2021-2022年福建省宁德市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)

2021-2022年福建省宁德市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B.Dr.Kleimanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofaday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

2.Whatwilltheclassdonow?

A.Hearanotherreport.

B.DiscussoneofEmilyDickinson'spoems.

C.Hearalecturegivenbytheteacher.

D.Discusspoemstheyhavewrittenthemselves.

3.Thefrontdoortohishomedoesnotopenautomatically.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.WhatisDickiason'sparticularform.ofself-publication?

A.Sheranherownpublishinghouse.

B.Shewroteherpoemsinherletters.

C.Shewrotetonewspapersregularly.

D.Sherecordedherpoemsinherdiary.

5.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

6.Withonlyagoodbookweareverylikelytofeellonely.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

8.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Everyyeartherearereportsofpeopledyingastheresultofextremelyhotweather．Manyofthevictimsareoldpersons，whoseheartsorbreathingsystemsdecline．Butmanydiefromlackofwater．

Waterisnecessaryforlifeandgoodhealth．Weoftenforgetthisfactwhenwethinkabouttheotherbuildingblocksoflifesuchasvitamins，mineralsandproteins．Wecanliveformanydayswithouteating，buttwoorthreedayswithoutwaterusuallyleadstodeath．

Thehumanbodymaylooksolid．butmostofitiswater．Newbornbabiesareasmuchas85%water．Womenareabout65%waterandmenabout75%．Womenusuallyhavelesswaterthanmenbecausewomen，ingeneral，havemorefatcells．andfatcellsholdlesswaterthanotherkindsofcells．

Waterdoesmanydifferentthingstokeepushealthy．Itcarrieshormones，antibodiesandfoodsthroughthebody，andcarriesawaywastematerials．Thatiswhydifferentpartsofthebodycontaindifferentamountsofwater．Forexample．bloodis83%water．musclesare75%water，thebrainis74%．andbonesare25%．

Waterisalsonecessaryforcoolingthebodyunderhotweatherandwhenweareworkinghardorexercising，watercarriesbodyheattothesurfaceoftheskin，wheretheheatislostthroughperspiration．Researcherssaycoolliquidscoolusfasterthanwarmliquids，becausecoldliquidstakeupmoreheatinsidethebodyandcarryitawayfaster：Theysay，however，thatcoldsweetdrinksdonotworkwellbecausethesugarslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream．

Researchersalsonotethatfatcellsblockbodyheatfromescapingquickly．Fatcellsundertheskinactlikewarmclothingtokeepbodyheatinside．Thisiswhyoverweightpeoplehaveamoreeasytimestayingcoolthanthinpeople．

Thebodyloseswatereverydaythroughperspirationandurine．Ifwelosetoomuch．wewillbecomesick．A10%dropinbodywatercancausethebloodsystemtofail．A15%～20%dropusuallyleadstodeath．Toreplacewhatislost，healthexpertssaygrowingpersonsshoulddrinkabout2litersofliquidseachday，andmoreinhotweather．Theysaywecanalsogetsomeofthewaterweneedinthefoodsweeat．Mostfruitsandvegetablesaremorethan80%water．Meatsare50%～60%water．Andevenbreadisabout33%water．Watermaybeoneofthemostsimpleofallchemicalsubstances，butitisthemostimportantsubstancethatweputintoourbodies．

Waterisakindofchemicalsubstance.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Intermsofacademic1evels，inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

10.A15%-20%dropinbodywatercancausethebloodsystemtofail.

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.Canyougiveanexampleof"fillerwords"?

12.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmaymakeusbored,butthefriendsinbooksmayalsobehurtbyus.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.MDistheabsoluteheadofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

14.Sugarincoldsweetdrinksslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.WhereisLowTillFarmingbecomingpopular?

A.Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B.Inareaswithasevereshortageofwater.

C.Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D.Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C9】

17.(46)

18.

【C5】

19.(34)

20.

【C12】

21.(33)

22.(48)

23.

【C14】

24.(35)

25.

【C15】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(68)

27.

