星火英语四级模拟试卷样题及解析model3

ModelTest3

PartI

Writing(30

minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

DecreaseofPublicTransportationTicket

Fare.Youshouldwriteatleast120words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近来一些城市政府实施多项举措降低公

共交通票价，大力发展公共交通；

2.此措施带来的好处；

3.作为市民应如何响应政府的号召。

TheDecreaseofPublic

TransportationTicketFare

PartIIReadingComprehension

(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15

minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Forquestions8-10,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheDebateOver

GeneticallyModifiedFoods

Forthousandsofyearsfarmershave

usedaprocessofselectionandcrossbreeding

tocontinuallyimprovethequalityofcrops.

Traditionalbreedingmethodsareslow,

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requiringintensivelabor:whiletryingtogeta

desirabletraitinabredspecies,undesirable

traitswillappearandfarmersmustcontinue

theprocessoverandoveragainuntilallthe

undesirablesarebredout.Incontrast,

organismsacquireonespecificgeneorafew

genestogetherthroughgeneticmodification,

withoutothertraitsincludedandwithina

singlegeneration.However,thistechnology

tooisinherentlyunpredictableandsome

scientistsbelieveitcanproducepotentially

dangerousresultsunlessbettertesting

methodsaredeveloped.Traditionalbreeding

isbasedonsexualreproductionbetweenlike

organisms.Thetransferredgenesaresimilarto

genesinthecelltheyjoin.Theyareconveyed

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incompletegroupsandinafixedsequence

thatharmonizeswiththesequenceofgenesin

thepartnercell.Incontrast,bioengineers

isolateagenefromonetypeoforganismand

collectitrandomlyintotheDNAofa

dissimilarspecies,disruptingitsnatural

sequence.Oneofthemaindifferences

betweenconventionalandgenetically

modifiedcropsisthattheformerinvolves

crosseseitherwithinspeciesorbetweenvery

closelyrelatedspecies.However,GMcrops

canhavegenesfromcloselyrelatedspeciesor

evenfrombacteriaandviruses.Benefits:one

sideofthedebateEconomical?GMsupporters

tellfarmersthattheystandtoreapenormous

profitsfromgrowingGMcrops.Ittakesa

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shortertimetoproducethedesiredproduct.It

ispreciseandtherearenounwantedgenes.To

producetheGMcrops,modernbiotechnology

isusedwhichrequireshighlyskilledpeople

andsophisticatedandexpensiveequipment.

Largecompaniesneedconsiderable

investmentsinlaboratories,equipmentand

humanresources,hencethereasonwhyGM

cropsaremoreexpensiveforfarmersthan

traditionalcrops.Herbicide-resistantcropsSo

whatotheradvantagesdoGMcropsholdfor

farmers?GMcropscanbeproducedtobe

herbicide（除草剂）resistant.Thismeansthat

farmerscouldspraythesecropswithherbicide

andkilltheweeds,withoutaffectingthecrop.

Ineffect,theamountofherbicideusedinone

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seasonwouldbereduced,withasubsequent

reductionincostsforfarmersandconsumers.

Biotechnologycompaniesareeven

experimentingwithcropsthatcanbe

geneticallymodifiedtobedroughtand

salt-tolerant,orlessreliantonfertilizer,

openingupnewareastobefarmedandleading

toincreasedproductivity.However,theclaims

oflessherbicideusagewithGMcropshavetill

nownotbeenindependentlysupportedby

facts.BetterqualityfoodsEvenanimalscanbe

geneticallymodifiedtobeleaner,growfaster,

andneedlessfood.Theycouldbemodifiedto

havespecialcharacteristics,suchasgreater

milkproductionincows.Thesemodifications

againleadtoimprovedproductivityfor

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farmersandfinallylowercostsforthe

consumers.Modifiedcropscouldperhaps

preventoutbreakssuchasfootandmouth

disease,whichhasbadlyinfluencedmany

farmersandlocaleconomies.Nosuch

productshavebeenreleasedtodate;however,

someareunderconsiderationforrelease.For

example,GMsalmon,capableofgrowing

almost30timesfasterthannaturalsalmon,

maysoonbeapprovedbytheFDA(Foodand

DrugAdministration)intheU.S.forrelease

intoopenwaterswithoutasinglestudyonthe

impactonhumanhealthortheenvironment.

