1、Aleaves Bdrops Creduces Dchanges 5 I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill Asurprised Blost Cexcited Dangry 6Can you give me a concrete example to support your idea?Aspecial Bgood Creal Dspecific 7 Weve been through some rough times together Ashort Bdifficult Clong Dhappy 8 It was a
2、fascinating painting,with clever use of color and light Anew Bfamiliar Clarge Dwonderful 9The company has the right to end his employment at any time Aoffer Bstop Cprovide D continue 10She gave up her job and started writing poetry Alost Babandoned Ctook Dcreated 11The police took fingerprints and i
3、dentified the body Adiscovered Btouched Cmissed Drecognized 12What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?Aretirement Breplacement Cadvertisement Dadvancement 13Weve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues Aregular Bgreat Cclear Dquick 14The thief was finally captured two miles
4、away from the village Afound Biailed Ccaught Dkilled 15I propose that we discussed this at the next meeting Arequest Bsuggest Cdemand Dorder 第二部分:阅读判断(第16-22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。The Race into Space American millionaire Den
5、nis Tito will always be famousHe was the first tourist in spaceIspent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpointit was two separatelives,Tito explainedHe loved his time in spaceBeing in space and looking back at earth isone of the most rewarding experiences a human being can
6、haveThis kind of experience isnt cheapIt cost$20 millionHowever,Tito achieved his dreamso he was happyFor me it was a life dreamIt was a dream that began when I didnt have any money,he told reporters On 30 April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the worlds second space touristShuttleworth is a South Afr
7、ican BusinessmanAt the age of twenty-eight。he also paid$20 million for the eightdaytrip Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space AdventuresThecompany has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into spaceThe spaceship totake them doesnt exist ye
8、t Many of the customers are people who like adventureThey are the kind of people who alsowant to climb Mount QomolangmaOther customers are people who love spaceHowever,these peopie are worriedBecause its SO expensive,only very rich people can go into spaceThey want spacetravel to be available to mor
9、e people That day may soonhereInter Orbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists aweek into spaceThe tours will depart from an island in TongaThe company promises a packagethat includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space,anda vacation in Tonga
10、for$2 million However,space flight is still very dangerousBill Readdy is NASAS deputy assistant administrator for space flightHe says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500Because of this it maytake time before space tourism really takes offYou might be able to go up,but will you comedown?16De
11、nnis Tito was the first tourist in space ARight BWrong CNot menhoned 17Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States 18Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma 19Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space ARight BWrong CNot mentioned 20Spac
12、e Adventures already has a spaceship 21IOS will send its tourists into space from Tonga 22Bill Readdy thinks that space flight is very dangerous ARight BWrong CNot mentmned 第三部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23-30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2-5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27-30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。Intelli
13、gent Machines 1 Medical scientists are already putting computer chips(芯片)directly into the brain to helppeople who have Parkinsons disease,but in what other ways might computer technology be able tohelp us?Ray Kurzweil is author of the successful book The Age of Intelligent Machines and is one ofthe
14、 worlds best computer research scientistsHe is researching the possibilities 2 Kurzweil gets computers to recognize voicesAn example of this is Ramona,the virtual(虚拟的)hostess of Kurzweils homepage,who is programmed to understand what you sayVisitors tothe site can have their conversations with her,a
15、nd Ramona also dances and sings 3 Kurzweil uses this technology to help people with physical disabilitiesOne of his ideas is aseeing machineThis will belike a friend that could describe what is going on in the visibleworld,he explainsBlind people will use a visual sensor(探测器)which will probably be b
16、uiltinto a pair of sunglassesThis sensor will describe to the person everything it sees 4 Another idea,which is likely to help deaf people,is thelistening machineThis inven-tion will recognize millions of words and understand any speakerThe listening machine will also beable to translate into other
17、languages,SO even people without hearing problems are likely to be inter-ested in using it 5 But it is not just about helping people with disabilitiesLooking further into the future,Kurzweil sees a time when we will be able to download our entire consciousness onto a computerThis technology probably
18、 wont be ready for at least 50 years,but when it arrives,it means our mindwill be able to live forever 23Paragraph 2_ 24Paragraph 3_ 25Paragraph 4_ 26Paragraph 5_ AA new pair of ears BComputers that can communicate CEverlasting consciousness on a computer DTime to break off a friendship EAn author a
19、nd researcher FA new pair of eyes 27Ray Kurzweil works with computers to help people_ 28Ramona is able to understand_ 29Blind people will be able to see the world with_ 30People without hearing problems may also be interested in using_ Awhat you say Ba pair of sunglasses Cthe listening machine Da vi
20、sual sensor Ewho have disabilities Fliving forever in a computer 第四部分: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。请根据短文回答其后面的问题,为每题确定一个最佳答案。第1篇Britains Solo Sailor Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight,going out Oil sailing trips with her auntShe loved it so much that she saved her money
21、for three years to buy her first small sailing boatWhen she was 18,she sailed alone around Britain and won theYoung Sailor of the Yearaward But Ellen really became famous in 2001Aged only 24,she was one of only two women whoentered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race,which lasts 100 daysDespi
22、te many problems,she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when shereturned Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellens personalityWhen she was younger,she lived in a kind of hut(棚屋)for three years while she was trying to get sponsor
23、ship tocompete in a transatlantic raceThen she took a one-way ticked to France,bought a tiny seven meter Class Mini yacht,slept under it while she was repairing it,and then she raced it 4,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in 1997,alone for 33 days Ellen has had to learn many things,because sailing
24、single-handed means that she has to be herown captain,electrician,sail maker,engineer,doctor,journalist,cameraman and cookShe alsohas to be very fit,and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when shes in themiddle of the oceanshe has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minute
25、s at a time And she needs courageOnce,in the middle of the ocean,she had to climb the mast(桅杆)of a boat to repair the sails-at four oclock in the morningwith 100 kph winds blowing around herIt took her many hours to make the repairsEllen says,I was exhausted when I came downItshard to describe how i
26、t feels to be up thereIts like trying to hold onto a big pole,which for me isjust too big to get my arms around,with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shakeyou offBut in her diary,Ellen also describes moments which make it all worthwhile(值得的):Abeautiful sunrise started the day,with blac
27、k clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sunI have a verystrong feeling of pleasure,being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live thisI just feellucky to be here31In the Vendee Globe race,Ellen won Aa gold medal BtheBest Woman SailorCtheDthe second place 32Ellen lived in a kind of hut fo
28、r three years Awhile she was learning how to rcpair sails Bwhile she was trying to get financial support for a race Cbecause she was interested in country life Dbecause she was ambitious for the coming race 33The wordsoloin the title could be best replaced by Aself-starter Bone performer Cselfmade Dsingle-handed 34According to paragraph 4,which of the foll
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