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题

得PartIIWordMatch(15points,1pointeach)

分

答Direction:Matchthefollowingwordswiththeirdefinitionswithineachgroupoffive

得PartIMultipleChoioe(s15points,1pointeach)words.Write

downthematchedletterontheanswersheet.

分

Direction:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherear4fourChoicesGroup1

号要markedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

学1.authenticA.havingpowersoflearning,reasoningor

understanding

1.Thefifthgenerationcomputers,withartificialintelligence,andperfectednow.2.commitmentB.twist;changingshape

A.developedB.havedeveloped3.exaggerateC.apromiseordecisiontodosomething

C.arebeingdevelopedD.willhavebeendeveloped

4.intelligentD.real;trueandaccurate不

2.YouherinherofficelastFriday;she'sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.5.distortionE.saymorethanthetruthaboutsomething

A.needn'thaveseenB.musthaveseenGroup2

请C.mighthaveseenD.can*thaveseen6.authorityA.basic;central;formingthenecessarybasisof

3.She*salwaysbeenkindtotncmn'tju-stturnonhernowthatsheneedsmyhelp.something

IA.mybackB.myheadC.myeyeD.shoulder7.donateB.somethingthatisconsideredmoreimportantthan

othermatters

8.substantialC.therightorabilitytocontrol

内

4.Carefulsurveyshaveindicatedthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdonottakedrugsdirected.9.priorityD.givesomethingforthebenefitofothers

A.likeB.soC.whichD.as10.fundamentalE.largeinsize,valueor

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5.The_goalofthebookistohelpbridgethegapbetweenresearchandtea#Eh^ularlytimportance

层线

gap

betweenresearchersandteachers.

A.jointB.intensiveC.overallD.decisive

封6.Wecanacceptyourorderpaymentismadein

advance.

A.inthebeliefthatB.inorderthat

业C.ontheexcusethatD.onconditionthat

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密7.Themedicalexpertswarnedtheauthoritiesofthedangerofdiseasesintheof

ethaertiqijake.

A.consequenceB.aftermathC.resultsD.effect

8.Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerandscientific

hardwareprice.

hA.onaccountofB.regardlessOfinadditiontoD.nottomention

得

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9.Iamsurprisedthiscityisadullplacetolivein.PartIIISentenceCompletion(10points,1pointeach)

A.thatyouwouldthinkB.bywhatyouarethinking

Direction:Fillineachoftheblankswiththegivenwordinitsproperform.

C.thatyoushouldthinkD.withwhatyouwerethinking

10.Donttletthechildplaywith9ds_so_rs__hecutshimself.

1.Georgeisnotonlyaskillfulpainter,butalsoawriter.(talent)

A.incaseB.sothatC.nowthatD.onlyif

.2.TheJohntoMarywasannouncedinthenewspapers

点11.Thevalwavsaivethevacantseatstocomesfirst.

学3.Ilovethemoviebecausetheismyfavorite,(act)

教A.whoeverB.whomeverC.whoD.whom4.______tosa.ythisabsent-mindedprofessorlefthisumbrellaintheclassroom

12.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytr_ueagai(nn.eed)

it5.I'mafraidthegirlisalittleforherageandheight,(weight)

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6.Becauseofhiswords,thewidowcommittedsuicide.(responsibility)correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe.center

7.ReadingEnglishnovelshelpsyourvocab.ijflalan5ge)Passage1

8.Hisconductwithhiswords,sonownobodybelievesinhim.(agree)EveryanimalisalivingradiatorheatformedinitscellsisgivenoffthroughitsskinajmW-

bloodedanimals

密

9.Iwasannoyedbythatman.(mind,narrow)maintainasteadytemperaturebyconstantlyreplacinglostsurfaceheat;smalleranimals,

whichhavemoreskinfor

10.Mostpeoplethinkthatwehavemorenaturalresourcesthanweneed,butitisnottue.everyounceofbodyweight,mustproduceheatfasterthanbiggerones.Becausesmaller

animalsbumfuelfaster,

(necessary)scientistssaytheylivefaster.

Thespeedatwhichananimallivesisdeterminedbymeasuringtherateatwhichitusesoxygen.A

chicken,for

example,usesone-halfcubiccentimeterofoxygeneveryhourforeachgramitweighs.Thetinyshrew

usesfour

cubiccentimetersofoxygeneveryhourforeachgramitweighs.Becauseitusesoxygeneighttimesas

fast,itissaid

thatthemouse-likeshrewislivingeighttimesasfastasthechicken.Thesmallestofthewarm-blooded

creatures,the

hummingbird,livesahundredtimesas

PartIVCloze(20points,1pointeach)fastasanelephant.

Direction:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethemostsuitablewordthislistofThereisalimittohowsmalla

warm-bloodedanimalcanbe.A

mammalorbirdthatweighedonly

twoanda

halfgramswouldstarvetodeath.It

wouldburnupitsfoodtoorapidlyand

wouldnotbeabletoeatfastenoughto

supplymorefuel.

