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第1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2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

onebecamePele“indicatesthat.

A、Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer.

B、thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality.

C^Pele'sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers.

D、thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground.

【正確答案】B

第3題【單選題】

【概括大意】Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddivide

thatnumberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.

Forexample,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.Ifyou

drinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouaretraveling

onanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardtheplane.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B、AGoodRuleofThumb

C>DifferentPeopleDrinkDifferentOuncesofWater

D^HowtoDrinkWater

【正確答案】A

第4題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

needs,we'regoingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,"hesays.Thereisnomoreneed

forotherrenewableenergysourcesifthecompanymakesthespace-basedsolarpowerwork

successfully.()

A、True

B^False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第5題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Ontheotherhand,onthemoontherewillbeanattractionbetween

thebutterandthemoon;butthebutterwillweighonlyaboutone-sixthasmuchas

itdoesontheearth.Thisisbecausethemoonissomuchsmallerthantheearth.

Theamountofgravitationalpullthatabodyproducesdependsontheamountof

materialinit.Apacketofbutterhasagravitationalpullofitsown;butthisisvery

smallinrelationtothepullofsomethingaslargeasthemoon,ortheearth,orthe

sun.Wedonotfeelthegravitationalpullofapacketofbutterbecause

A、itistoosmalltohaveagravitationalpullofitsown.

B、itspullissosmallthatwetendtoignoreit.

C、itspulldisappearsinthepresenceoftheearth'sgravitation.

D、ittendstomeltandlosesitsgravitationalpull.

【正確答案】B

第6題【單選題】

[2007.4)Don'tcallmeattheoffice___it'sabsolutelynecessary.

A、except

B、unless

C、since

D、if

【正確答案】B

第7題【單選題】

[2004.10]Readaloud___allthestudentsintheclassroomcanhearyouclearly.

A、since

B、because

C、for

D、sothat

【正確答案】D

第8題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thisbookdoesmake

mefeelabitsad.Sadforthewaythatchildhoodpassessoquickly,sadfordaysthat

goby,fasterthanwe'dlikethemto.Butitalsomakesmefeelthesweetnessof

thesethingsandhelpsmerememberthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoy

arethingsthatwecancarrywithusstill,longafterourdaysaschildrenhave

passed.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sfeelingofthebook?

A、Itmakeshimfeelsadforhischildhoodissad.

B、Itmakeshimfeelsadbecausehedidn'trememberhishappychildhood.

C、Hecouldn'tdescribethebook,forhedoesn'tknowthefeeling.

D、Herealizesthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoyarethingsthathecancarryeven

whenheisanadult.

【正確答案】D

第9題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmany

peopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople'slives.Thesestoriesfallintothree

generalcategoriesautobiography,memoir,andbiography.Thispassageismostly

about.

A^thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B、famousautobiographies

C、whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D、differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

【正確答案】A

第10題【單選題】

Isthisthemuseumtheexhibitionwasheld.

A、where

B^that

C、onwhich

D、theone

【正確答案】A

第口題【單選題】

Idon'tfeellikeanythingnow.

A、toeat

B、eating

C、havingeaten

D、tobeeating

【正確答案】B

第12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13題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Decibels（分貝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthose

measuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespainto

humanears.Inwater;adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethe

sameeffect.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedintheparagraph?

A、Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B^Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C>Thedecibelisnotasuitableunitformeasuringunderwaternoise.

D、Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【正確答案】A

第14題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Hehasalsoincludedsymbolstoshowwhichionsarenutrients,andwhichare

commoninsoilorwater..

A^TherehavebeenmanyattemptstoredesigntheperiodictablesinceDmitriMendeleevdrew

itupin1871.

B、Andthesizeofelement'ssymbolreflectshowmuchofitisfoundintheEarth'scrust.

C、Railsbackhasstillorderedtheelementsaccordingtothenumberofprotonstheyhave.

D^Raisbackhaslistedsomeelementsmorethanonce.

