第1部分词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)

1、第1部分：词汇选项（第115题，每题1分，共15分）下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近选项。 1I enjoyed the play-it had a clever plot and very funny dialogues.AboringBhumorousCoriginalDlong2In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy.AreducesB dropsC leavesDchanges3Patricia stared at the other girls with resen

2、tment.AdoubtBsurpriseCloveDanger4The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village.AkilledBcaughtCfoundDjailed5Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.A. destroyBtransferCupdateDestablish6If we leave now, we should miss the the traffic.AavoidBmixCstopDdirect7. He's spent

3、 years cultivating a knowledge of art.AusingBdenyingC sharingDdeveloping8.The two banks have announced plans to merge next year.AcloseBsellCcombineDbreak9.Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.AallowedBkeptClimitedDstopped10. 1 want to provide my boys with a decent education.AspecialB

4、generalCprivateDgood11 What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?A advertisementB replacementCadvancementDretirement12We've seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues.AregularBclearCquickDgreat13. Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.AsimilarBbadCpoliteDusual14. T

5、here was a profound silence after his remark.AshortBsuddenC deepDproud15 The document was compileded by the Department of Health.AprintedB sentCwrittenD attached NextPage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。 Breast Cancer D

6、eaths Record Low The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to a record low by dropping under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began.The Cancer Research UK data showed that 11 ,990 women died in the UK in 2007.The previous lowest figure had been recorded in 1971-the year r

7、ecords began-after which it rose steadily year by year until the late 1980s.Professor Peter Johnson, Cancer Research UK's chief clinician, said, It's incredibly encoura- ging to see fewer women dying from breast cancer now than at any time in the last 40 years, despite breast cancer being di

8、agnosed more often.Research has played a crucial role in this progress leading to improved treatments and better management for women with the disease."The introduction of the NHS（国民保健制度）breast screening program has also contributed as women are more likely to survive the earlier cancer is diag

9、nosed."NextPage笫3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1-4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。 Parkinson's Disease 1 Parkinson's disease affects the way you move. It happens when there is a problem with certain nerve cells in the brain. Normal

10、ly, these nerve cells make an important chemical called dopamine. Dopamine sends signals to the part of your brain that controls movement. It lets your muscles move smoothly and do what you want them to do. When you have Parkinson's, these nerve cells break down. Then you no longer have enough d

11、opamine, and you have trouble moving the way you want to.2 No one knows for sure what makes these nerve cells break down. But scientists are doing a lot of research to look for the answer. They are studying many possible causes, including agin g and poisons in the environment. Abnormal genes seem to

12、 lead to Parkinson's disease in some people. But so far, there is not enough proof to show that it is always inherited.3 'rremor may be the first symptom you notice. It is one of the most common signs of the disease, although not everyone has it. More importantly, not everyone with a tremor

13、has Parkinson's disease. Tremor often starts in just one arm or leg or only on one side of the body. It may be worse when you are awake but not moving the affected arm or leg. It may get better when you move the limb or you are asleep. In time, Parkinson's affects muscles all through your bo

14、dy, so it can lead to problems like trouble swallowing or constipation. In the later stages of the disease, a person with Parkinson's may have a fixed or blank expression, trouble speaking, and other problems. Some people also have a decrease in mental skills ( dementia).4 At this time, there is

15、 no cure for Parkinson's disease. But there are several types of medicines that can control the symptoms and make the disease easier to live with. You may not even need treatment if your symptoms are mild. Your doctor may wait to prescribe medicines until your symptoms start to get in the way of

16、 your daily life. Your doctor will adjust your medicines as your symptoms get worse. You may need to take several medicines to get the best results.23. Paragraph I_ .24. Paragraph 2 _.25. Paragraph 3_ .26. Paragraph 4 _.A. Tips for Patients with the DiseaseB. Common Treatment for the DiseaseC. Means

17、 of Diagnosis of the DiseaseD. Typical Symptoms of the DiseaseE. Possible Causes of the DiseaseF. Definition of Parkinson's Disease27. You'II find it hard to move the way you want to_ .28. A lot of research is being done to find ou_t .29. One of the most common signs of Parkinson's is tr

