VocabularyandStructure1.—Bill,ifitdoesn'train,wecangostraightonandspendmoretimeinVienna.一C—IjustwanttohearMozart.Welldone!B.Noproblem.C.That'sgreat!D.That'sit.一Excuseme,doyouhavethetime?一CYes,IdoB.Ofcourse,IhaveC.AquartertotenD.Noproblem一Willyoujoinusinthegame?一Thankyou,BA.butwhynot?B.butI'drathernot.C.andIwon'tD.andI'lljoin.一I'vestudiedgrowingplantsasoneofmyinterests.CouldImakesomesuggestions?一___B___.A.YouwillmakeitB.Gorightahead.C.Don'tmentionitD.Takeiteasy.一Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?一Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.一___A.A.ThanksanywayB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.NevermindD.Noproblem.ResearchershaveonlysucceededinmarkingofffragmentarystretchesofDNA.DA.combinedB.singleC.connectedD.disconnectedCompaniesnowhaveanincentivetofilemoreselectiveapplications.AA.motivationB.excitementC.amusementD.pressureThesloppyreasoningofthespeakerdisappointedhissupporters.DA.plainB.discontinuousC.inconsistentD.carelessAfterthreeyearsofefforts,thescientistsgotfurtherthanisolatingasinglegenewithasingleknownfunction.AA.noB.NeverC.seldomD.notThereisstillaboutLawrence'snovels.BA.competitionB.controversyC.contentionD.contestSomefilmshaveamisleadingonchildren.AA.effectB.affectC.faultD.deficiencyGlobalwarmingislikelytoaseriesofunpleasanteffects.CA.doubleB.fastenC.triggerD.alleviateThatyoungmanstilldeniesthefirebehindthestore.CA.startB.tostartC.havingstartedD.tohavestarted

receivingfinancialsupportfromfamily,communityorthegovernmentisallowed,itisneveradmired.CA.AsB.OnceC.AlthoughD.LestI'dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,thanaroomwithsomeoneelse.AA.shareB.toshareC.sharingD.tohavesharedAmericanfootballandbaseballarebecomingknowntotheBritishpublicthroughtelevisedDfromtheUnitedStates.A.transferB.deliveriesC.transportationD.transmissionsMostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthepowerofthemediumisC.A.grantedB.impliedC.exaggeratedD.remediedPhilipRothwasBasamajornewauthorin1960.A.publishedB.hailedC.guidedD.supposedABnumberofbooksonthissubjectareinthelibrary.A.littleB.limitedC.tinyD.lowTheriverdriedupduringthehotC.A.periodB.fitC.scorcherD.spellDaylightBlonginthesummertime.D.persistsBB.brokeoffD.persistsBB.brokeoffD.stoppedAnelectronicmessagesnappedhisconcentration.A.causedtoloseconcentrationsuddenlyC.ceasedItisvitalforparentstosuperviseteensaswellastoteachthemhowtomanagetime.BA.priorB.veryimportantC.fatalD.superiorThesolidparticleswerefiltered_Cbeforethesolutionwasused.A.outB.overC.offA.outB.overC.offD.onIhadabizarretaste,whichIacquiredplayingfootballgames.DA.oddB.unconventionalC.specialD.extraII.ClozeThereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage(s).ForeachblanktherearefivechoicesmarkedA,B,C,DandE.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage(s).InBritain,astudentwhoreceivesfurtherfull-timeeducationaftertheageofeighteen,eitheratauniversityoratateachers'trainingcollegeoratsomeothercollegegivingtrainingofatype,canusuallyreceiveagrantfromthepublicauthoritiestocoverhisexpenses,ormostofthem,unlesshisparentshavealargeincome.Butthenumberofyoungpeoplewhocanuniversitiesislimitedbythecapacityoftheuniversities,whichis38thanenoughtotakealltheyoungpeoplewhohavethebasicqualificationsforuniversityadmission.Inpractice,therefore,entrytotheuniversitiesiscompetitive.Butuniversitydegreecoursesarealso39atpolytechnics,andentrytotheOpenUniversityislessrestricted.Theacademicyearbeginsafterthesummerholidaysandisdividedintothree“terms”,withthe40betweenthemformedbytheChristmasandEasterholidays.Theexactdatesoftheholidaysvaryfromareatoarea,41ingeneralabouttwoweeksatChristmasandEaster,plusoftenaweekormoreatWhitsun,andsixweeksinthesummer,beginningratherlate.Schoolsoutsidethestatesystemdecideontheirownholiday42,generallytakingamonthoffatChristmasandEasterandeightweeksinthesummer.Thethreetermsarenoteverywherecalledbythesamenames;indeed43schoolscalltheJanuary-Marchperiod“theSpringTerm",othersuse“SpringTerm”fortheperiodApril-July.SomecalltheJanuaryterm“WinterTerm”(whichislogical),otherscallit“EasterTerm”.Day-schoolsmostlyworkMondaytoFridayonly,fromabout944tobetween3and4p.m.Lunchisprovidedandparentspayforitunlesstheyprovetotheauthoritiesthattheycannotwellafford45.Allprimaryschoolchildren,includingthoseinindependentschools,weregivenmilkfreeofchargeuntil1970whentheGovernmentabolishedthisbenefit.C36.A.particularB.especialC.specialD.peculiarA37.A.enterB.admitC.goinD.comeinB38.A.moreB.lessC.muchD.littleD39.A.capableB.possibleC.probableD.availableB40.A.turnsB.intervalsC.roundsD.timesA41.A.beingB.doingC.havingD.gettingB42.A.daysB.datesC.periodsD.agesD43.A.lotsB.anyC.manyD.someA44.A.a.m.B.p.m.C.B.C.D.A.D.C45.A.downB.offC.toD.fromIII.ReadingComprehensionPassage1OnthefourthThursdayinNovember,AmericanscelebratethefeastofThanksgiving.ThisfeastisatimewhenthefamilycomestogetherforamealandgivesthankstoGodfortheblessingstheyhavereceived.ThefirstthanksgivingfeastwascelebratedbytheearlyAmericansettlerswhostartedthefeasttogivethankstoGodfortheirgoodharvest.InAmericathanksgivingisthefamilyholiday.Itisonthatholidaythatallthefamilymembersmakeaspecialefforttogathertogether.ThefeastisalwaysheldonThursdayandmostpeoplehaveafour-dayholidayfromschoolandwork.Thustheyareabletotravelagreatdistancetobewiththeirfamily.Thethanksgivingmealistraditionallyturkeywhichwasalargebirdvaluedasfoodforthefirsttime.Thetableisfilledwithfruits,walnutsandmanytypesofvegetables.Forthesweetdishthemainchoiceisusuallypumpkinpie.Themealisatimeforthemembersofthefamilytotalktoeachother.Therewillbetalkingbeforethemeal,duringthemealandlongafterthemeal.Onthanksgivingmorningthereareinmanycitiessportingeventsandparadestomarktheday.Thefamilydinnerisusuallyheldintheafternoonaround4p.m..Themotherwillpreparethemealandthefatherwillcarvetheturkey.Hewillbeseatedattheheadofthetable.ThemealwillbeginwithashortprayerofthanksgivingtoGodfortheblessingsthefamilyreceived.Thefatherwillalsothankthefamilyforcomingtogetheronthisday.Duringthemealthereisplentyoffoodforeveryonepresent.Themealisaveryjoyfultime.Whenthemealisfinishedsomewillhelpwiththedishesandotherswillreturntothelivingroomtotalkorwatchtelevision.InmanywaysthefeastofthanksgivingissimilartotheChinesefeastofMid-AutumnFestival.Itisthetimeforthefamilytogathertogethertogivethanksandtoshareinmeal.ThanksgivingissaidtobethefamilyholidayinAmericabecause___B___.A.eachfamilyhasitsownwayofcelebratingtraditionalholidayspeoplewilltrytogetbacktobewiththeirfamilywherevertheyarepeoplecelebratethisholidayonlyathomeandabroaditisaholidayforthosewhohaveafamilyWhatisonesimilaritybetweenthanksgivingandMid-AutumnFestivalinChina?BA.Theyarecelebratedataboutthesametimefortheyear.Familymembersmakeaspecialefforttogathertogether.Peoplehavethesametraditionalfoodsonbothoccasions.D.Thecelebrationactivitiesaremoreorlessthesame.Whatisbesttitleforthispassage?CA.TraditionalholidaysB.ThanksgivingandMid-AutumnFestivalC.ThanksgivingsplendidmealD.HistoryofthanksgivingThereareplentyoffoodsmentionedinthepassageforThanksgivingspenddidmealexcept___C.A.turkeysB.vegetablesC.cakesD.fruitsWhat'thsesymbolofthefestival?DA.SportingeventsB.paradesC.aneveningpartyD.bothAandBIV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninbrackets.科學家們已成功分離出具有單項已知功能的單個而明顯的基因。(isolate,function)Scientistshavesuccessfidlyisolatedsiiig;leanddiithictgeneswithsingleknownfiiiLctioiis.通訊技術的每一個進步都是人類交往的親密程度的一種倒退。(advance,setback)E\peryradvanceofconuminicaTionteclinologvisasetbackinthemtiuiacyofliuiuanconiniunication.這件事對我很有益，使我從此不再多愁善感。(keepfrom)ItwasagoodThingtx)rme,anditkeepmefiomsensitivity.這些學生錯誤地以為，若他們講得不像美國人，就是講得不好，所以也就不敢講。(