Risks:theothersideofthedebate

EnvironmentaldamageTheproblemwithGM

cropsisthatthereislittleknownaboutwhat

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effecttheywillhavein,say,20yearstime.The

geneticstructureofanylivingorganismis

complexandGMcroptestsfocuson

short-termeffects.Notalltheeffectsof

introducingaforeigngeneintothecomplex

geneticstructureofanorganismaretested.

Willthepeststhatacropwascreatedtoresist

eventuallybecomeresistanttothiscrop?Then

thereisalwaysthepossibilitythatwemaynot

beabletodestroyGMcropsoncetheyspread

intotheenvironment.Risktofoodweb.A

furthercomplicationisthatthepesticide

producedinthecropmayunintentionallyharm

creatures.GMcropsmayalsoposeahealth

risktonativeanimalsthateatthem.The

animalsmaybepoisonedbythebuilt-in

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pesticides.TestsintheU.S.showedthat44%

ofcaterpillars（毛虫）ofthemonarchbutterfly

diedwhenfedlargeamountsofpollen（花粉）

fromGMcorn.Disease.Anotherconcernis

disease.Sincesomecropsaremodifiedusing

theDNAfromvirusesandbacteria,willwe

seenewdiseasesemerge?WhatabouttheGM

cropsthathaveantibiotic-resistantmarker

genes?Markergenesareusedbyscientiststo

determinewhethertheirgeneticmodification

ofaplantwassuccessful.Willthese

antibiotic-resistantgenesbetransferredto

microorganismsthatcausedisease?We

alreadyhaveaproblemwithineffective

antibiotics.Howcanwedevelopnewdrugsto

fightthesenewbugs?Untilfurtherstudiescan

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showthatGMfoodsandcropsdonotpose

seriousthreatstohumanhealthortheworld's

ecosystems,thedebateovertheirreleasewill

continue.Livingorganismsarecomplexand

tamperingwiththeirgenesmayhave

unintendedeffects.Itisinourcommon

interesttosupportconcernedscientistsand

organizations,suchasFriendsoftheEarth

whodemandrequiredlabelingofthesefood

productsandindependenttestingforsafety

andenvironmentalimpacts.

1.Whatisthemaindifferencebetween

conventionalbreedingandgeneticbreeding?

A)Theformerisbasedonsexual

reproductionbetweenlikeorganisms

whilethelattercanhavegenesevenfrom

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bacteriaandviruses.

B)Theformerisunpredictablewhilethe

latterispredictable.

C)Theformerisappliedbyfarmerswhile

thelatterbyscientists.

D)Theformerhasalonghistorywhilethe

latterashortone.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthepossible

benefitofGMcrops?

A)Theycanbeherbicide-resistant.B)

Theycanfertilizethefield.

C)Theycanproducesalt.D)Theycan

bemoredelicious.

3.Whatwillprobablyhappentothe

geneticallymodifiedanimals?

A)Theymaygrowslower.B)They

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mayimprovetheproduction.

C)Theymaydigestmorefood.D)They

mayspreaddiseasequickly.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromGMsalmon

accordingtothepassage?

A)Itcangrowveryslowly.B)Itwill

eatless.

C)Itwon'tdoharmtoenvironment.D)It

maycausesomedisease.

5.ThereasonwhyGMcropswillprobably

leadtoenvironmentaldamageisthat.

A)GMcroptestsdonotfocuson

far-reachingeffects

B)therearenoGMcroptestsbeforethey

arebeingapprovedof

C)thereisnosinglestudyontheimpactof

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GMcropsontheenvironment

D)GMcropsmaybringoutfootormouth

disease

6.ThisarticlehasmentionedrisksaboutGM

crops.

