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第1題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Mr.Ibadov'seldestsonhasjustturned70.Helostcountlongagoofhowmany

grandchildrenhehas."I'manoldmannowIlookafterthesheep,andIpreparethewoodforwinter.

Istillhavesomethingtodo."Mr.Ibadovcan/tdoanykindofworkanymore.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第2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3題【單選題】

[2004.101Toourdelight,shequicklyherselftothesituation.

A、adopted

B、adapted

C、attached

D^appealed

【正確答案】B

第4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5題【單選題】

[填句補(bǔ)文]ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14leftinthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsleftinthewild.

【正確答案】D

第6題【單選題】

[2005.4]Inonetypeoflaboratorytestallthevariablesonearecontrolled.

A、by

B、and

C、but

D、or

【正確答案】C

第7題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviourametaphorforthenewgeneration.

MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspituponthem.

Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.We

findthatourstudentsdon'tread,thattheylookdownuponreadingandscold

thoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewith

thebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion:letthemwatchit.Iftelevisionis

thatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?Letthem

watchitalltheywantIFromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

A、adoctor.

B、aneditor.

C、awriter.

D、ateacher.

【正確答案】D

第8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9題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Theattractionofcollectngsolarpowerinspaceisthealmostuninterruptedsunshine

availableingeosynchronous（與地球司步的）orbit.Earth-basedsolarcells,bycontrast,canonly

collectsun-lightduringdaytimeandwhenskiesareclear.Space-basedsolarcellscouldcollectsolar

poweronlywhenskiesareclear.（）

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第10題【單選題】

[2007.4]Ihadneverexpectedyoutoturn___atthemeeting.IthoughtyouwereinShanghai.

A、around

B、on

C、in

D,up

【正確答案】D

第11題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】TheISUwon*tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJune

butalreadyUKSport,theBritishGovernment'ssportsbody,hasexpressed

reservations."Iremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwould

offertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor",says

JerryBingham,UKSport'sheadofethics（倫理）.Theattitudeofthoseconcernedin

theUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUcanbebestdescribedas.

A、indifferent.

B、reserved.

C、enthusiastic.

D、positive.

【正確答案】B

第12題【單選題】

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

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters——thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第13題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-ability

teaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.We

feelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingto

beatthebottomofthetopgradelTheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-ability

teaching"is.

A、critical

B、questioning

C、approving

D、objective

【正確答案】C

第14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15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16題【單選題】

［概括大意］Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabigriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypes

ofcrimes.AnaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokenintoorstolenintheUK.Carcrime

accountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenses（進(jìn)攻）withnosignsthatthetrendisslowing

down.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、SafeParking

B、IncreaseinCarTheft

C、OpportunitiesforNon-professionals

D、Anti-theftOrganizations

【正確答案】B

第"題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

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

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan./zThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety."WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第18題【單選題】

【完成句子】Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.

Withthese,wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,frombirthtodeath.Whiletheycan

stillkillpeopleanddestroyproperty,hurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Usingweather

satellitescanensureofhurricanes.

A、thetimely（及時的）discovery

B、thecontrolling

C、itsuncertainty

D、thereduction

【正確答案】A

第19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20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21題【單選題】

[2004.10]Ihavenodoubthev/illovercomeallhisdifficulties.

A.which

B、what

C、that

D、if

【正確答案】C

第22題【單選題】

[2007.101He'llhisnervousnessoncehe'sonstage.

A、getover

B、getoff

C、getout

D、getthrough

【正確答案】A

第23題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文ISome20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.

Morethanhalfaregivetofarm—animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth..

A、ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarm

slurry.

B、Thedrugscouldbegettingintoourfoodandwater.

C、Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchanged.

D、Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyard

drugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic—resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

【正確答案】D

第24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25題【單選題】

【完成句子】Amongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusually

classifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsof

people.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonscience

fictionstories.Peopleenjoy.

A、arecurrenttheme

B、readingbooksofsciencefiction

C、readworldwide

D、politicalimplications

【正確答案】B

第26題【單選題】

[2008.10]We'vemilk.Couldyoustopatthestoreonyourwayhome?

A.runthrough

B、runover

C、runoff

D、runoutof

【正確答案】D

第27題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】ButBalistarlingsareonlyfoundinasmallareaontheislandofBaliinIndonesia.They

liveinthetallgrasslandsnearthecoast.Todaythereareonly14Ie代inthewildonasingle

reserve.Morethanhalfoftheirhabitatwasconvertedintofarmland,andforestplantation.Manyof

themwerecapturedandsoldaspets.

A、Weshouldtakemeasurestoprotectthem.

B、Balistarlingsareverybeautifulbirds.

C、Theygrowfastbecauseofaproteinrichdietofinsects.

D、In1984,therewereonly150birdsIe代inthewild.

【正確答案】D

第28題【單選題】

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

desiretoquitwritingasI'mhavingtoomuchfun.MythanksgotoAssociated

ContentandtheYahoo!ContributorNetworkforallmyprogressinwriting!Andto

myfellowwriters——thankyousomuchforyoursupportandfriendship.Maywe

continuetosupporteachotherformanyyearstocome!Wecanlearnfromthe

passagethat.

A、theauthorthinkswritingontheNetisveryeasy

B、theauthorhashisfirstbookpublishedontheNet

C、twoyearshaspassedsincetheauthorbeganwriting

D、theauthorisgratefulforthecontentsitessincerely

【正確答案】D

第29題【單選題】

［概括大意］Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabigriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypes

ofcrimes.AnaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokenintoorstolenintheUK.Carcrime

accountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenses（進(jìn)攻）withnosignsthatthetrendisslowing

down.Themainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、SafeParking

B、IncreaseinCarTheft

C、OpportunitiesforNon-professionals

D、Anti-theftOrganizations

【正確答案】B

第30題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】Mother'sDayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Weusethisdaytohonorourmothersall

overtheworld!ItisheldonthesecondSundayofMayinmanycountries,suchasAustralia,

CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ItisheldexactlythreeweeksbeforeEasterSundayintheUnited

Kingdom.Sundaysareusuallynon-schoolandnon-workingdaysinthesecountries.

A、Shewantedtomemoryhermother,AnnJarvis.

B、WhenistheearliestMother'sDaycelebration

C、ManyfamiliesbeginMother'sDaywithbreakfastinbed.

D、Mother'sDayfallsondifferentdaysindifferentthecountries.

【正確答案】D

第31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32題【單選題】

[2008.10]Smithwasofmurderinghiswife，butnoevidencewasyetprovided.

A、blamed

B、charged

C、accused

D、arrested

【正確答案】C

第33題【單選題】

（填句補(bǔ)文】Inordertoproducehighqualityproducts,theTasmaniangovernmentunderstandsthe

needforgettinghighqualityirrigationequipmentatalltimes,suchastravellingirrigators（灌St車），

pumpsandotherirrigationtools,whicharethekeytothesuccessofthegrowers.Itisalsono

wonderwhyirrigationequipmentmakersandsuppliersaremakingmuchmoneyintheregion.

AsTheyplayakeyroleinmeetingtheneedsofthefarmers.

B、Throughtheyears,peopletherehavecomeupwithlong-termsolutionsthatmainlyfocuson

developingorimprovingitsvariousirrigationsystems.

C、TravellingirrigatorsfirstappearedintheEastHanDynastyinChina.

D、Nextonthelistisdripirrigationandsprayirrigation.

【正確答案】A

第34題【單選題】

【填句補(bǔ)文】TheweatheroftheCaribbeanSeaisalmostalwayswarmandsunny.Sandybeaches

linethecoastsofmanyislands..Manytouristsarriveoncruiseships.

A、TheyareCuba,PuertoRico,Jamaica,andHispaniola.

B、TheCaribbeanIslandsareknownbyseveralnames.

C、Someoftheseislandsarenomorethantinyslivers（小片）ofexposedcoral.

D、Thisiswhymillionsoftouristsvisittheislandseachyear.

【正確答案】D

第35題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Surgerythatcanimprovethewayapersonlooksisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

intheUnitedStates.Thiskindofsurgeryiscalledcosmeticsurgery,andbothmenandwomenare

turningtothistreatmentasawayofkeepingtheirappearanceyoungaswellaskeepingcompetitive

intheirjobs.Menespeciallyarebeginningtoturntoface-lifts(面部拉皮手術(shù))，liposuction(taking

fatoutofthebody),andimplants(puttingartificialpartsintotheirbodies)tohelpthemlook

younger.Ascompaniesdownsize(縮編)andmoveyoungeremployeesintohigherpositions,older

employeesintheirlatefortiesandearlyfiftiesfeeltheneedtolookandactyoungerinordertostay

competitive.Theseoperationsarenotwithoutdanger,however.Cosmeticsurgeryismorepopularin

theUSthananywhereelse.

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】C

第36題【單選題】

【概括大意】Volunteeringgivesyouanopportunitytochangelives,includingyourown.Ifyou,re

feelingfrustratedoroverwhelmedbythenewsofadisaster,volunteeringtohelpcanbeagreatway

tocope.Ifyou'dliketosupportacausebutcan'taffordtodonatemoney,youcandonateyourtime

instead.HelpingothersinneedissuchanimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifethatmanyhigh

schoolsrequiretheirstudentstospendacertainnumberofhoursvolunteeringinordertograduate.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytolearnnewskills-fromworkingaspartofateamtosettingand

reachinggoals.Itgivesyouachancetodiscoverwhatkindsofthingsyou'rebestatandenjoythe

most.Avolunteerjobthatyoulovecanevenhelpshapeyourideasaboutyourcareergoals.The

mainideaofthisparagraphis.

A、Supportahealth-relatedcause

B、TeachinCountryside

C、VolunteerinSpecialFestival

D、GoodnessofVolunteering

【正確答案】D

第37題【單選題】

[2004.10]Theteacher'sinsistenceonhighstandardsresulted___excellentwork.

A、with

B、from

C、in

D、to

【正確答案】C

第38題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Onceallthisended,IfollowedEdandHelenhometobesurethey

arrivedsafely.AfterIwavedgoodbyeandwishedthemmybest,Ithought,“Thatis

thekindofloveinlife.Theloveisnotphysicalorromanticbutcareinanytime."We

canlearnfromthestorythat.

A、lifeisfullofsurprises

B、loveisbothphysicalandromantic

C、careisakindofloveinlife

D、youwillfeelgoodwhenhelpingthoseintrouble

【正確答案】C

第39題【單選題】

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

Greider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasic

medicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthe

stageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheir

uncontrolledgrowth.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttherole

of.

A、moneyinmedicalresearch

Bxproteinsincancertreatment

C、hormonesinthefunctioningoflife

D、telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells

【正確答案】D

第40題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】Inlife,youwillconstantlybefacingchallenges,timeswhenit'stoughtofeelconfident

aboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Timeslikethesewillhavedifferentdegreesofintensityand

duration.Thegreaterthedegreeandthelongertheduration,thegreaterthefearandsenseof

uncertaintywillbe.Thefearandsenseofuncertaintywillbeindependentofthedegreeandthe

durationofdifficulttimes.()

A、True

B、False

C、NotGiven

【正確答案】B

第41題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】ThewithdrawalofNevada'sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclear

wasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspent

nuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScience,

UniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclear

physicistFrankvonHippelarguethat,althoughfederalagenciesshouldset

standardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilities,localcommunities

andstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.The

authorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregions

wherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbest

substitutetheword“withdrawalinthefirstparagraph

A、Retirement.

B.Canceling.

C、Replaced.

D、Disposal.

【正確答案】B

第42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43題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParsonsPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplan

toincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,ParsonsPlaceisspecialbecauseitisa

beautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmany

unusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.It*svery

quietbecausetherearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawill

beterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.Whyis

ParsonsPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlansopinion

A、Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B、Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C、Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D、Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

【正確答案】C

第44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45題【單選題】

［閱讀理解】“Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesand

promotelongtermthinking/'saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCalifornia

SchoolOfPublicHealth.//ltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwe

canwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffect

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

thinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUS

bioethicistDanielCallahan./zThequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety'ssuspect

itwon'tbeabettersociety."WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthe

thingsthatlivinglongermightenableanindividualtodo

A、Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B、Havingmoreeducation.

C、Realizingmoredreams.

D、Workinglonger.

【正確答案】B

第46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47題【單選題】

【閱讀理解】Aswell,thereare2,000transmittertowersaroundAustralia,manyin

highdensity（密度）residentialareas.Forexample,Telstra,OptusandVodaphone

buildtheirtowerswhereitisgeographicallysuitabletothemanddisregardthe

needofthecommunity.Theradiationemittedfromthesetowersmayhavealready

producedsomeharmfuleffectsonthehealthoftheresidentsnearby.Many

transmittertowerswerebuilt

A、onhighmountains.

B、inplacessuitabletothephoneusers.

C、inareaswhichcantakeinradiation.

D、indenselypopulatedareas.

【正確答案】D

第48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49題【單選題】

【閱讀判斷】ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpower

work,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandother

statesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthose

ne