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第1題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight（10,499feet,or3,200meters）,theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton（骨架）wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（樹皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B^TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正確答案】B

第2題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B^someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正確答案】D

第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】ThebestevidenceofthetheorycanbefoundinwhatthemorefortunateWesthas

experiencedinitsroadtomoderncivilization.TheirexperienceisalsoapplicabletoChina.Chinese

permanentprosperitydependsonyoungambitiousgenerationswhoareguaranteedexcellent

educationandareconsciousoftheresponsibilitytheywillhaveshoulderedforthefuture.Themain

ideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Youtharethehopeofanationsprosperity.

B、Anationsprosperitycannotbemadepossiblewithoutambitiousyoungelite.

C、Theprosperityanationexpectstoenjoyisnotpossiblewithouteducationaldevelopment.

D、EducationplaysaveryimportantpartinenhancingnationalqualityofChinesecitizens.

【正確答案】C

第4題【單選題】

[2010.4]Theydiscoveredthatthehousewindowswerebrokenwasunoccupied.

A、whose

B、what

C^where

D>which

【正確答案】A

第5題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mexico'scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfields

andafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSA

andearningalotofmoney..However;thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeen

leftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybackthe

loans.

A、Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.

B、Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.

C、Atothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoffandthestoneisbeing

eatenaway.

D、Thegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundthe

world,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

【正確答案】D

第6題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D^Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheInterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Theword“allegiance"isclosestinmeaningto.

A、loyalty

B、objective

C、survival

D>motive

【正確答案】A

第8題【單選題】

[2004.10]Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B^adapted

C、attached

D、appealed

【正確答案】B

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

alsointerestsme.I'vebeentryingcreativewriting,news,reviewsandnumerous

lifestyleissues.Andallofthesetopicshavebeenofmyownchoosing.Thenthereis

theopportunitytomeetotherwriters.TheYahoo!ContributorNetworkhasa

wonderfulin-housemessagingsystemthatallowsitswriterstocommunicateeasily

withoneanother.Notallyourtriesarerosyandeasywhenyouwriteforacontent

site,butyouwillgetmuchbenefitifyoutryit.WhatisthebenefitthattheYahoo!

ContributorNetworkoffersaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Youcanhaveallyourarticlespublished.

B、Youcangetalotofrewardsfromthesite.

C、Youcaneasilycommunicatewithotherwriters.

D、Youcanuseitsinformationandmessagesfree.

【正確答案】c

第10題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpop

music.ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswith

variousformsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hop,rap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,but

atthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.ItisdifferentalsoinanotherwayManyofthe

songsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocialorpoliticalissuesin

Africatoday.ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A、usuallyaboutloveandromance

B、moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C、popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D、mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

【正確答案】B

第口題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Theblackrobin（旅鴉）isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

fiftyblackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten..

A、Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftintheworld.

B、Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.

C>Bothrepresentordersintheclassificationoflife.

D、Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappealformoneyhasbeenmade.

【正確答案】A

第12題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosof

thestudents'brains..Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengood

readersread.Thisactivatedbrainareaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognize

familiarwrittenwordsquickly.

A、Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?

B、Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

C、Aspartofthestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

D、Bytheendoftheschoolyear,thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.

【正確答案】B

第13題【單選題】

[2007.4]Whatdoyou___todoabouttheproblemnowthatthissolutionhasfailed?

A、incline

B、intend

C、pretend

D、think

【正確答案】B

第14題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B、inthelocalrestaurant

C、intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D^onabenchneartherestaurant

【正確答案】A

第15題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood

-apoor,crowedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,or

businessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,

Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeetles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccer（英式足

球）teamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags.And

GeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffa

wallintheslumsofBelfast.AIIgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn't

explainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,but

onlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythat

setsthemapartfromalltheothers.Inthelastparagraphthestatement"...butonly

onebecamePelewindicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C、Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第16題【單選題】

[2011.7]Youhavetopassthetestyoucangetthedrivinglicense.

