1、s spent years cultivating a knowledge of art Asharing Busing Cdenying Ddeveloping 4Weve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues Aclear Bregular Cquick Dgreat 5.Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners Apolite Bsimilar Cusual Dbad 6.I want to provide my boys with a decent edu
2、cation Agood Bspecial Cprivate Dgeneral 7In the process,the light energy converts to heat energy Achanges Breduces Cleaves Ddrops 8Many cities have restricted smoking in public places Alimited Ballowed Cstopped Dkept 9 What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?Aretirement Badvertisement Cadvan
3、cement Dreplacement 10If we leave now,we should miss the traffic Adirect Bstop Cmix Davoid 11There was a profound silence after his remark Aproud Bshort Csudden Ddeep 12I enjoyed the play it had a clever plot and funny dialogues Along Bboring Coriginal Dhumorous 13The thief was finally captured two
4、miles away from the village Acaught Bkilled Cfound Djailed 14Such a database would be extremely costly to set up Atransfer Bdestroy Cestablish Dupdate 15The two banks have announced plans to merge next year Acombine Bsell Cclose Dbreak 第2部分:阅读判断(第1622题,每题1分,共7分) 下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提
5、供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。A Great Quake Coming?Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the bay area and they can be devastatingIn 1906,for example,a major quake destroyed about 28,000 buildings and killed hundreds,perhaps thousands of peopleRe
6、sidents now wonder when the nextBig Onewill strikeIts bound to happen somedayAt least seven active fault(断层)lines run through the San Francisco areaFaults are places where pieces of Earths crust(地壳)slide past each otherWhen these pieces slip,the ground shakes To prepare for that day, scientists are
7、using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens One new finding about the 1906 earthquake is that the San Andreas fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the timeDuring small earthquakes,faults rupture(断裂)at abou
8、t 2.7 kilometers per secondDuring bigger quakes,however,ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second At such high speedsmassive amounts of pressure build up,generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itselfLucky for San Francisco,these pressure pulse
9、s(脉冲)travel away from the city during the 1906 eventAs bad as the damage was,it could have been far worse Looking ahead,scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occurRecords show that earthquakes were common before 1906Since then,the earthquake has been relatively quietPattern
10、s in the data,however,suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at least 62 percent New buildings in San Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakesStill,more than 84 per-cent of the citys buildings are old and weakAnalyses suggest that another mas
11、sive earthquake would cause extensive damage People who live there tend to feel safe because San Francisco has remained pretty quiet for a whileAccording to the new reseaych,however,its not a matter ofif the Big One will hitIts just a matter of when 16The San Francisco area is located above several
12、active fault lines ARight BWrong CNot mentioned 17The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most severe one in American history 18The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 3.5 kilometers per second. 19Earthquakes rarely happened before 1906 20San Francisco is fully prepar
13、ed for another big earthquake 21Scientist will be able to predict the exact time of an earthquake soon 22A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable 第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第2330题,每题1分,共8分) 下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。Natural Gas Na
14、tural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earths surfaceIt is a fossil fuel,meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main component of natural gas is methane(甲烷). The popularity and use of clean natural gas has increased dramatically
15、 over the past 50 years as Dipeline infrastructure(基础设施)has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwideToday,natural gas service is available in all 50 states,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American
16、 homes and indus-triesMore than 65 million American homes use natural gasIn fact,natural gas is the most eco-nomical source for home energy needs,costing one-third as much as electricity. In addition to heat-ing homes,much of the gas used in the United States is used as a raw material to manufacture
17、 a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for clothing,to plastics for healthcare,computing and fur-nishings Natural gas is also used in a significant number of new electricity-generating power plants. Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available It emits less pollution than
18、other fossil fuelsdioxide(二氧化碳)and water vapor-the same substances emitted when humans ex-haleCompared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas emits the least amount of carbon dioxide in-to the air when combusted(燃烧)-making natural gas the cleanest burning fossil fuel of allThe industry also is sub
19、ject to substantial federal regulation in the areas of production and distribution,which help ensure it is provided to consumers safely and cleanly The United States consumes about one-third of the worlds natural gas output,making it the lar-gest gas consuming region in the worldThe USDepartment of
20、Energys Energy Information Ad-ministration forecasts that natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025. There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earths surfaceThe largest reserves of natu-ral gas can be found in Russia,West and North Africa and the Middle EastLNG(液化天然气)has
21、been produced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.To-day,the leading importers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain. 23Paragraph 2_ 24Paragraph 3_ 25Paragraph 4_ 26Paragraph 5_ APopularity and use of natural gas BNatural gas reserves and supply CNatural gas p
22、rices DClean fuel of choice EDisadvantages of natural gas FNatural gas consumption 27Natural gas is stored deep_. 28Natural gas is recognized as the most economical energy source _. 29When manufacturing many products,people commonly use natural gas _. 30It is estimated that by 2050 that natural gas
23、demand in the United States will increase_. Aover the past 50 years Bbeneath the earth surface Cby more than 50 percent Dfor more than four decades Eas a raw material Ffor home energy needs 第4部分:阅读理解(第31-45题,每题3分,共45分) 下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。第一篇 Walking to Exercise the Brain Do you th
24、ink sitting and studying all the time will improve your grades?Think againGetting some exercise may help,too New research with older people suggests that taking regular walks helps them pay attention better than if they didnt exercise Previous research had shown that mice learn,remember,and pay atte
25、ntion better after a few weeks of working out on a running wheelMice that exercise have greater blood flow to the brain than those who dontTheir brain cells also make more connections Neuroscientists from the University at Urbana-Champaign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for peopleFirst
26、,they measured the physical fitness of 41 adults,ages 58 to 77,after each per-son walked 1 mileThen,participants looked at arrows on a computer sczeen and had to use com-puter keys to show which way one particular arrow was pointing Adults who were physically fit were faster at the arrow task,and th
27、eir answers were just as ac- curate as their less-fit peers,the researchers foundThe fitter participants also had more blood flow to a part of their brain responsible for paying attention and making decisions In a second study,15 elderly people who completed a 6-month aerobic-training course were fa
28、s-ter at attention tasks compared with 14 seniors who just did stretching and toning exercises for the same amount of time So,even going for a walk every 2 or 3 days forjust 10 to 45 minutes can helpThat should be good news for your grandparents The effects of exercising on the brains of younger people havent been studied yetStill,it cant hurt to take occasional study breaks and go for a walk or run around with your friendsYou might even do better in school Whatever you do,though,dont try to read
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