18、emor_.30. A person with Parkinson's has to learn to live with the disease,_.A. if there isn't enough dopamine m your bodyB. what affects muscles all through your bodyC. which cannot be cured yetD. if you have a fixed or blank expressionE. which may be the first symptom you noticeF. what caus

19、es Parkinson's disease NextPage第 4部分:阅读理解 (第 3145题,每题 3分 ,共 45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题定1个最佳选项。 第一篇 Human Heart Can Make New Cells Solving a longstanding mystery, scientists have found that the human heart continues to generate new cardiac cells throughout the life span, although the rate

20、of new cell production slows with age.The finding, published in the April 3 issue of Science, could open a new path for the treatment of heart diseases such as heart failure and heart attack ,experts say."We find that the beating cells in the heart, cardiomyocytes, are renewed, " said lead

21、 researcher Dr. Jonas Frisen, a professor of stem cell research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "It has previously not been known whether we were limited to the cardiomyocytes we are bom with or if they could be renewed." he said.考试大中国教育考试门户网站(wwwE)The process of

22、 renewing these cells changes over time, Frisen added. In a 20-year-old, about 1 percent of cardiomyocytes are exchanged each year, but the turnover rate decreases with age to only 0. 45 percent by age 75."If we can understand how the generation of new cardiomyocytes is regulated , it may be po

23、tentially possible to develop pharmaceuticals that promote this process to stimulate regeneration after for example, a heart attack, " Frisen said.That could lead to treatment that helps restore damaged hearts."A lot of people suffer from chronic heart failure," noted co-author Dr. Ra

24、tan Bhardwaj.Ratan Bhardwaj, also from the Karolinska Institute. " Chronic heart failure arises from heart cells dying, "he said.With this finding, scientists are "opening the door to potential therapies to having ourselves heal ourselves, " Bhardwaj said. " Maybe one could

25、devise a pharmaceutical agent that would make heart cells make new and more cells to overcome the problem they are facing."But barriers remain. According to Bhardwaj , scientists do not yet know how to increase heart cell production to a rate that would replace cells faster than they are dying

26、off, especially in older patients with heart failure. In addition, the number of new cells the heart produces was estimated using healthy hearts-whether the rate of cell tumover in diseased hearts is the same remains unknown.31. The human heart stops producing cardiac cellsA. when a person becomes o

27、ldB. as soon as a person gets sickC. immediately after a person is bornD. once a person dies32. The finding could prove to be useful toA. the analysis of cardiac cellsB. the prevention of chronic diseasesC. the treatment of heart diseaseD. the study of longstanding mysteries33. In people in their mi

28、d-70s, only 0. 45 percent of cardiomyocytes _ .A. are still functionalB. are reduced each yearC. are replaced each yearD. are damaged each year34. Chronic heart failure is attributed toA. the dying heart cellsB. the effect of pharmceuticalC. the weight of a patientD. the life span of a person35. It

29、is not known yet if the rate of cell turnover in diseased heartsA. is high enough to replace cells faster than they're dying offB. is of any use to researchersC. is the same as that in healthy heartsD. changes over time NextPage第二篇 The Ice Man On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbin

30、g the mountain between Austria and Italy. High up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height (10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters) , the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than just .usual and so the b

31、ody had come to the surface.It was lying face down. The skeleton(骨架) was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and

32、 cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark(树皮) and a holder for arrows.Who was the man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I, since seve

33、ral soldier had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older,maybe even a thousand years old.Wit

34、h modern dating techniques, the scientists soon learned that the iceman was about 5,300 years old. Born in about 3300 B. C. he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe. At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains. More recent evidence, howeve

35、r, tells a different story. A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder. It left only a tiny hole in his skin, but it caused internal damage and bleeding. He almost certainly died from this wound, and not from the wound on the back of his head. This means that the was probably

36、 in some kind of battle. It may have been part of a large war, or he may have been fighting bandits. He may even have been a bandit himself.By studying his clothes and tools, scientists have already learned a great deal from the Iceman about the times he lived in. we may never know the full story of

37、 how he died, but he has given us important clues to the history of those distant times.36. The body of the Iceman was found in the mountains mainly becauseA. the melted ice made him visibleB. two Germans were climbing the mountainsC. he was lying on the iceD. he was just on a mountain pass37. What

