第1部分：词汇选项 (第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

　　下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　1 It is obvious that he will win the game．

　　A likely

　　B possible

　　C clear

　　D strange

　　2 There is no risk to public health．

　　A point

　　B danger

　　C chance

　　D hope

　　3 Did anyone call me when was out?

　　A invite

　　C answer

　　B name

　　D phone

　　4 It took us along time to mend the house

　　A build

　　B destroy

　　C design

　　D repair

　　5 I don’t quite follow what she is saying．

　　A believe

　　B understand

　　C explain

　　D accept

　　6 We can no longer put up with his actions

　　A bear

　　B accept

　　C support

　　D oppose

　　7 Loud noises can be irritating．

　　A confusing

　　B interesting

　　C stimulating

　　D annoying

　　8 That player is eternally arguing with the referee

　　A desperately

　　C eventually

　　B constantly

　　D extensively

　　9 The governor gave a rather vague outline of his tax plan.

　　A unclear

　　B firm

　　C short

　　D neat

　　10 Gambling is lawful in Nevada•

　　A popular

　　B booming

　　C legal

　　D profitable

　　11 These are their motives for doing it-

　　A reasons

　　B excuses

　　C answers

　　D plans

　　12 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west.

　　A twists

　　B stretches

　　C broadens

　　D bends

　　13 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs-

　　A abuse

　　B flavor

　　C temptation

　　D consumption

　　14 These programmes are of immense value to old people•

　　A natural

　　B fatal

　　C tiny

　　D enormous

　　15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain

　　B improve

　　C assess

　　D protect

　　第2部分:阅读判断 (第16-22题,每题1分,共7分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文.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.请在答题卡上把A涂黑:如果该句提供的是错误信息.请在答题卡上把B涂黑:如果该句的信息文章中没有提及.请在答题卡上把C涂黑.

　　The Smog(烟雾)

　　For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as the country

　　Suffered its worst drought for 50 years . Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over

　　neighbouring countries including Malaysia．Singapore and Thailand

　　When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars．it soon became poisonous

　　(有毒的)．Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose．

　　People wheezed f喘息)and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately．

　　The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot

　　(烟灰)covered everything．In some areas，water was hosed(用胶管浇)from high—rise city

　　buildings to tIY and break up the smog．

　　Finally，heavy rains，which came in November，put out the fires and cleared the air．But the

　　environmental costs and health problems will remain．Many people from South-Eastern Asian

　　cities aireadv suffer from breathing huge amounts of car exhaust fumes(汽车排放的废气)and

　　factory pollution．Breathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have

　　difficulties for血e first time．Wildlife has suffered too．In lowland forests，elephants，deer, and

　　tigers have been driven out of their homes by smog．

　　But smog is not just an Asian problem．In fact，the word was first used in London in 1905 to

　　describe the mixture of smoke and thick fog．Fog often hung over the capital．Sometimes the

　　smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents．

　　About 4，000 Londoners died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952.

　　16 Indonesia was in crisis because of the drought．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　17 The smog spread to neighbouring countries．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　18 The air•pollution index went up t0 300 within a few days．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　19 Water was used to try to break up the smog．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　20 Many Indonesians blamed the government for the drought．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　21 The forest animals haven’t been affected by the smog．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　22 The word“smog”first appeared in 1952．

　　A RightB WrongC Not mentioned

　　第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第21-30题，每题1分，共8分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文，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l～4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　Cloning(克隆)：Future Perfect?

　　1 A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish

　　scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into

　　cloning has grown rapidly．In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO

　　identical calves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But

　　the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a

　　surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two

　　years，”he told the world．

　　2 Seed’s announcement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negative．In Europe，

　　nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the

　　President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in

　　the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year”

　　3 Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning

　　human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine

　　called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also

　　believe that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 2010

　　because it is impossible to stop the progress of science

　　4 Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been

　　bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons．Such

　　information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be

　　doing next．

　　5 Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning

　　humans．It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child

　　to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool，

　　answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人)．

　　23 Paragraph l

　　24 Paragraph 2

　　25 Paragraph 3

　　26 Paragraph 4

　　A Strong Reactions

　　B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning

　　C The Right to Choose

　　D What is Cloning?

　　E Arguments in Favor of Cloning

　　F A Common Sight

　　27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone

　　28 Richard Seed’s announcement received

　　29 The United States will introduce

　　30 Within ten years scientists will probably have

　　A the nucleus of a cell

　　B cloned human beings

　　C a human being in two years

　　D a law to ban human cloning

　　E a report on human cloning

　　F heavy media coverage

　　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，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　第一篇

　　Almost Human?