Fromthetextwecanseethattheauthorseems______.

A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.troubledD.uncertain

28.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved．ForQuestions66～70，choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps．ThereisOneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1．

Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice．Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarminghadcreatedthemosttemptingarrayoffoodsmoneycanbuy，wearenowbeingpresentedwiththeprospectofgeneticallycreatedstrainsofcabbages，onion，tomato，potatoandapple．

Itmaynotticklethefancyoffoodpuristsbutitfirestheimaginationofscientists．LastweektheydiscoveredthattheclassicParisianmushroomcontainsjustthepropertiesthat，whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroomfromtheSonoradesertinCalifornia，couldhelpitgrowenmassewhileatthesametimeprovidingitwiththeresilienceofthewildstrain．

66．______

“Wehavefoundawayofincreasingthesuccessratefromoneto90percent．”

Thisisjustoneofthemanyproductsthat，accordingtoskeptics，arecreatingagenerationof“Frankenfoods”．Thefirstsuchfoodthatmaybeconsumedonawidescaleisatomatowhichhasbeengeneticallymanipulatedsothatitdoesnotsoftenasitripens．

67．______

Criticssaythatthenewtomato—whichcost$25milliontoresearch—isdesignedtostayonsupermarketshelvesforlonger．Ithasaten-daylifespan．

Notsurprisingly，every-hungryUSisleadingthesearchfortheseforbiddenfruit．Bychangingthegenesofagrapefruit．agrowerfromTexashascreatedasweet，red，thin-skinnedgrapefruitexpectedtosellatapremiumoveritsCaliforniaandFloridacompetitors．

Forchipfanaticswhowanttowatchtheirwaist-lines，newhigh-starch，low-moisturepotatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfriedhavebeencreated，thankstoagenefromintestinalbacteria．

Thescientistsbehindsuchnewfoodarguethatgeneticengineeringissimplyanextensionofanimalandplantbreedingmethodsandthatbybroadeningthescopeofthegeneticchangesthatcanbemade，sourcesoffoodareincreased.Accordingly，theyargue，thisdoesnotinherentlyleadtofoodsthatarelesssafethanthosedevelopedbyconventionaltechniques．Butifdesirablegenesareswappedirrespectiveofspeciesbarriers，couldthingsspiraloutofcontrol?“Knowledgeisnottoxic，”saidMarkCantley，headofthebiotechnologyunitattheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment．“Ithasgivenusafargreaterunderstandingofhowlivingsystemsworkatamolecularlevelandthereisnoreasonforpeopletothinkthatscientistsandfarmersshouldusethatknowledgetodoriskythings．”

Clearly，financialincentiveliesbehindthedevelopmentofthesebigger，moreproductivefoods．Butwemayhaveonlyourselvestoblame．Intheearlyperiodofmassfoodcommerce，foodvarietiesweredevelopedbytraditionalmethodsofselectivebreedingtosuitthelocalpalate．Butassuppliersstartedtoselectandpreserveplantvariantsthathadlargerfruit，consumerexpectationsrose，leadingtothedevelopmentofthedesirableclones．Still，traditionalistsandgourmetsinEuropearefightingtheirdevelopment．

68．______

Eveninthepre-packagedUS．wheretheslow-softeningtomatowillsoonbereachingsupermarkets，1,500AmericanchefshavelenttheirsupporttothePureFoodCampaignwhichcallsfortheinternationalboycottofgeneticallyengineeredfoodsuntilmoreisknownabouttheconsequencesofthetechnologyandreliablecontrolshave

29.

Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?

A.Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.

B.Thattheorginofhypertensionisnowfound.

C.Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.

D.Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

30.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

31.(77)

32.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcardedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesthatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.

ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinhisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.

Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%～50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.

Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeoplebumoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories-oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.

Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchasDeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.

Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseslimmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.

ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.

A.membersoftheNWA

B.typicalvictimsofoverweight

C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement

D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength

33.(76)

34.

"Thesedifferences"inparagraph5refertothosein______.