38、can be inferred from paragraph 2?A. The Iceman was killed while working.B. The Iceman lived a poor life.C. The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head.D. The Iceman was struck dead from behind.38. All the following are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT .A. he was a soldier in W

39、orld War IB. he was a Swiss woman's long-lost fatherC. he was born about a thousand years agoD. he came from Italy39. The scientists made the deduction that the Iceman 'A. was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead .B. was probably in some kind of a battleC. had got a wound on the back of his h

40、eadD. had a tiny hole in his skin causing his death40. The word"bandits" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced byA. robbersB. soldiersC. huntersNextPage第三篇 Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University

41、 of Michigan Health System researchers." Hope is an important part of happiness, "said Peter A. Ubel, M. D. director of the U-M Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine and one of the authors of the happily hopeless study, "but there's a dark side of hope. Sometimes

42、, if hope makes people put off getting on with their life, it can get in the way of happiness. "The results showed that people do not adapt well to situations if they are believed to be shortterm. Ubel and his co-authors-both from U-M and Carnegie Mellon University-studied patients who had new

43、colostomies: their colons were removed and they had to have bowel movements in a pouch that lies outside their body.At the time they received their colostomy, some patients were told that the colostomy was reversible-that they would undergo a second operation to reconnect their bowels after several

44、months. Others were told that the colostomy was permanent and that they would never have normal bowel function again. The second group-the one without hope-reported being happier over the next six months than those with reversible colostomies."We think they were happier because they got on with

45、 their lives. They realized the cards they were dealt, and recognized that they had no choice but to play with those cards," says Ubel, who is also a professor in the Department of Intemal Medicine."The other group was waiting for their colostomy to be reversed, " he added. "They

46、 contrasted their current life with the life they hoped to lead, and didn't make the best of their current situation. ""Hopeful messages may not be in the best interests of the patient and may interfere with the patient's emotional adaptation, " Ubel says."I don't thi

47、nk we should take hope away. But I think we have to be careful about building up people's hope so much that they put off living their lives. "41. Chronically ill patients may be happierA. if they keep thinking of their pastB. if they believe they'Il recoverC. if they put off moving onD.

48、 if they manage to get on with their life42. What had happened to the patients under study?A. They had just survived an accident.B. They had just had an operation.C. They had just injured their colons.D. They had just made some pouches.43. One group of the patients was happier becauseA. they made th

49、e best of their current situationB. they were good at playing cardsC. they regained normal bowel functionD. they were promised another operation44. The other group was not as happy because .A. they accepted their current situationB. they were anxious to get betterC. they missed their previous lifeD.

50、 they refused to play cards45. What could be the message of the passage?A. Giving up hope means giving up happiness.B. Letting go of hope is at times a better choice.C. Hope is what makes people on.D. Hope frequently gets in the way of happinessNextPage第5部分：补全短文（第4650题，每题2分,共10分） 下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子

51、,其中5个取自短文 ,据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 Semco At 21, Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil, Semco, which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman, from 7 :30 am, until midnight every day. One afternoon, while touring a factory in New York, he collapsed. The do

52、ctor who treated him said, "There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue, like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital. " Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact, he changed the ways his employees worked too.He let his workers take more responsibil

53、ity so that they would be the ones worring when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries, and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary, like receptionists and secretaries. (46) "Everyone at Semco, even top managers, meets guests in reception, does the photocopying, se

54、nds faxes, types letters and dials the phone. "He completely reorganized the office: instead of walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses cann't shut themselves away from everyone else (47) As for uniforms, some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.Semler says, " We have a sale

55、s manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn't even pretend to be busy. But when a Semco pump on the othe other side of the world failes millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea. Rubin springs into action. (48) That's when he e

56、arns his salary. No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time. "Semco has flexible working hours : the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year. (49)It sounds perfect, but does it work? The answer is in the numbers

57、: in the last six years,Semco's revenues have gone from $ 35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from 800 employees t0 3,000. Why?Semler says it's because of "peer pressure" . Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. (50) In other words, Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults. And they do.A. If somone isn't doing his job well, the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.B. This saved money and brought more eq