A)sixB)fiveC)fourD)

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7.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsGMcropsis.

A)objectiveB)biasedC)affirmative

D)negative

8.ThenativeanimalsthateatGMcropsmight

bepoisonedby.

9.ScientistsreliedonMarkergenestotestthe

resultsof.

10.FriendsoftheEarthclaimthatallGMfood

shouldbetestedfor.

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PartIIIListening

Comprehension(35

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8

shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeach

conversation^oneormore

questionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),

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B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

11.A)Hedoesn'tlikecheeseinthecafeteria.

B)Heprefershisowncooking.

C)Theman'sfavoriteisthechickensalad.

D)Hedoesn'thaveanyfavoritefood.

12.A)Inashop.

B)Inabookstore.

C)Inalibrary.

D)Inaschool.

13.A)Doctorandpatient.

B)Nurseandpatient.

C)Teacherandstudent.

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D)Fatheranddaughter.

14.A)Becausehewasaman.

B)Becausehewenttoarightsection.

C)Becausehewasthepersonthejob

needed.

D)Becausehewasthemostoutstanding

person.

15.A)Theyaretalkingaboutclothes.

B)Theyaretalkingaboutcarpet.

C)Theyaretalkingaboutcurtain.

D)Theyaretalkingaboutflowers.

16.A)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.

B)Livinginthecityisnotexpensive.

C)Herjobisinthecity.

D)Shecangotothecinemaeveryday.

17.A)Hiswifedepositedsomemoney.

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B)Hiswifealsoopenedanaccount.

C)Hiswifealsospentsomemoney.

D)Thereissomethingwrongwiththebank.

18.A)Sheboughtasweaterintheend.

B)Sheboughtablousefinally.

C)Sheboughtaskirtfinally.

D)Sheboughtacoatintheend.

Questions19to21arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hewantstobuyahouse.

B)Hewantstorentseveralroomsfor

himself.

C)Hewantstorentafurnishedroomfor

himself.

D)Hewantstobuyseveralroomsinthe

house.

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20.A)Ahousewithnostoreys.

B)Afree-standinghousewiththreestoreys.

C)Adetachedhousewiththreestoreys.

D)Asemi-detachedhousewiththree

storeys.

21.A)Itsalovelyarea.

B)It'sanareawherethereareChinese

people.

C)It'sanareawheretherearepeoplefrom

differentplaces.

D)It'saplacethatisveryconvenient.

Questions22to25arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Toseemovies.B)Towatch

birds.

C)Tosmelltheroses.D)Topaint

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modelplanes.

23.A)Playaroleinamovie.B)Enjoy

thepleasureoflife.

C)Earnmoreandmoremoney.D)Save

moneyforhischildren.

24.A)Stopworking.B)Seemovies

inleisuretime.

C)Takefulladvantageoflifelikekids.D)

Earnmoneyandgiveittohischildren.

25.A)Hehastoconsidermoneywhenhe

wantstokeephishobby.

B)Themoremoneyhehas,thehappierheis.

C)Hecan'tearnmoremoneyunlesshe

worksmorehoursaday.

D)Hecanappreciatemoneyonlywhenhe

earnsitbyhimself.

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3

shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageand

thequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

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26.A)Gatheringnon-relevantmaterials.B)

Stealinganotherperson'sidea.

C)Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.D)

Handinginassignmentslate.

27.A)Inthestudent'sownwords.B)In

directquotations.

C)Inshortphrases.D)In

shorthand.

28.A)Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.B)

Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.

C)Itshouldbeparaphrasedbythestudent.

D)Itshouldbeauthorizedbytheauthor.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

29.A)Theyreadpoetryaloud.

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B)Theydeliveredaspeech.

C)Theytookobjectivetests.

D)Theydiscussedquestionswithexpertin

aparticularfield.

30.A)Therearemorecandidatesthanbefore.