　　Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot．This is not science fiction：some

　　say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports

　　Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an

　　android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．

　　Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions．Its eyes，ears

　　and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new

　　generation of androids——robots that look like human beings——which Can imitate human

　　feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother．However,

　　scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a two—year—old．

　　The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机

　　器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human being．These robots will be designed to look

　　like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will

　　they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing

　　dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations．They will also be doing more and mom of the

　　household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by

　　dancing and playing the piano．

　　Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will

　　people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people

　　will be wearing micro—computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have

　　micro—chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets

　　(小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one

　　wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel

　　pain．Who knows?

　　31 Kismet is different from traditional robots because

　　A it thinks for itself

　　B It is not like science fiction

　　C it can look after two—year-old．

　　D it seems to have human feelings．

　　32 What makes Cog special?

　　A It looks like a mother．

　　B It behaves like a child．

　　C It can imitate the behavior of a mother．

　　D It has a huge brain．

　　In about 15 years’ time from now，robots

　　A will become space designers．

　　B will look like monsters．

　　C will behave like animals．

　　D will think like humans．

　　34 In the future robots will also

　　A explore space．

　　B entertain people．

　　C move much faster．

　　D do a11 of the housework．

　　35 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?

　　A Critical．

　　B Hostile．

　　C Objective．

　　D Enthusiastic

　　第二篇Credit Card Only Works When Spoken to

　　A credit card that will not work unless it hears its owner’s voice could become an important

　　weapon in the fight against fraud(欺骗)．

　　The card requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes using a built-in

　　Voice-recognition chip．The idea is to prevent thieves using a stolen card or fraudsters using

　　someone else’s credit card details to buy goods online．

　　A model built by engineers at Beepcard in Santa Monica，California，represents the first

　　attempt to pack a microphone。a loudspeaker，a battery and a voice•recognition chip into a

　　standard．sized credit card．

　　They are not quite there yet：the card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card，but it

　　is still about three times as thick．The company now plans to make it thinner．

　　The voice card is based on an earlier Beepcard technology designed to prevent fraud in

　　online transactions This earlier card has no microphone，but has a built•in loudspeaker that it

　　uses to“squawk”(发出叫声)a voice ID signal via a computer’s microphone to an online server．

　　By verifying(证实)that the signal matches the card details，the server can establish that the

　　user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card to hand．The ID code

　　changes each time the card is used in a pre—ordered sequence that only the server knows．

　　This prevents fraudsters recording the beeps，noting the card details and then playing back

　　the audible ID when they key in the details later But this earlier technology cannot prevent

　　fraudulent use of stolen cards The new one can

　　The new voice card also identifies itself by its ID squawk．but it will not do this until it has

　　verified the legitimate(合法的)user’s spoken password Thieves will be unable to use the card

　　because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owner’s voice

　　with a high degree of accuracy

　　The challenge for Beepcard has been to develop voice-recognition and audio circuitry that

　　Can be powered by a mini battery embedded(嵌入的)in a credit card．To maximize battery life，

　　the electronics are only switched on when the card is being used．Pressing a button on the card’s

　　surface prompts it to utter “Say your password ”in female voice If the voice—recognition software

　　proves that the password is authentic(真实的)，it sends its ID squawk which the server then

　　identifies．allowing the transaction to proceed

　　36 The voice credit card is an important invention because

　　A it can be made cost-effectively．

　　B it can leave voice messages，

　　C it makes online shopping easy

　　D it makes fraud difficult．

　　37 What is the problem which the model card?

　　A It is too large．

　　B It is toot hick

　　C It can’t be used in online transactions

　　D It doesn’t have a loudspeaker．

　　38 Which of the following statements about the earlier card is true?

　　A Its owner can change the ID code freely

　　B Its user does not need to key in the ID number．

　　C It can record its user’s spoken password．

　　D It still can be used by someone else after being stolen．

　　39 What is the advantage of the new voice card?

　　A It recognizes only its owner’s spoken password．

　　B It doesn’t need to work with an online server

　　C It requires less ID information．

　　D It has a playback function

　　40 What can we learn from the last paragraph about the voice card?

　　A Only female voice passwords could be recognized．

　　B Further improvement should be made to extend battery life

　　C There is no limit to its application．

　　D Female customers like to use it

　　第三篇

　　More Than a Ride to School

　　The National Education Association claims，“The school bus is a mirror of the community．”

　　They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the

　　reality of a chosen community．They are right—sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl

　　Denson．Riding the sch001 bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl．

　　Bruce Hardy, sch001 bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since

　　kindergarten，Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her

　　new residence，she requested to ride the same bus．

　　This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says，“It’s been a

　　great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a ‘good listener

　　Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important ML

　　Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important Her friends Ashley