A.skillsofmenandwomen

B.schoolsubjects

C.thebrainstructureofmenandwomen

D.activitiescarriedoutbythebrain

35.(75)

36.(67)

37.(79)

38.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Ashanthineedstoreceivegene-therapytreatmentconstantly.

B.Despitethehugefunding,generesearcheshaveshownfewpromises.

C.Therapeuticgenesarecarriedbyharmlessviruses.

D.Gene-dopingisencouragedbyworldagenciestohelpathletesgetbetterscores.

39.

Thelanguageofthepassageismostly______.

A.descriptiveB.narrativeC.expositiveD.critic

40.

Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A.OptimisticB.ConfusedC.CarefreeD.Panicked

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

44

题

combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?__________

42.

第

49

题

WhatdoesMacDonaldwarnpeoplewhentheyintendtobuylifeinsuranceproducts?

43.

第

24

题

Intheirstudy，researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof__________．

44.

第

33

题

Whatisthebasicdifferencebetweenthetwoclassesoftheories?

45.

根据下列选项回答36～45题：

第

36

题

isnotforboys?__________

参考答案

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.Inhisoffice

8.A

9.Juniorcolleges/non-degreeprograms．

10.A

11.Andsoon．/Andsoforth．

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.atat解析：某大学的教授，应为“aprofessorat…university”，所以答案为介词“at”。

17.differencedifference解析：显然，这句话是在对老年人和年轻人写字之间进行比较，而且由后半句中的"getbetterat…”可知，此空必为“不同的”。

18.whichwhich解析：“声誉建立的基础”英语表达为“thefoundationonwhichreputationsarebuilt”，which指代foundations。

19.whosewhose解析：此句意为“StephanieThomas，一位学习辅导老师，…发现已经发表了…。”由此可知，空处所填单词必为whose，引导定语从句，修饰teacher。

20.therebythereby解析：本句句意为“我们也正在污染海洋，杀死了鱼类，…剥夺了我们那无价的食物供应。”显然，此空前后为因果关系，而且depriving前不能用so或其他表因果关系的连词，而只能用介词thereby。

21.betweenbetween解析：“…relation…actionsandtheirconsequences”意为“…行动和它们的结果…关系”，空处显然缺“之间”。

22.AsAs解析：此句意为“…后一种观点的例子，…”显然，空处应填“作为”。

23.ratherrather解析：此空所在句意为“用四个手指握笔而不是三个。”ratherthan表示“而不是”。

24.unlikeunlike解析：根据下文，以日本学生与美国和韩国的作对比，日本的学生不像韩国和美国的学生一样。所以此处应填“unlike”。

25.whowho解析：此空后的句子应为teacher的定语从句，故此空处应填who，引导修饰人的定语从句。

26.AA解析：上一段最后一句“…suchasdrainingblood…”与A中的“Themassivewartimeblooddrives…”对应。

27.A解析：作者的态度从文章第一句话和最后一句话就可以明显判断出来。第一句话说基因疗法是20世纪的伟大成就之一，最后一句话说“Everybodyrecognizesthatgenetherapyisaverygoodidea”，由此可见作者对基因疗法持积极乐观的态度。因此正确答案为A。

28.EE解析：由上一段中提到的“…whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroom…”可知，只有E放在此处才能使上下段衔接，意思连贯。

29.A解析：由整篇文章可知，本文主要传达的信息为“食盐致病理论没有道理”。

30.B解析：由文章倒数第二段第一句“TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetailtothehead．”可知。

31.C解析：由C中的第一段最后一句话“Thissourcebook…andprovidespolicyadvice，includingtheuseofcleantechnologiesandenvironmentallysoundproductiontechniques，…”可知。

32.B解析：由第一段可知，两人是因为肥胖而被送进医院的，故B项正确。A、C项文章中未提到。两个病人不能证明fatlash运动高涨。故D项是错误的。

33.D解析：由D中的第三段“Theauthorarguesthatpollutioniscontrolledbyincreasingtherelativepriceofthepollutinggoodsintheproductionprocess”可知。