【正確答案】B

第15題【單選題】

Shepassedtheexaminationshestudiedverylittle.

A、inspiteof

B、despite

C>though

D^inthat

【正確答案】c

第16題【單選題】

[2004.04]We___veryclose,butthingshavechangedrecently.

A、usedtobe

B^areusedtobeing

C、areusedtobe

D、wereusedtobeing

【正確答案】A

第17題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanestosee

whosewouldflythefurthest.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoinedinandwonfive,

andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.Despitetheevil-looking

clouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel

A^Toenjoythegoodweather.

B^Tohaveachangeofscene.

C、TDspendallhiswinnings.

D、Togetawayfromthecrew.

【正確答案】B

第18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19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20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21題【單選題】

IhavenoobjectionforahikeonthemountainswithCynthia.

A、togo

B、going

C、togoing

D、ofgoing

【正確答案】C

第22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23題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine；

559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactually

flowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.SomeCustomsofficialsestimatethatonly

10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,the

DistrictAttorney（檢察長(zhǎng)）won'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfive

kilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaor

it'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,“saysTomCash,aretired

agent.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression“smallfry“inthe

paragraph?

A、Smalldogs

B^Smallsheepdogs

C、Smallsmugglers（走私者）

D、Smallringleaders（主謀）

【正確答案】C

第24題【單選題】

[2005.10]Onlyafterclasstoraisethequestion.

A、didheallowed

B、washeallowed

C、hewasallowed

D、didheallow

【正確答案】B

第25題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（2田彳散的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B、tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C>aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

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】"Scientificconservatismsuggeststhatabiologicalexplanationshould

bethelastchoiceafterallnon-biologicalexplanationsareaddressed,"Allensaid.

"Wehavealotofworktodotoruleout（排除的可能性）possiblenon-biological

explanations.Itismorelikelythatachemicalprocess,withoutbiology,canexplain

theseresults."WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatAllensaid?

A、ScientistshavedifferentargumentsoverwhetherthereislifeonTitan.

B^ScientistsallagreethatthereislifeonTitan.

C>Scientistsallsuggestthatabiologicalexplanationisreasonable.

D、Scientistsallagreethatanon-biologicalchemicalreactionisapossibleexplanation.

【正確答案】A

第28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29題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Iwassearchingforjusttherightwordtodescribethisbook;aword

thatdescribessomethingthatisperhapssomewhatsad,butinagoodway.I

couldn'tfindquitetherightword,butIdoknowthefeeling.Thisbookdoesmake

mefeelabitsad.Sadforthewaythatchildhoodpassessoquickly,sadfordaysthat

goby,fasterthanwe'dlikethemto.Butitalsomakesmefeelthesweetnessof

thesethingsandhelpsmerememberthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoy

arethingsthatwecancarrywithusstill,longafterourdaysaschildrenhave

passed.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor'sfeelingofthebook?

A^Itmakeshimfeelsadforhischildhoodissad.

B、Itmakeshimfeelsadbecausehedidn'trememberhishappychildhood.

C、Hecouldn'tdescribethebook,forhedoesn/tknowthefeeling.

D、Herealizesthatchildhoodimagination,freedomandjoyarethingsthathecancarryeven

whenheisanadult.

【正確答案】D

第30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31題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Jamiewasworriedaboutthejunkfoodwhichhesawbeingserved

whichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohedecidedtobanthejunkandstarted

cookingsomegoodsoupandcurriesforthechildreninstead.Soheimprovedthe

schooldinnersinthatparticularschool,andtrainedthedinnerladiestocook

healthyfood.Thenheputpressureonthegovernmenttoimprovethestandardsof

schoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditlookslikethechangeshavetaken

place.Generally,schoolsdidn;tservetostudentsbefore.