B)Themodemindustryisdeveloping

slowly.

C)Thewrittenexaminationsaremucheasier

thanbefore.

D)Thewrittenexaminationsaremore

objectivethanthespokenones.

31.A)Theobjectivetestalwaysdealswiththe

personalopinions.

B)Theobjectivetestistimedexactlyby

electricclocks.

C)Thequestionoftheobjectivetesthas

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onlyonecorrectanswer.

D)Theobjectivetestresemblesagroupof

workersatanautomobilefactory.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

32.A)ThehistoryofBenjaminFranklin.

B)ThehistoryoftheU.S.mail.

C)Thechangesofwritingletters.

D)ThehistoryoftheU.S..

33.A)TodeliverthemailfromBostonon

horsebacktoitsdestination.

B)Totakechargeofthemailforallthe

coloniesinNorthAmerica.

C)Tointroducetheuseofstagecoachesto

carrymail.

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D)Todelivermailtothecommunities

fromrailwaysbyhorseandwagon.

34.A)TheBritishgovernment.

B)TheAmericangovernment.

C)BenjaminFranklin.

D)GeorgeWashington.

35.A)Heestablishedagovernmentservice.

B)Hedevelopedasystemcalled“star

routes”.

C)Hebuiltalotofpostoffices.

D)Heestablishedthepostalsystem.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheara

passagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforits

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generalidea.Whenthepassageis

readforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanks

numberedfrom36to43withthe

exactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to

46youarerequiredtofillinthe

missinginformation.Forthese

blanks,youcaneitherusethe

exactwordsyouhavejustheard

orwritedownthemainpointsin

yourownwords.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

Americancitiesaresimilartoother

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citiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountry,cities

reflectthe(36)oftheculture.Cities

containtheverybestaspectsofasociety:(37)

foreducation,employment,and

entertainment.Theyalsocontainthevery

worstpartsofasociety:violentcrime,racial

conflict,and(38).Americancities

arechanging,justasAmericansocietyis

changing.AfterWorldWarII,cityresidents

becamewealthier,moreprosperous.Theyhad

morechildren.Theyneededmore(39).

.Theymovedoutoftheirapartments

inthecitytobuytheirownhomes.They

boughthousesinthe(40)areasneara

citywherepeoplelive.Theseare(41)

withoutmanyofficesorfactories.

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Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”was

tohaveahouseinthesuburbs.Nowthings

arechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewho

leftthecitiesinthe1950sarenow(42).

.They,unliketheirparents,wantto

liveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionals,

doctors,lawyers,and(43)are

movingbacktothecity.(44).They

preferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobs

arethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;

(45).Anewclassismovingintothe

city-awealthier,moremobileclass.(46)

.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,

newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsand

conflicts.Onethingissure:Manydyingcities

arealiveagain.

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PartIVReadingComprehension(Reading

inDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassage

withtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgivenina

wordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinbankis

identifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.You

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maynotuseanyofthewordsin

thebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthe

followingpassage.

Morethanfortywomenhavebeenkilled

inthewarinIraq.Hundredsofothershave

been47.ThewarbeganinMarchof

2003.Two48publishedbookstelltwo

differentstoriesofwomenwhoservedinIraq.

OneisbyJanisKarpinski.ShewastheArmy

generalwho49militarypoliceat

prisonsinIraq.TheseincludedtheArmy

Reservesoldierswho50theAbu

GhraibPrisonnearBaghdad.Somehave

receivedprison51_formistreating

prisonersatAbuGhraib.MizKarpinski

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becamethehighest-levelofficertobe

punishedinconnectionwiththe

52.ShelefttheserviceinJulyafterbeing

reducedfromabrigadiergeneral（准将）toa

colonel（上校）.Herbookiscalled“One

Woman'sArmy:TheCommandingGeneralof

AbuGhraibTellsHerStory."MizKarpinski

saysshewasunfairlyblamedforconditions

beyondhercontrol.Shealsotellsofher

difficultiesasarisingwoman53inthe

Army.AnotherformermemberoftheArmy,

KaylaWilliams,wroteabookcalled“Love

MyRifleMoreThanYou."Thenameistaken

froma54song.MizWilliamswasan

ArabictranslatorinIraq.Shesaysherbook

describeswhatitisliketobeyoungand

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55—intheArmy.Onefamous56calledita

frank,hockingandhonestlookatlifeinthe

military.