1.Thepassagesaysthatevery

animalisalivingradiatorbecause

it____.

projucesbeingformreservessome

heatinbuthowremovetake

itsbody

cells

B.burns

fuelto

produce

heat

a

C.sends

outheat

fromits

bodies

D.

requires

oxygen

to

produce

heat

as

却Warm-bloodedAppalsmaintainaste敏temperaturebyCh3pcthat

amountenoughonshoulduseA.restoringheatcontinually

atforothersincewhenB.storingheatintheirbodycells

C.regulatingtheamountofheatproduced

D.regulatingtheamountofheatgivenoff

AThirstyWorld

3.Theamountofoxygenananimalusesdependson.

A.howmuchitweighsB.whatfooditeats

Theworldisnotonlyhungry,itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,(1)____nearly75per

C.whatitislikeD.howlongitlives-

centoftheearth'isscsm^srtewithwater.Butabout97percentofthishuge(2)____isseawaterorsalt

-4.Ananimalweighinglessthan2.5gramswouldstarvebecauseitwouldnotbeableto

-water.Mancanonly

drinkandusethe(3)____3perce-ntthefreshwater(4)_____comesfromrivers,lakes,

-A.getenoughoxygenB.maintainitsbodytemperature

underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuse(5)____ofthat,becausesomeofitisinthe(6)-of

-C.burnitsfoodfastenoughD.eatfastenoughtosupplyfuel

icebergsandglaciers.

5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?-

However,(7)____thingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwater,whichisconstantly(8)_____-

A.Thereisnolimitastohowlargeawarm-bloodedanimalcanbe.-

replacedbyrainfall,isstillenoughforus.Butourneed(9)_____waterisincreasingra-f3idalymostdayby_day.

B.Thehummingbirdlivesfasterthananyotherwarm-bloodedcreature.

Onlyifwe(10)____stepstodealwiththisproblemnow(11)____weavoidasevereworldwidewatejshortage

-C.Smallanimalshavelessskinfortheirbodyweightthanlargeones,

lateron.Alimitedwatersupplywouldhave(12)____badeffectonagricultureandindustry.Weallhavetole-am

D.Thehummingbirdisthesmallestofthewarm-bloodedanimals.

(13)____tostopwastingourpreciouswater.Oneofthefirststepswe(14)_____takeistodevel?*waysofreusing

Passage2-

it.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield,butonly(15)____asmallscale.(16)_____even_ifevery-city

-Californiaisalandofvarietyandcontrast.Almosteverytypeofphysicallandfeature,shortofarctic

icefields

purifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveX17.Allwedhavetodotomakeuseof睡vast(1

-andtropicaljunglescanbefoundwithinitsborders.Sharplycontrastingtypesoflandoftenlieveryclose

toone

旅级

____ofseawaterintheworldis\1_9___thesalt.Andthenwe20)1bedanqferofdryingup.

名another.

姓

线

San___________EfiQPlaJjyinginBakersfield,forinstance,canvisitthePacificOceanandthecoastalplain,thefertile

密

-JoaquinValley,thearidMojaveDesert,andthehighSierraNevada,allwithinaradiusofabout100miles.

Inother

areasitispossibletogosnowskiinginthemorningandsurfingintheeveningofthesameday,withoutha1

-travellongdistances.

分PartVReadingComprehension(40points,2pointseach)

ContrastaboundsinCalifornia.ThehighestpointintheUnitedStates(outsideAlaska)isinCalifornia,<

Directions:Therearefivepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.

封

thelowestpoint(includingAlaska).MountWhitney,14494feetabovesealevel,isseparatedfromDeathV;

Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandoDusYhoddchoosethebestaswlelrenmarkthe

282feetbelowsealevel,byadistanceofonly100miles.Thetwoareashaveadifferenceinaltitudeofalrr

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miles.11.TheauthorusestheexampleoftheRenaissancepaintingtoshowthat.

Californiahasdeep,clearmountainlakeslikeLakeTahoe,thedeepestinthecountry,butitalsohasshallow,A.adultsshowedlessconcernforchildrenthanwedonow

saltydesertlakes.IthasLakeTulainyo,12020feetabovesealevel,andthelowestlakeinthecountry,theSaltonSea,B.adultsweresmallerandthinneratthattime,buttheystillhadalotofworktodo

236feetbelowsealevel.Someofitslakes,likeOwensLakeinDeathValley,arenotlakesatall;thsyaredried-upC.childrenlookedandactedlikeadultsatthattime

lakebeds.D.childrenwerenotpermittedtoappearinfamilypaintingsatthat

Inadditiontomountains,lakes,valleys,deserts,andplateaus,CaliforniahasitsPacificcoastline,time

stretching12.Inthethirdparagraph,theOldCountryiscontrastedwithAmerica

longerthanthecoastlinesofOregonandWashingtoncombined.

6.WhichofthefollowingisthelowestpointintheUnitedStates?A.toshowdifferencesinfamilysize

B.toshowdifferencesinattitudestowardsfamilyrelations

A.LakeTulainyo.B.Mojav