　　Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree

　　Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975 This year he will

　　celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company．Larry Althouse，president of the company

　　acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record：“You do not come by employees like Bruce

　　these days．He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．He was

　　recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident

　　free miles．Hardy’s reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with

　　the students that ride his bus’’

　　Althouse further adds，”Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been

　　providing quality transportation ever since My grandfather started the business with one bus．

　　Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service

　　to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for

　　many more years to come．”

　　Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed Thanks to drivers like

　　Bruce Hardy ,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother Carol

　　also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District．

　　41 The word “mirror’ ’in the first line could be best replaced by

　　A “vehicle”．

　　B “device”

　　C “need”．

　　D “reflection”．

　　42 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company

　　A for 30 years．

　　B for 70 years

　　C since last year．

　　D since 2000.

　　43 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?

　　A He is popular with his passengers．

　　B He has never missed a day of work．

　　C He is an impatient person．

　　D He has driven 350.000 accident free miles．

　　44 Althouse Bus Company was founded by

　　A Larry Althouse．

　　B Althouse’s grandfather．

　　C Liels’s mother．

　　D Ashley Batista．

　　45 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention to

　　A employing young drivers

　　B running quality schools．

　　C providing free driving lessons．

　　D building sound relationships．

　　第5部分：补全短文 (第46～50题，每题2分，共1 0分)

　　阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　Every Dog Has Its Say

　　Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say

　　Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve． (46)When the dog barks，

　　she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)The following“human”translation appears on its

　　screen：“Please take me with you．“I realized that’S how he was feeling．”said Fukuda．

　　The gadget is called Bowlingual ，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed

　　when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog。human translation

　　machine in 2002 But 300.000 Japanese dog owners bought it． (47)

　　“Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara．“We

　　spend SO much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could

　　understand dogs?’’

　　Bowlingual has two parts． (48)The translation is done in the gadget using a

　　database(资料库)containing every kind of bark．

　　Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，

　　sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire (49)In this way，the database

　　scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．

　　When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow WOW”This

　　translated as

　　‘Don’t come this way” (50)

　　The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120.It can store up

　　to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．

　　A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to the gadget

　　Held by the owner’

　　B Nobody really knows how a dog feels

　　C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the

　　visitor

　　D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer

　　E Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows

　　F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”，“Look at me”，or

　　“Spend more time with me”

　　第6部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共1 5分)

　　阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　Dark Forces Dominate Universe

　　The earth．moon．sun and all visible stars in the sky make up less than one percent of the

　　universe．Almost all the rest is dark matter and dark energy，unknown forces that (51)

　　astronomers．

　　Observations in recent years have changed the basic(52)of how the universe

　　evolved and have indicated how little is known about the major forces and substances that

　　(53) our world

　　Astronomers now know that luminous(发光的)matter—stars，planets and hot gas----

　　Accounts (54) only about 0,4 percent of the universe．Non-luminous components，such as black holes and intergalactic(星系间的)gas， (55)up 3.6 percent The rest is either dark matter , about 23 percent，or dark energy，about 73 percent．

　　Dark matter．Sometimes (56)“cold dark matter，”has been known for some time．Only recently have researchers come to understand the key role it (57)formation of stars，planets and even people．

　　We (58) our very existence to dark matter,” said physicist Paul Steinhardt

　　and a co-author of a review on dark matter which (59)not long ago in the journal

　　Science．

　　“Dark matter dominated the structure (60)in the early universe，”Steinhardt

　　said．’'For the first few billion years dark matter contained most of the mass of the universe You

　　can think of ordinary matter (61) a froth(泡沫)of an ocean of dark matter．The dark

　　matter dumps(结成块)and the ordinary matter falls into it．That (62) to the formation of the stars and galaxies(星系)．”

　　Without dark matter ,“ there would be virtually no structures in the universe

　　The nature of dark matter is (63)It cannot be seen or detected directly

　　Astronomers know it is there because of its (64)on celestial(天体的)objects that can be seen and measured．

　　But the most dominating force of all in the universe is called dark energy, a recently

　　(65)power that astronomers say is causing the galaxies in the universe to separate at a faster and faster speed.

　　51 A worry B move C puzzle D reject

　　52 A understanding B value C pattern D structure

　　53 A changed B described C designed D shaped

　　54 A in B for C of D to

　　55 A make B keep C set D get

　　56 A written B called C identified D seen

　　57 A signed B stressed C acted D played

　　58 A believe B owe C feel D regard

　　59 A appeared B carried C published D contributed

　　60 A element B shape C formation D power

　　61 A with B as C form D beside

　　62A turned B worked C led D attempted

　　63 A unknow B interesting C different D visible

　　64 A form B outcome C effect D source

　　65 A seized B proven C caught D grasped

　　请点击查看答案>>