week, fails to address the real problem Although pollution from woodburning stoves is a relatively neproblem for the UK, it has long been a major one in countries such as Canada and NeZealand And the take-home message from them as to controlling the release of harmful particulates in the air
22、is simple ban wood burning “There does not seem to be a limit belohich there is no impact on health,” says Gary Fuller at Kings College London, whose team has shown that wood burning is nothe source of a third of particulate pollution in UK cities As NeScientist reported last year, families with woo
23、d burners are likely to be exposed to the highest levels of pollution and their neighbours are next in the firing line, given that the particulates produced can easily escape from homes Despite this, the UK government isnt planning a ban Instead, it wants “to prohibit the sale of the most polluting
24、fuels”, such as wet wood Whats more, lots of people with wood burners dont buy wood from shops Instead, they scrounge it from wherever they can, with building waste one popular source This is a disaster in pollution terms as treated or painted wood can release highly toxic chemicals when burned The
25、plan is also to “ensure that only the cleanest stoves are available for sale by bye to PollutionC Clean Air StrategyD Why Not Central HeatingDI will absolutely be the first person to romanticize libraries I e from a home with thirty-two bookcases, a count that does not include the several dozen boxe
26、s of books in the attic labeled “work” and “extra” All these books are courtesy of my parents, both of whom were English majors in their day and in whose footsteps I never hesitated to folloMy childhood dream was of a house with a claw-foot bathtub, stained glass, and (most importantly) an enormous
27、library made of built-in shelves, a sliding ladder, and windoseats in every windoAs a high school girl, I began working at the county library near my house, following up on two summers of volunteering with their summer reading program I was all starry eyes and romantic visions of alphabetizing the c
28、lassics and discovering gems among the nearrivals What I found instead was that the life of a library was nothing like my daydreams, but far more important than I could have imaginedThere is no library that is only a library anymore Modern libraries cant afford and dont try to be only a receptacle f
29、or free books They offer classes, book groups, Inter access, resume and tax help, tutoring, and multimedia resources for anyone who might wander in Librarians are equipped to help with research and give remendations Most libraries have access to interlibrary loans, making the acquisition of nearly a
30、ny piece of material merely a matter of time What makes libraries so unique and important, however, is none of the diversity of resources and opportunities for munity that they most certainly provide _ Every building one enters today es with some expectation of spending money Restaurants require pay
31、ing for service Shops require the intention of purchasing something Houses require rent Anyone who has lived near the poverty line, whether or not they have actually been homeless, has felt the threatening pressure toward expenditure that permeates the public spaces of modern Western culture Even a free restroom is being difficult to find, especially
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