34.A解析：“这些区别”指的是什么?短文第五段主题句说“Butitisn'tallthateasytoexplaintheactualdifferencesbetweenskillsofmenandwomenonthisbasis．”即在此基础上解释两性技能的区别并不是很容易的事。由此可见，“这些区别”指的是两性技能。所以本题应选A。

35.C解析：由C中的第二段“ThispartrepresentsthetensionsbetweenAmericaandFrance．”可知。

36.BB解析：由下—段第—句“Thepoker—lovingLouis—Dreyfusknew…”可知此空处填B最合适，因为“Louis-Dreyfus，scionof．．．”必定在下一段之前逻辑上才讲得通。

37.C解析：由C中的howitworks中的第二条“Thismeansyoudon'tneedtousesomuchgasorelectricitytoheatyourwaterathome．”可知答案为C。

38.C解析：文章第二段对于基因治疗的方式的解释是用于治疗的基因通过“virusesthatdon’tcausehumandisease”进入体内，就好像“特洛伊木马”一样，由此可见，这些病毒是无害的。因此正确答案为C。

39.C解析：由全文的语气来看，均是在解释、阐述事情，而不是descriptive或narrative，更不是critic。

40.A解析：从文章第二段倒数第一句话“…andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects…．”可以看出，人们对现在的经济形势并不担心，相反他们认为从长远的角度来看，这种情况还是比较好的。故应选A。

41.D由D中的“ValparaisoUniversitycombinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers”可知。

42.D由第四段第一句“However，MacDonaldandotherswarnaganistusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment．”可知。

43.C这个题考察的是对后面几段的归纳。首先在第三段开始“Dr．MaquetusedallelectronicdevicecalledPET．．．theypracticedataskduringtheday，andastheysleptduringthefollowingnight．”这是一种对比性的研究方法。后来的第四段最后“…theirresponsetimeswhentheywokeupwereevenquickerthanwhentheywenttosleep．”也采用了对比的分析研究，故应选C。

44.B由第一段最后一句“However，basically，evolutionarytheoriestakeitthat…hasbeenexpandingeversince．”可知，两种理论的根本区别在于对“宇宙是否会继续膨胀?”这一问题的不同看法。

45.C短文解析

A

艾尔斯米尔学校是过去两年内国内发展最快的私立学校之一。增长带来了100万美元的投资项目和新的低年级学校的建立。高年级学校中提供住宿，有多种A层次课程，并率先使用可视会议技术。学校内各种设施齐全多样，设有体育场馆及剧院。走读学生有校车接送，住宿学生可以住进整修一新的宿舍。这里的学术水准很高，提供有很多奖学金，鼓励学生充分发挥其潜力。

B

埃奇希尔学校拥有l00多年的历史，教育具有独立思想的学生，使他们能够适应快速发展的技术世界。学校注重早期教育，重视学术水准，鼓励学生发挥其特长。学校的校训是“超越完美”，并已获得全国的承认。另外，学校还重视传统、纪律和道德价值的教育。未来世界的要求和家庭方式的变化都在教育中得到考虑，使学生在任何领域内都做到出类拔萃。

C

学校拥有出色的学术设施。小教堂、医学中心、体育设施一应俱全。学校招收中上水平的女童，不仅仅强调学习，音乐、戏剧、公共演讲、辩论能力都被鼓励。六年级学生可以学到传统的课程和比较流行的其他课程。另有商业研究和健康社会护理可以提供直接就业的途径。这里强调每个女孩充分发挥其潜力，人尽其用，培养自信和服务社会的精神。

D

瓦尔帕莱索大学建于1859年，是一所私有独立的路得教会的大学，由于具有杰出学术造诣，又注重深造而闻名。学院设置了5个本科学院——艺术科学院、工商管理学院、工程学院、护理学院以及基督学院，还有许多研究生项目，包括法律、工商管理方向的硕士点。在校生4000多人。90％的教职工拥有博士学位或其专业的最高学位。由于优秀的生源以及认真的教职工使得学校成为本地区数一数二的学校。毕业6个月内．超过90%的毕业生进入专业领域工作或继续深造。

答案解析:

C中提到“Theschoolcatersforgirlsofaverageabilityandabovebutitisnotnarrowlyacademic．”。2021-2022年福建省宁德市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B.Dr.Kleimanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofaday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

2.Whatwilltheclassdonow?

A.Hearanotherreport.

B.DiscussoneofEmilyDickinson'spoems.

C.Hearalecturegivenbytheteacher.

D.Discusspoemstheyhavewrittenthemselves.

3.Thefrontdoortohishomedoesnotopenautomatically.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.WhatisDickiason'sparticularform.ofself-publication?

A.Sheranherownpublishinghouse.

B.Shewroteherpoemsinherletters.

C.Shewrotetonewspapersregularly.

D.Sherecordedherpoemsinherdiary.

5.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

6.Withonlyagoodbookweareverylikelytofeellonely.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Wherewastheinterviewconducted?

8.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Everyyeartherearereportsofpeopledyingastheresultofextremelyhotweather．Manyofthevictimsareoldpersons，whoseheartsorbreathingsystemsdecline．Butmanydiefromlackofwater．

Waterisnecessaryforlifeandgoodhealth．Weoftenforgetthisfactwhenwethinkabouttheotherbuildingblocksoflifesuchasvitamins，mineralsandproteins．Wecanliveformanydayswithouteating，buttwoorthreedayswithoutwaterusuallyleadstodeath．

Thehumanbodymaylooksolid．butmostofitiswater．Newbornbabiesareasmuchas85%water．Womenareabout65%waterandmenabout75%．Womenusuallyhavelesswaterthanmenbecausewomen，ingeneral，havemorefatcells．andfatcellsholdlesswaterthanotherkindsofcells．

Waterdoesmanydifferentthingstokeepushealthy．Itcarrieshormones，antibodiesandfoodsthroughthebody，andcarriesawaywastematerials．Thatiswhydifferentpartsofthebodycontaindifferentamountsofwater．Forexample．bloodis83%water．musclesare75%water，thebrainis74%．andbonesare25%．

Waterisalsonecessaryforcoolingthebodyunderhotweatherandwhenweareworkinghardorexercising，watercarriesbodyheattothesurfaceoftheskin，wheretheheatislostthroughperspiration．Researcherssaycoolliquidscoolusfasterthanwarmliquids，becausecoldliquidstakeupmoreheatinsidethebodyandcarryitawayfaster：Theysay，however，thatcoldsweetdrinksdonotworkwellbecausethesugarslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream．

Researchersalsonotethatfatcellsblockbodyheatfromescapingquickly．Fatcellsundertheskinactlikewarmclothingtokeepbodyheatinside．Thisiswhyoverweightpeoplehaveamoreeasytimestayingcoolthanthinpeople．

Thebodyloseswatereverydaythroughperspirationandurine．Ifwelosetoomuch．wewillbecomesick．A10%dropinbodywatercancausethebloodsystemtofail．A15%～20%dropusuallyleadstodeath．Toreplacewhatislost，healthexpertssaygrowingpersonsshoulddrinkabout2litersofliquidseachday，andmoreinhotweather．Theysaywecanalsogetsomeofthewaterweneedinthefoodsweeat．Mostfruitsandvegetablesaremorethan80%water．Meatsare50%～60%water．Andevenbreadisabout33%water．Watermaybeoneofthemostsimpleofallchemicalsubstances，butitisthemostimportantsubstancethatweputintoourbodies．

Waterisakindofchemicalsubstance.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Intermsofacademic1evels，inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

10.A15%-20%dropinbodywatercancausethebloodsystemtofail.

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.Canyougiveanexampleof"fillerwords"?

12.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmaymakeusbored,butthefriendsinbooksmayalsobehurtbyus.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.MDistheabsoluteheadofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

14.Sugarincoldsweetdrinksslowstheliquidfromgettingintotheblood-stream.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.WhereisLowTillFarmingbecomingpopular?