A^soupandcurries

B、hotcookedmeals

C、drinksandchips

D、burgersandpizzas

【正確答案】A

第32題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】TwothousandyearsagotheChinesehadalreadydevelopedaworking

compass.Apieceoflodestone（天然磁石）wouldbecutintotheshapeofaladle

（長(zhǎng)柄勺）.Placedonastoneboardwithasmoothsurface,thelodestonewould

moverounduntilthe"handle"oftheladlepointedsouthwhilethebulk（主體）of

theladlewasattractedtomagneticnorth.Thisinterestinglyshapeddeviceis

mentionedinabookfromabout80.Otherancientbooksmayhavedateditasfar

backasthefourthcenturyJade（玉石）findersplayedanimportantroleinthe

inventionofthe"ladle".Theytravelledgreatdistancestolookforjade.Inordernot

tolosedirections,theywouldtakea"ladle"withthem.Whichofthefollowing

abouttheladle-shapedcompassistrue?

A、The"handle"oftheladlepointedsouth.

B、The"handle"oftheladlepointednorth.

C^Thebulkoftheladlewasattractedtosouth.

D、Thebulkoftheladleremainedunmovedontheboard.

【正確答案】A

第33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34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35題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（細(xì)微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B^tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C、aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第36題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Interestingly,theymayvaryaccordingtomoods

andgender.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizza,whilesad

peopleprefericecreamandcookies.Researchersalsofoundthatguysseemtoprefer

hot,homemadecomfortmeals,likesteaksandcasseroles.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.

A、Boredpeoplecravesalty,crunchythings,likechips.

B、Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned.

C、Don'tletemotionaleatingdisturbyourweight.

D^Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo.

【正確答案】A

第37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、Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingpreciousresources.

D^Ourancestors/ecologicalconditionsresembledthoseofmodern-daychimpanzees7.

【正確答案】A

第38題【單選題】

[2009.1]Ifheinlandingajob,Tomwillinformusimmediately.

A、succeeds

B^succeeded

C>willsucceed

D、issucceeding

【正確答案】A

第39題【單選題】

【完成句子】ThesameyearHenryFordshockedtheworldwiththe$5—a-dayminimumwage

scheme,thegreatestcontributionhehadevermade.Theaveragewageintheautoindustrythen

was$2.34fora9-hourshift.Fordnotonlydoubledthat,healsotookanhourofftheworkday.In

thoseyearsitwasunthinkablethatamancouldbepaidthatmuchfordoingsomethingthatdidn't

involveallawfullotoftrainingoreducation.TheWallStreetJournalcalledtheplan"aneconomic

crime",andcriticseverywherelaughedatFord.Butasthewageincreasedlatertodaily$10,it

provedacriticalcomponentofFord'sdreamtomaketheautomobileaccessible（可及的）toall.The

criticsweretoostupidtounderstandthatbecauseFordhadloweredhiscostspercar,thehigher

wagesdidn'tmatter--exceptformakingitpossibleformorepeopletobuyCars.Ford'scarsbecame

availabletoordinarypeoplethanksto.

A、criticizedbythemedia

B、thelowwageintheautoindustry

C、theirlowerprices

D、producecarsinlargenumbers

【正確答案】c

第40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41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42題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Ifyoudon'tquit,youwillwin”.Ihaveno

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

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passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第43題【單選題】

Thepenheiswritingismine.

A、withwhich

B、inwhich

C、onwhich

D、bywhich

【正確答案】A

第44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45題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】GangXiaoandBenSchragatBrownUniversity,visualizethecurrentbymeasuring

subtle（名田微的）changesinthemagneticfieldofanobjectand.

A、toshrinkittothesizeofadesktopcomputer

B^tomakeitcapableofmeasuringveryweakchangesinmagneticfields

C>aswellasrevealingmicroscopicdefectsinanythingfromaircrafttobanknotes

D、convertingtheinformationintoacolorpictureshowingthedensityofcurrentateachpoint

【正確答案】D

第46題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】WritingforthecontentsitessuchastheYahoo!ContributorNetwork

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