A、if

B、as

C、while

D、before

【正確答案】D

第”題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Anotherproblemthevillagepeoplefaceisthedestructioncausedby

wildanimalssuchastheelephant.Elephantswillwalkthroughanddestroytheir

crops,treesandhutsinjustonenight.Thecheapandeasysolutionistosoakrope

inchiliwaterandputituparoundtheirfenceanditwillkeeptheelephantsand

otherwildanimalsaway.Inthelocalvillage,Elephants

A、areimportantforfarming

B、aretheonlywildanimals

C、oftencausetroubletovillagers'crops

D、canbefoundineachfamily

【正確答案】C

第18題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】OnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthe

mountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthe

bodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight(10,499feet,or3,200meters),theice

isusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountain

icehadmeltedmorethanusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwas

lyingfacedownward.Theskeleton(骨架)wasinperfectcondition,exceptfora

woundinthehead.Therewasstillskinonthebonesandtheremainsofsome

clothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeet

therewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmade

oftreebark（樹皮）andaholderforarrows.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A、TheIcemanlivedapoorlife.

B、TheIcemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.

C、TheIcemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.

D、TheIcemanwaskilledwhileworking.

【正確答案】B

第19題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Five-year-oldLanistilltakessevenmedicineswithherbreakfasteverymorning."She's

verygoodaboutit,“saysherfatherDavid.LaniisalivetodaybecauseofherfatherDavid,inmore

thanoneway;whenshewasoneyearoldshereceivedpartofherfather'sliverina

liver-transplantoperation.Laniwasbornwithaliverillness..Doctorsadvisedthata

transplantwastheonlywayinwhichshewouldlive.

A、Shehadoneoperationwhenshewassixweeksold,whichwasnotsuccessful.

B^Davidquicklyrecoveredfromtheoperation.

C、Davidwasfinallyabletoridehisbikeagainafteraboutayear.

D、Doctorshopethatshewillcontinuetogetstrongerandstronger.

【正確答案】A

第20題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Untilrecently,the"scienceofthefuture"wassupposedtobe

electronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthe

nextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationof

thosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.This

combinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.Accordingtothepassage,thescience

ofthefutureislikelytobe.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C>geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

【正確答案】B

第21題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theothersideofastatelegalapparatusisastatemilitaryapparatus.

Whiletheoneprotectstheindividualfromviolence,theothersacrificesthe

individualtoviolenceintheinterestsofthestate.Inwarthestateaffirmssupreme

powerovertheindividualswithinitsownborders.Warisnotsimplyatrialby

combattosettledisputesbetweenstates;itisthemomentwhenthestatemakes

itsmostpowerfuldemandsuponitspeoplefortheircommitment,allegiance,and

supremesacrifice.Timesofwartestacommunity'sdeepestreligiousandethical

commitments.Whatcanwelearnfromtheparagraph?

A、GovernmentstendtoabusetheirsupremePowerintimesofwar.

B、Intimesofwargovernmentsmayextendtheirpoweracrossnationalborders.

C、Intimesofwargovernmentsimposehighreligiousandethicalstandardsontheirpeople.

D、Governmentsmaysacrificeindividualsintheinterestsofthestateintimesofwar.

【正確答案】D

第22題【單選題】

[2005.4]Itwaslongsupposedthatthemaindifferencebetweenanimalsandplantswasthatthe

formercouldmoveaboutwhilethecouldnot.

A、other

B^latter

C、another

D、later

【正確答案】B

第23題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole."Wehavewar;poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.Z/Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety.wWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A^Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C>Realizingmoredreams.

D>Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第24題【單選題】

Thesehamburgersnice,sotheyhaveallout.

A、taste,sell

B^aretasted,sell

C、taste,beensold

D、aretasted,beensold

【正確答案】c

第25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?Duringtheir

firstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Inhisbook,"Contact:Thefirst

fourminutes,"heoffersthisadvicetoanyoneinterestedinstartingnewfriendships:.A

lotofpeople'swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

A、Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone'shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinother

people.

B^Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituation,givehimyourundividedattentionforfour

minutes.

C、Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone'sopinionsandimpressions.

D、Heiseagertomakefriendswitheveryone.