A.Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B.Inareaswithasevereshortageofwater.

C.Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D.Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C9】

17.(46)

18.

【C5】

19.(34)

20.

【C12】

21.(33)

22.(48)

23.

【C14】

24.(35)

25.

【C15】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(68)

27.

Fromthetextwecanseethattheauthorseems______.

A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.troubledD.uncertain

28.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved．ForQuestions66～70，choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps．ThereisOneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1．

Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice．Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarminghadcreatedthemosttemptingarrayoffoodsmoneycanbuy，wearenowbeingpresentedwiththeprospectofgeneticallycreatedstrainsofcabbages，onion，tomato，potatoandapple．

Itmaynotticklethefancyoffoodpuristsbutitfirestheimaginationofscientists．LastweektheydiscoveredthattheclassicParisianmushroomcontainsjustthepropertiesthat，whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroomfromtheSonoradesertinCalifornia，couldhelpitgrowenmassewhileatthesametimeprovidingitwiththeresilienceofthewildstrain．

66．______

“Wehavefoundawayofincreasingthesuccessratefromoneto90percent．”

Thisisjustoneofthemanyproductsthat，accordingtoskeptics，arecreatingagenerationof“Frankenfoods”．Thefirstsuchfoodthatmaybeconsumedonawidescaleisatomatowhichhasbeengeneticallymanipulatedsothatitdoesnotsoftenasitripens．

67．______

Criticssaythatthenewtomato—whichcost$25milliontoresearch—isdesignedtostayonsupermarketshelvesforlonger．Ithasaten-daylifespan．

Notsurprisingly，every-hungryUSisleadingthesearchfortheseforbiddenfruit．Bychangingthegenesofagrapefruit．agrowerfromTexashascreatedasweet，red，thin-skinnedgrapefruitexpectedtosellatapremiumoveritsCaliforniaandFloridacompetitors．

Forchipfanaticswhowanttowatchtheirwaist-lines，newhigh-starch，low-moisturepotatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfriedhavebeencreated，thankstoagenefromintestinalbacteria．

Thescientistsbehindsuchnewfoodarguethatgeneticengineeringissimplyanextensionofanimalandplantbreedingmethodsandthatbybroadeningthescopeofthegeneticchangesthatcanbemade，sourcesoffoodareincreased.Accordingly，theyargue，thisdoesnotinherentlyleadtofoodsthatarelesssafethanthosedevelopedbyconventionaltechniques．Butifdesirablegenesareswappedirrespectiveofspeciesbarriers，couldthingsspiraloutofcontrol?“Knowledgeisnottoxic，”saidMarkCantley，headofthebiotechnologyunitattheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment．“Ithasgivenusafargreaterunderstandingofhowlivingsystemsworkatamolecularlevelandthereisnoreasonforpeopletothinkthatscientistsandfarmersshouldusethatknowledgetodoriskythings．”

Clearly，financialincentiveliesbehindthedevelopmentofthesebigger，moreproductivefoods．Butwemayhaveonlyourselvestoblame．Intheearlyperiodofmassfoodcommerce，foodvarietiesweredevelopedbytraditionalmethodsofselectivebreedingtosuitthelocalpalate．Butassuppliersstartedtoselectandpreserveplantvariantsthathadlargerfruit，consumerexpectationsrose，leadingtothedevelopmentofthedesirableclones．Still，traditionalistsandgourmetsinEuropearefightingtheirdevelopment．

68．______

Eveninthepre-packagedUS．wheretheslow-softeningtomatowillsoonbereachingsupermarkets，1,500AmericanchefshavelenttheirsupporttothePureFoodCampaignwhichcallsfortheinternationalboycottofgeneticallyengineeredfoodsuntilmoreisknownabouttheconsequencesofthetechnologyandreliablecontrolshave

29.

Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?

A.Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.

B.Thattheorginofhypertensionisnowfound.

C.Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.

D.Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

30.

Theelectriccatfis