2、 She seemed to have detected some anger inhis voice. A．noticed B．heard C．realized D．got
3、 Please do not hesitate to call me if Ican be of further assistance. A．contact B．see C．help D．touch
4、 In short, I amgoing to live there myself A．In other words B．That is to say C．In a word D．To be frank
5、 He has trouble understanding that other peoplejudge him by his social skills and conduct. A．style B．behavior C．mode D．attitude
6、 I had some difficulty in carrying out theplan. A．making B．keeping C．changing D．implementing
7、 Mr. Johnson evidently regarded this as agreat joke. A．readily B．casually C．obviously D．simply
8、 We all think that Mary's husband is a very boring person. A．shy B．stupid C．dull D．selfish
9、 The workers in that factory manufacture furniture. A．promote B．paint C．produce D．polish
10、 They only have a limited amount of timeto get their points. A．large B．total C．small D．similar
11、 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences. A．force B．influence C．surprise D．power
12、 Can you follow the plot? A．change B．investigate C．write D．understand
13、 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed. A．physical B．mental C．natural D．hard
14、 In thelatter case the outcome can be serious indeed. A．result B．judgment C．decision D．event
15、Norman Blarney is an artist of deep convictions. A．statements B．beliefs C．suggestions D．claims 第2部分：阅读判断(第16-22题，每题1分，共7分)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。 16、回答16-23题 New Product Will Save Lives Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs (虫子), which can cause illness. Asmall company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method in three stages,which shows whether water is safe. The new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it, todestroy anything harmful. It was invented by scientist Dr. Adrian Parton, who started Generafive years ago. He and his employees have developed the test together with a British watercompany. Andy Headland, Genera's marketing director, recently presented the test at a conference inthe USA and forecast good American sales for it. Genera has already sold 11 of its tests at$ 42, 500 a time in the UK and has a further four on order. It expects to sell another 25 testsbefore the end of March. The company says it is the only test in the UK to be approved by thegovernment. Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five employees; itnow employs 14. Mr. Headland believes that the company should make around $19 million bythe end of the year in the UK alone.
Genera Technologies has developed a method that determines whether water is clean. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17、 Before he set up Genera, Dr. Parton had worked for a British water company. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18、 The new prodcuct has been a commercial success in the USA. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19、 Each of the tests costs $42, 500. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20、 Genera Technologies orders 25 more tests before the end of the year. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21、 The British government is helping Dr. Parton to sell the tests abroad A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22、 Genera has increased the number of its employees recently. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2—5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27—30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上． 23、回答23-31题 Intelligent Machines 1. Medical scientists are already putting computer chips (芯片) directly into the brain to helppeople who have Parkinson's disease, but in what other ways might computer technology beable to help us? Ray Kurzweil is author of the successful book The Age of IntelligentMachines and is one of the world's best computer research scientists. He is researching thepossibilities. 2. Kurzweil gets computers to recognize voices. An example of this is Ramona, the virtual(虚拟的) hostess of Kurzweil's homepage, who is programmed to understand what yousay. Visitors to the site can have their conversations with her, and Ramona also dances andsings. 3. Kurzweil uses this technology to help people with physical disabilities. One of his ideas is a"seeing machine". This will be "like a friend that could describe what is going on in thevisible world," he explains. Blind people will use a visual sensor (探测器) which willprobably be built into a pair of sunglasses. This sensor will describe to the person everythingit sees. 4. Another idea, which is likely to help deaf people, is the "listening machine". Thisinvention will recognize millions of words and understand any speaker. The listeningmachine will be able to translate into other languages, so even people without hearingproblems are likely to be interested in using it. 5. But it is not just about helping people with disabilities. Looking further into the future,Kurzweil sees a time when we will be able to download our entire consciousness onto acomputer. This technology probably won't be ready for at least 50 years, but when itarrives, it means our mind will be able to live forever.