【正確答案】B

第26題【單選題】

[2004.10]thesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

A、Since

B、As

C、For

D^Like

【正確答案】B

第27題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正確答案】D

第28題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/'saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.Mltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

societyasawhole.Z/Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon't

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger/'saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan.MThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety/WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第29題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】ThegreatseavoyagesofEurope's"AgeofDiscovery,"suchas

ChristopherColumbus'striptotheWestIndiesin1492,wouldhavebeen

impossiblewithouttheuseofacompass.Thisgreatdeviceforseavoyageswas

introducedtotheWestfromChinaduringthethirteenthcenturyWehaveto

thankancientChinesefortheirinventionofthecompass.Whatistheparagraph

mainlyabout?

A、Columbuswasagreatsailoranddiscoverer.

B、ThecompasswasinventedbyColumbus.

C>Theinventionofthecompassisimportantinhumanhistory.

D、ColumbusintroducedthecompasstotheWestIndies.

【正確答案】C

第30題【單選題】

[2005.10]Onlyafterclasstoraisethequestion.

A、didheallowed

B、washeallowed

C、hewasallowed

D、didheallow

【正確答案】B

第31題【單選題】

[2007.4]Ashisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,hewas___byhisuncle.

A、broughtup

B、grownup

C、broughtout

D、takenout

【正確答案】A

第32題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Theproblemofleisureisnew.Untilveryrecenttimespeopleworked

eachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.Ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivilegedfew

whohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdays

aweek.Aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.

“Sunuptosundown“wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcan

tocan't."Thephrase“fromcantocan't"means.

A、frombeginningtoend

B、frombirthtodeath

C、frommorningtonight

D、fromtimetotime

【正確答案】C

第33題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TwoUnitedNationsagencieswarnedonTuesdaythatchildrenare

mostatriskofdevelopingskincancersasaresultofthelong-termdeclineinthe

earth'sprotectiveozonelayer.Theagencies,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)

andtheUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP),issuedthewarningasthey

launchedaglobalprogrammeaimedatalertingschoolstothedangersofexposure

tothesun.Whydoestheriskofdevelopingskincancersinchildrenbecomegreater

andgreater

A、Becausetheypaylittleattentiontotheirskinhealth.

B^Becausetheyareshortofphysicaltraining.

C>Becausetheearth'sprotectiveozonelayerdeclinesyearafteryear.

D、Becausetheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.

【正確答案】C

第34題【單選題】

[2008.10]Themorethecustomercomplained,andmoreunpleasantthemanagerbecame.

A、theruder

B、morerude

C、therudest

D、therude

【正確答案】A

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Afternotifyingthenurseofthesituationweexchangedcellphone

numbersincaseEdshowedup.Oncearrivingintheparkinglotoftherestaurant

Helenreceivedacallfromthenurse,whohadfoundEdsittingonabenchinfront

ofthehospitalafewbuildingsdownwaitingforher.Whatarelief!Edwasfoundat

last.

A、infrontofthehospital

B>inthelocalrestaurant

C>intheparkinglotoftherestaurant

D、onabenchneartherestaurant

【正確答案】A

第36題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Somepeopletoldmethatitwastoolate.SometoldmethatIwastoo

old.OtherstoldmethatIwouldneverbeabletopullitoff.Ihadtoworkfulltime

andtakecareofmyson.ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent.Theunderlined

sentence“ButinsideIwastoldsomethingdifferent“inthepassageprobablymeans

A、whatotherstoldherwasnottrue

B、someonetoldhersomethingdifferent

C、theauthorwouldhaveadifferentlifeifshetried

D、theauthordecidedtoreturntoschoolforacollegedegree

【正確答案】D

第37題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】GyorgyBuzsakiofRutgersUniversityandhiscolleaguesanalyzedthe

brainwavesofsleepingratsandmice.Specifically,theyexaminedtheelectrical

activityemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex(anareathatprocesses

sensoryinformation)andthehippocampus,whichisacenterforlearningand

memory.Thescientistsfoundthatoscillationsinbrainwavesfromthetworegions

appeartobeintertwined.So-calledsleepspindles(burstsofactivityfromthe

neocortex)werefollowedtensofmillisecondslaterbybeatsinthehippocampus

knownasripples.Theteampositsthatthisinterplaybetweenthetwobrainregions

isakeystepinmemoryconsolidation.Asecondstudy,alsopublishedonlinethis

weekbytheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,linksage-associated

memorydeclinetohighglucoselevels.Whatistheresultoftheexperimentwith

ratsandmicecarriedoutatRutgersUniversity

A、Theelectricalactivityisemanatingfromthesomatosensoryneocortex.