A)abusedF)caseK)

marching

B)femaleG)commandedL)

simply

C)woundedH)soldierM)

guarded

D)officerI)reviewerN)

beautiful

E)treatmentsJ)recentlyO)

sentences

Section

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthis

section.Eachpassageis

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followedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD),You

shoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthe

followingpassage.

Ironproductionwasrevolutionizedin

theearlyeighteenthcenturywhencokewas

firstusedinsteadofcharcoal(木炭)for

refiningironore.Previouslythepoorquality

oftheironhadrestricteditsuseinarchitecture

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toitemssuchaschainsandtiebarsfor

supportingarches,vaults（拱顶）,andwalls.

Withtheimprovementinrefiningore,itwas

nowpossibletomakecast-ironbeamsand

columns.Duringthenineteenthcentury

furtheradvancesweremade,notably

Bessemefsprocessforconvertingironinto

steel,whichmadethematerialmore

commerciallyfeasible.

Ironwasrapidlyadoptedforthe

constructionofbridges,becauseitsstrength

wasfargreaterthanthatofstoneortimber,but

itsuseinthearchitectureofbuildings

developedmoreslowly.By1800acomplete

internalironskeletonforbuildingshadbeen

developedinindustrialarchitecturereplacing

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traditionaltimberbeams,butitgenerally

remainedconcealed.Apartfromitslowcost,

theappealofironasabuildingmateriallayin

itsstrength,itsresistancetofire,andits

potentialtospanvastareas.Asaresult,iron

becameincreasinglypopularasastructural

materialformoretraditionalstylesof

architectureduringthenineteenthcentury,but

itwasinvariablyconcealed.

Significantly,theuseofexposediron

occurredmainlyinthenewbuildingtypes

producedbytheIndustrialRevolution:in

factories,warehouses,commercialoffices,

exhibitionhalls,andrailroadstations,where

itspracticaladvantagesfaroutweigheditslack

ofstatus.Designersoftherailroadstationsof

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thenewageexploredthepotentialofiron,

coveringhugeareaswithspansthatsurpassed

thegreatvaultsofmedievalchurchesand

cathedrals.Paxton'sCrystalPalace,designed

tohousetheGreatExhibitionof1851,covered

anareaof1848feetby408feetinassembled

unitsofglasssetinironframes.TheParis

Exhibitionof1889includedboththewidest

spanandthegreatestheightachievedsofar

withtheHalledesMachines,spanning362

feet,andtheEiffelTower1,000feethigh.

However,theseachievementsweremockedby

theartistsofParisasexpensiveandugly

foolishness.Iron,despiteitsstructural

advantages,hadlittleaesthetic（审美的）status.

Theuseofanexposedironstructureinthe

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moretraditionalstylesofarchitecturewas

slowertodevelop.

52.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A)Advancesinironprocessinginthe

eighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.

B)TheeffectsoftheIndustrialRevolution

ontraditionalarchitecturalstyles.

C)Advantagesofstoneandtimberover

steelasbuildingmaterials.

D)Theevolutionoftheuseofironin

architecture.

53.Ironreplacedstoneandtimberinthe

buildingofbridgesbecauseironwas

considered.

A)morebeautiful

B)newandmodern

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C)muchstronger

D)easiertotransport

54.AccordingtoParagraph3,thearchitectural

significanceoftheHalledesMachineswas

its.

A)widespan

B)greatheight

C)unequaledbeauty

D)assembledunitsofglass

55.Howdidtheartistsreacttothebuildingsat

theParisExhibition?

A)Theytriedtocopythem.

B)Theylaughedatthem.

C)Theypraisedthem.

D)Theyrefusedtopaytoseethem.

56.Itcanbeinferredthatthedelayeduseof

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exposedironstructuresintraditional

stylesofarchitectureisbestexplained

by.

A)theimpracticalityofusingironfor

small,noncommercialbuildings

B)theassociationofironarchitecturewith

theproblemsoftheIndustrialRevolution

C)thegeneralbeliefthatironofferedless

resistancetofireandharshweather

thantraditionalmaterials

D)thegeneralperceptionthatiron

structureswerenotbeautifulinappearance

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthe

followingpassage.

FourmonthsbeforeCrownPrince

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Felipesays“si”（“yes”inSpanish）to

televisionjournalistLetiziaOrtiz,royal

weddingfeverisgrippingSpain.

Shopsareofferingthebiggestvarietyof

weddingsouvenirs移己念品）,fromplatesand

bottle-openerstocopiesofthecouple's

engagementring.

Thecouplehavemadeonlyafew

carefullystagedpublicappearancestoreduce

thescrutiny（仔细检查）.

Spanishpeoplewaitedformorethana

decadeforthe36-year-oldsonofKingJuan

CarlosandQueenSofiatofindasuitablebride.

Andmoreimportant,theMay22weddingwill

bealandmarkeventinotherways.

LetiziaOrtizRocasolano,31,isthe

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daughterofanurseandajournalist.So,she

willbethefirstcommoneronathroneonce

occupiedbyQueenIsabella,whosent

ChristopherColumbustotheAmericas.

Thepretty,elegantformernewsanchor

（主持人）willalsobecomeSpain'sfirst

home-grownqueeninmorethanacentury.

Thelivelyandprofessionallyaccomplished

LetiziahasbeenwelcomedbySpanishpeople

asanewtypeofqueenforamodern

monarchy.

Spanishpeoplewereaccustomedto

seeingherintelevisionnewsbroadcastsand

shearousestremendouscuriosity.Journalists

areinvestigatingeventhemostordinary

aspectsofherpastwhichresemblesthatofso

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manyotheryoungSpanishprofessional

women.

Spanishpeoplehavealsotakennotethat

shetriedtointerrupttheprincewhenthey

talkedtothepressaftergettingengagedin

November.6"Letmetalk,“shetoldtheheirto

theBourbonthrone.

Suchbehaviorisregardedas

understandableinawomanwhowentto

Mexicobyherselfatage23andlaterreported

ontheSeptember11terroristattacksandthe

IraqwarforstatetelevisionTVE.

Herstrongcharacter,franknessand

criticalmindcouldalsobedisadvantagesfora

royalwhoisrarelyexpectedtospeakhermind,

reportershavesaid.

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Thepalacehasstruggledtoprotecther

fromscrutinyandtogivehertimetoadaptto

hernewrole.

57.Bysaying“royalweddingfever”(Line

2,Para.l),theauthormeans"

A)alotofroyalweddingsfollow

B)theSpanishpeoplearesurprisedatthe

royalwedding

C)theroyalweddingmakesastirinthe

wholecountry

D)theroyalweddingbecomesafashion

58.Themostimportantreasonwhyroyal

weddingcausessuchagreatinterestis

that.

A)acommonerismarriedintoaroyal

family

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B)theprincefinallyfindshisbride

C)afamousTVjournalistgetsmarried

D)theweddingisexpensive

59.Letiziausedtobeanewsanchorwhowas

A)world-famous

B)frank

C)serious

D)capable

60.Letizia'sinterruptionoftheprincewhen

theytalkedtothepresswasmostprobably

promptedbyher.

A)curiosity

B)innocence

C)outspokenness

D)rudeness

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61.ThedifficultyforLetiziatofitintheroyal

lifemayliein.

A)howtomeettherequirementsofthe

Queen

B)howtochangehercharactertofitinthe

royalfamily

C)howtocontinue