Paragraph 2_______. A．A new pair of ears B．Computers that can communicate C．Everlasting consciousness on a computer D．Time to break off a friendship E．An author and researcher F．A new pair of eyes
24、 Paragraph 3_______. A．A new pair of ears B．Computers that can communicate C．Everlasting consciousness on a computer D．Time to break off a friendship E．An author and researcher F．A new pair of eyes
25、 Paragraph 4_______. A．A new pair of ears B．Computers that can communicate C．Everlasting consciousness on a computer D．Time to break off a friendship E．An author and researcher F．A new pair of eyes
26、 Paragraph 5_______. A．A new pair of ears B．Computers that can communicate C．Everlasting consciousness on a computer D．Time to break off a friendship E．An author and researcher F．A new pair of eyes
27、 Ray Kurzweil works with computers to help people_______. A．what you say B．a pair of sunglasses C．the listening machine D．a visual sensor E．who have disabilities F．living forever in a computer
28、 Ramona is able to understand_______. A．what you say B．a pair of sunglasses C．the listening machine D．a visual sensor E．who have disabilities F．living forever in a computer
29、 Blind people will be able to see the world with_______. A．what you say B．a pair of sunglasses C．the listening machine D．a visual sensor E．who have disabilities F．living forever in a computer
30、 People without hearing problems may also be interested in using _______. A．what you say B．a pair of sunglasses C．the listening machine D．a visual sensor E．who have disabilities F．living forever in a computer 第4部分：阅读理解(第31—45题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 31、回答31-36题 Attention Blindness Five or six years ago, I attended a lecture on the science of attention. A philosopher whoconducts research in the medical school was talking about attention blindness, the basic featureof the human brain that, when we concentrate intensely on one task, causes us to miss just abouteverything else. Because we can't see what we can't see, our lecturer was determined to catchus in the act. He had us watch a video of six people tossing basketballs back and forth, three inwhite shirts and three in black, and our task was to keep track only of the tosses among the people in white. The tape rolled, and everyone began counting. Everyone except me. I'm dyslexic (有阅读障碍的) , and the moment I saw that grainytape with the confusing basketball tossers, I knew I wouldn't be able to keep track of theirmovements, so I let my mind wander. My curiosity was aroused, though, when about 30seconds into the tape, a gorilla (大猩猩) came in among the players. She (we later learned afemale student was in the gorilla suit) stared at the camera, thumped her chest, and then strodeaway while they continued passing the balls. When the tape stopped, the philosopher asked how many people had counted at least adozen basketball tosses. Hands went up all over. He then asked who had counted 13, 14, andcongratulated those who'd scored the perfect 15. Then he asked, "And who saw the gorilla?"I raised my hand and was surprised to discover I was the only person at my table and one ofonly three or four in the large room to do so. He'd set us up, trapping us in our own attentionblindness. Yes, there had been a trick, but he wasn't the one who had played it on us. Byconcentrating so hard on counting, we had managed to miss the gorilla in the midst.
This passage describes_______. A．a basketball match B．an experiment C．a philosopher D．a gorilla
32、 "Attention blindness" refers to_______. A．the fact that one can't see what one can't see B．seeing one thing while missing all else C．keeping track of just about everything D．the condition of being blind to details
33、 "Catch us in the act" (Para. 1 ) is closest in meaning to "find us _______. " A．doing something improper B．sleeping during the lecture C．counting the basketball tosses D．failing to notice something within sight
34、 How many people in the room saw the gorilla in the video? A．1 B．3or4 C．13or14 D．15
35、 Whom does "he" (last paragraph) refer to? A．The author. B．The gorilla. C．The lecturer. D．The student. 36、回答36-41题 The Family The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the samesociety. The family's form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. Until recently the most common form in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of amarried couple with their minor children. The nuclear family is an independent unit. It must beprepared to fend for itself. Individual family members strongly depend on one another. There islittle help from outside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are caredfor only if it is possible for the family to do so. In North America, the elderly often do not livewith the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes. There are many parallels between the nuclear family in industrial societies, such as NorthAmerica, and of families in societies such as that of the Inuits, who live in harsh environments.The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility. In harsh conditions, mobilityallows the family to hunt for food. For North Americans, the hunt for jobs and improved socialstatus also requires mobility. The nuclear family was not always the North American standard. In a more agrarian time,the small nuclear family was usually part of a larger extended family. This might have includedgrandparents, mother and father, brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. In NorthAmerica today, there is a dramatic rise in the number of single-parent households. Twice asmany households in the United States are headed by divorced, separated, or never-marriedindividuals as are comprised of nuclear families. The structure of the family, not just in NorthAmerica, but throughout the world, continues to change as it adapts to changing conditions.
Another good title for this passage would be______. A．What Makes a Family B．Life of Inuits C．Living with Hardship D．The Failure of the Nuclear Family
37、 A nuclear family is defined as______. A．a married couple with their minor children B．a single father with minor children C．parents, grandparents, and children D．parents, children, and aunts and uncles
38、 The information in this passage would most likely be found in ______. A．an anthropology textbook B．a biology textbook C．a mathematics textbook D．geography textbook
39、 The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through______. A．listing statistics B．telling a story C．pointing out similarities D．pointing out differences
40、 The word "mobility" means______. A．money B．readiness to move C．organization D．skill 第5部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 41、回答41-46题 Mind Those Manners on the Subway So, there you are, just sitting there in the subway car, enjoying that book you just bought_________ (46) Or, the person sitting next to you takes out a nail clipper ( 指甲刀 ) and beginscutting his or her nails. Annoying? Many of us have to spend some time every day on public transportation_________ (47) So, to make the trip more pleasant, we suggest the following: Let passengers get off the bus or subway car before you can get on_________ (48). Stand away from the doors when they are closing Don't talk loudly on a bus or subway. Chatting loudly with your friends can be annoying toothers. _________ (49) Don't think your bags and suitcases (手提箱) deserve a seat of theirown. Use a tissue whenever you cough or sneeze (打喷嚏). An uncovered sneeze can spread germs (细菌), especially in crowded places. Don't cut your nails or pick your nose on public transportation. Don't read over other people's shoulder. _________ (50) It can make peopleuncomfortable. They might think you're too stingy (小气的) even to buy a newspaper. Or theymight think you're judging their behavior.
请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．Don't eat food in your car. B．Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C．We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D．Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E．Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all. F．Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you.
42、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．Don't eat food in your car. B．Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C．We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D．Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E．Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all. F．Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you.
43、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．Don't eat food in your car. B．Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C．We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D．Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E．Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all. F．Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you.
44、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．Don't eat food in your car. B．Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C．We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D．Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E．Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all. F．Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you.
45、请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．Don't eat food in your car. B．Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C．We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D．Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E．Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all. F．Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you. 第6部分：完形填空(第51-65题，每题1分，共15分)下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个选项。 46、回答46-61题 A Country's Standard of Living The "standard of living" of any countrymeans the average person's share of the goods andservices the country produces.A country's standard of living, therefore 51 first on itscapacity to producewealth. "Wealth" in this 52 is not money, for we do not liveon moneybut on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing,and"services" such as transport and entertainment. A country's capacity to____53____wealth dependsupon many factors, most of ____54____have an effect on one another. Wealthdepends____55____a great extent upon a country'snatural resources. Some regionsof the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and havefertile (肥沃的) soil and a favorable climate; Other regions ____56____none ofthem. Nextto natural resources comes the ability to____57____them to use. China isperhaps as rich as theUSA in natural resources, but suffered for manyyears____58____civil and external wars. Andfor this and other____59____wasunable to develop her resources. Sound and stable politicalconditions and____60____from foreign invasions enable a country to develop itsnaturalresources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more____61____thananother country equallywell favored by nature but less well ordered. A country's standard of living does not only dependupon the wealth that is produced and62 within its own borders, but also uponwhat is directly produced through internationaltrade. For example, Britain'swealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural____63____would bemuch less if shehad to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible forhersurplus (过剩的) manufactured goods to be traded abroad forthe agricultural products64 would otherwise be lacking. A country's wealth is,therefore, much influenced by64 its manufacturing capacity.____65____that othercountries can be found ready to accept itsmanufactures.
请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．calls B．gets C．depends D．takes
47、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．sense B．article C．side D．area
48、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．distribute B．produce C．contain D．buy
49、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．that B．these C．what D．which
50、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．for B．to C．in D．by
51、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．contribute B．possess C．attract D．develop
52、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．move B．force C．turn D．push
53、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．as B．on C．with D．from
54、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．reasons B．aspects C．points D．services
55、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．freedom B．liberation C．prevention D．government
56、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．wealth B．report C．effect D．result
57、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．provided B．increased C．created D．consumed
58、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．organization B．resources C．products D．labors
59、 请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．who B．that C．where D．when
60、请在第____处填上正确答案。 A．based B．realized C．supposed D．provided 第4部分：阅读理解(第31—45题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 61、回答{TSE}题 More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims.“The school bus is a mirror of the community.” They further add that，unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community.They are right--sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy.school bus driver for Althouse BUS Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since kindergarten.Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence。she requested to ride the same bus． This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus.She says，”It’s been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener.Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important.Mr.Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.’’Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company，Larry Althouse，president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record：“You do not come by employees like Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record.He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident free miles.Hardy’s reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.” Althouse further adds，“Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since.My grandfather started the business with one bus. ” Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come.’’ Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed.Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy，they have been building relationships through generations，Liesl’s mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District.
The word“mirror'’in the first line could be best replaced by A．“vehicle”. B．“device”. C．“need” D．“reflection”.
62、 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company A．for 30 years. B．for 70 years. C．since last year. D．since 2000
63、 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy? A．He is popular with his passengers. B．He has never missed a day of work. C．He is an impatient person D．He has driven 350.000 accident free miles.
64、 Althouse Bus Company was founded by A．Larry Althouse. B．Althouse's grandfather C．Liesl's mother D．Ashley Batista.
65、 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention to A．employing young drivers B．running quality schools. C．providing free driving lessons D．building sound relationships.