B、Oscillationsinbrainwavesarefromhippocampus.

C、Somatosensoryneocortexandhippocampusworktogetherinmemoryconsolidation.

D、Somatosensoryneocortexplaysitprimaryroleinmemoryconsolidation.

【正確答案】C

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theindexofthecountriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,

politicalstability,jobsecuritygenderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedom,family

andcommunitylife"Jobsecurityistheleastimportantmeasureoflifequality.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

第39題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Redemption（拯救）isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvaluebe

restoredtoyounglivesdistorted（扭曲）byactsofviolence?Theboysin

JonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.

Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrencannotbe-----dealtwithasadults,not

ifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticians'criesforadult

treatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Accordingtopoliticians,

whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas

A、murderers.

B、criminals.

C^victims.

D、adults.

【正確答案】D

第40題【單選題】

【概括大意1PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.NotallvolcaniceruptionsIdledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanic

rock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、AssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

B、KillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptopms

C、AMassExtinctions

D、VolcanicEruptionsThatCausedNoMassExtinction

【正確答案】A

第41題【單選題】

【完成句子】Lackofsleepcanaffecteverythingfromouremotionstohowwellwefocusontasks

likedriving.Itcanaffectsportsperformance,increaseourchancesofgettingsick,andmaybelinked

toweightgaininsomepeople.You'veprobablynoticedhowmuchrunningaroundlittlekidsdo—

andhowsoundlytheysleep.Takeatipfromatoddlerandgetatleast60minutesofexerciseaday.

Physicalactivitycandecreasestressandhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxed.Justdon'tworkouttoo

closetobedtimebecauseexercisecanwakeyouupbeforeitslowsyoudown.Lackofsleepcan

increaseourchancesof.

A、feelmorerelaxed

B^wakingupinmiddlenight

C、gettingsick

D、WatchTVandsurfonline

【正確答案】C

第42題【單選題】

[2008.10]We'vemilk.Couldyoustopatthestoreonyourwayhome?

A、runthrough

B、runover

C、runoff

D、runoutof

【正確答案】D

第43題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Beesareflyinginsectscloselyrelatedtowaspsandants,andareknownfortheirrole

inpollination（授粉）andforproducinghoneyandbeeswax.Thebest-knownbeespecies

istheEuropeanhoneybee,which,asitsnamesuggests,produceshoney,asdoafewothertypesof

bee.

A、Thereisonlyonequeeninahive.

B、Everybeedoesajobwithoutbeingtold.

C、Therearenearly20,000knownspeciesofbees.

D^Beesdonotlikeiceandsnow.

【正確答案】C

第44題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,and

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

B、proteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正確答案】D

第45題【單選題】

[2005.10]Sincetimeislimited,we'dbetterourtask.

A、geton

B、getover

C、getacross

D、getinto

【正確答案】D

第46題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely..Themajorityof

thesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyarerespondingtodecreasingsocialpressuretoget

marriedandhaveafamily.

A、Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamiliesofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

B^Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincreasethenumberof

peoplelivingalone.

C、There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

D、Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.areundertheageof35.

【正確答案】D

第47題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Heisaresoluteman.Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,he

won'tgiveituphalfway.Theword“resolute“means.

A、strong

B、firm

C、kind

D、clever

【正確答案】B

第48題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseare

seeminglysimpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butan

internationalteamofresearchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbian

CollegeofArtsandSciences,havediscoveredthathumanwalkinguprightmayhave

originatedmillionsofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-quality

resources.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs

A、Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarryingitems.

B、Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C、Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryin