第一部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)。

下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個(gè)句子后面所給的4個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

1Maryhasblendedtheingredients.

Amixed

Bmade

Ccooked

Deaten

2TheyagreedtomocHfvtheirpolicy.

Aclarify

Bchange

Cdefine

Ddevelop

3TheeconomycontinuedtoexhibitsignsofdeclineinSeptember.

Aplay

Bsend

Cshow

Dtell

4Anotablyshortman,heplaysbasketballwithhisstaffseveraltimesaweek.

Apractically

Bconsiderably

Cremarkably

Dcompletely

5Thedentisthasdecidedtoextractherbadtooth.

Atakeout

Brepair

Cpushin

Ddig

6Itisabsurdtopredictthatthesunw川notrisetomorrow.

Aridiculous

Bfunny

Codd

Dfoolish

7Alotofpeoplecouldfallillafterdrinkingcontaminatedwater.

Amuddled

Bpolluted

Cmixed

Dtroubled

8Theroomisdimandquiet.

Atiny

Bpleasant

Cdark

Dagreeable

9Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgaugeoffutureeconomicactivity.

Ameasure

Bopinion

Cevaluation

Ddecision

10It'sprudenttostartanyexerciseprogramgraduallyatfirst.

Aworkable

Bsensible

Cpossible

Dfeasible

11Heisrenownedforhisskill.

Aremembered

Brecommended

Cpraised

Dwell-known

12Youhavetobepatientifyouwanttosustainyourposition.

Amaintain

Bestablish

Cacquire

Dsupport

13Shestoodthere,tremblinawithfear.

Ajumping

Bcrying

Cswaying

Dshaking

14Medicalfacilitiesarebeingupgraded.

Arenewed

Brepaired

Cimproved

Dincreased

15Marylookedpaleandweary.

Agloomy

Bugly

Csilly

Dexhausted

第二部分：閱讀判斷。

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信

息，請選擇A;如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請選擇B;如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。

RichesandRomanceFromFrance*sWineHarvest

SEPTEMBERisharvesttime.Andwithbunchesofgrapesswinging（搖擺）inthewind,the

vineyardsofsouthernFrancearegettingreadytocelebrateit.

TheyearlywinefestivalisheldinhonourofBacchus,theRomangodofwine.It*safuntimewith

parties,music,dancing,bigmealsand,ofcourse,lotsofwine.

Frenchwine-makingbeganmorethan2,500yearsago.Theworld'soldesttypeofvinegrowsin

Franceandalwaysproducesagoodqualitywine.TodayFranceproducesone-fifthoftheworld'swine,

andsomeofthemostfamousvarieties.

Thetopwine-producingareasareBordeaux,BurgundyandtheLoireValley.Champagne,adrink

usedincelebrations,isnamedaftertheplacewheresparkling（有氣泡的）winewasfirstproducedin

1700.

Wineismadefromthejuiceoffreshlypickedgrapes.Itisthesugarsthatturnintoalcohol.

Traditionally,peopleusedtotakeofftheirshoesandcrushthegrapeswiththeirbarefeettobring

outthejuice.Nowadays,thispracticeisusuallycarriedoutbymachines.

Eachwineproducingregionhasitsowncharacter,basedonitstypeofgrapesandsoil.

Thetasteofwinechangeswithtime.Until1850,allFrenchchampagnewassweet.Now,both

wineandchampagnetasteslightlybitter.

Thedrinkhasalwaysbeenlinkedwithriches,romanceandnobleness.YettheFrenchthinkofit

inmoreordinaryterms.

Theybelieveitmakesdailylivingeasier,lesshurriedandwithfewerproblems.

"Allitslinksarewithtimeswhenpeopleareattheirbest;withrelaxation,happiness,longslow

mealsandthefreeflowofideas,"wrotewineexpertHughJohnson.

1AllFrenchpeoplecelebratethegrapeharvesteverySeptember.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

2Intheyearlywinefestival,peoplealwaysenjoythemselves.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

3Wine-makinginFrancehasahistoryofover2,500years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

4ManyvarietiesofwineproducedinFrancearenamedafterplaces.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

5DifferentregionsinFranceproducedifferenttypesofwine.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

6Frenchwinewilltastesour（酸的）inthefuture.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

7TheFrenchpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwineisagoodwaytorelax.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第三部分：概括大意與完成句子

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項(xiàng)測試，任務(wù)：（1）1-4題要求從所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為段每段選擇

1個(gè)正確的小標(biāo)題;（2）第5?8題要求從所給的5個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇4個(gè)正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個(gè)句子。

Hurricanes（龍卷風(fēng)）

1.Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theyweresimplygivennumbers.

ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.Butin1953,femalenamesweregiven

becauseoftheunpredictability（不可預(yù)知的）factorofthestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（性別歧

視的）natureofsuchnames,thelistswereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.

2.Hurricanesandtyphoons（臺風(fēng)）arethesamethings.IftheyformintheAtlantic,wecallthese

strongstormshurricanes,fromtheWestIndianwordhurricane,meaning"bigwind.**Andiftheyare

Pacificstorms,theyarecalledtyphoonsfromtheChinesetaifun,meaning"greatwind.*'Tobe

classifiedasahurricane,thestormmusthavemaximumwindsofatleast75mph.Thesestormsare

big,manyhundredsofmilesindiameter.

3.Hurricanesgettheirpowerfromwatervaporasitgivesoutitsstored-upenergy.Allwater

vaporgivesoutheatasitcondenses（凝結(jié)）fromagaseousstatetoaliquidstateoverfixedpointson

theequator（赤道）.Tomakeahurricane,youmusthaveextremelywet,warmair,thekindofairthat

canonlybefoundintropicalregions.

4.Scientistshavedeterminedthattheheatgivenoutintheprocessofwatercondensationcanbe

ashighas95billionkilowattsperhour.Injustonedayalone,thestormcanproducemoreenergythan

manyindustrializednationsneedinanentireyear!Theproblemisthatwedon*tknowhowtomake

suchgreatenergyworkforus.

5.Predictingthepathofahurricaneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforforecasters.Itmovesata

typicalspeedof15mph.Butnotalways.Somestormsmayracealongattwicethisspeed,then

suddenlystopandremaininthesamelocationintheoceanforseveraldays.Itcanbemaddening（發(fā)

瘋的）ifyouliveinacoastalareathatmaybehit.

6.Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.Withthese,

wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,frombirthtodeath.Whiletheycanstillkillpeopleand

destroyproperty,hurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.

23Paragraph1

24Paragraph2

25Paragraph3

26Paragraph4

AAShortHistoryofNamingHurricanes

BHarnessingtheHurricaneEnergy

CDifficultyinForecastingtheCourseofaHurricane

DHugeEnergyStoredinaHurricane

EForecastingaHurricaneThroughSatelliteWatching

FDifferentNamesfortheSameThings

27Bothmaleandfemalenamesareusedforhurricanesinconsiderationof.

28Usingweathersatellitescanensureofhurricanes.

29Energyspecialistsmaybeinterestedinofhurricanes.

30Scientistscannotaccuratelypredictthecourseofahurricanedueto.

Athetimely（及時(shí)的）discovery

Bconvenience

Csexequality

Ditsconnectionwithhumans,

Ethehugepower

Fitsuncertainly

第四部分：閱讀理解。

短文后有5道題，每題后面有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

MotoringTechnology

1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyear,plusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecar

crashrate,muchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuels-thoughsomeelectricvehicleand

biofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.

Travellingatspeedhasalwaysbeendangerous.Oneadvancedareaofresearchinmotoring

safetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon'tmissimportantroadsignsorfall

asleep.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.

Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfog,while

othertechnologyltseesthroughnbigvehiclesblockingyourview.

Andimprovementstoseatbelts,pedal（腳踏）controlsandtyresaremakingdrivingsmootherand

safer.Thecolourofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafety,ashave,lesssurprisingly,sizeand

shape.

Butwhateverisinthefueltank,youdon'twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeen

manyinnovations（^Jfr）.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationscanalsocomeintoplayifyou

crash,automaticallycallingforhelp.

Accidentscausemanytrafficjams,buttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcan

causejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Robotic

driverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryons's

personalchauffeur（司機(jī)）,buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon'tbesoon.

1.Toreducecarcrashrate,manyscientistsareworkinghardto

A.designfullyautomaticcars.

B.developfasterelectricvehicles.

C.analyzeroaddeathsoccurringworldwideeachyear.

0.improvethesafetyofcarsanddevelopnewfuels.

2.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,mostroadaccidentshappendueto

A.heavytraffic.

B.humanmistakes.

C.enginefailure.

D.badweather.

3.WhichofthefollowingsafetydevelopmentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Windscreensthatcanhelpdriverstoimprovetheirvision.

B.Radarsthatcanhelpdriverstoseeobstaclesinfog.

C.Devicesthatcanhelpdriverstoseethroughbigvehicles.

0.Improvementsinseatbelts,pedalcontrolsandtyres.

4.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationsystemscnabeusedto

A.reduceoilconsumption.

B.removetheobstaclesontheroad.

C.callforhelpwhenone'scarcrashes.

D.helpdriversgetoutofatrafficjam.

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofroboticdrivers?

A.Itwilltakesometimebeforeroboticdriversareavailable.

B.Roboticdriversarenotallowedtodriveonbusyroads.

C.Roboticdriverscanneverreplacehumandrivers.

D.Roboticdriversaretooexpensivetouse.

Gendergap

ThegirlsinthissixthgradeclassinEastPaloAlto,California,allhavethesameaccessto

computersasboys.Butresearcherssay,bythetimetheygettohighschool,theyarevictimsofwhat

theresearcherscallamajornewgender（性另ij）gapintechnology.JaniceWeinmanoftheAmerican

AssociationofUniversityWomensays,'*Girlstendtobelesscomfortablethanboyswiththecomputer.

Theyuseitmoreforwordprocessingratherthanforproblemsolving,ratherthantodiscovernewways

inwhichtounderstandinformation.*'

Afterre-examiningathousandstudies,theAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen

researchersfoundthatgirlsmakeuponlyasmallpercentageofstudentsincomputerscienceclasses.

Girlsconsistentlyratethemselvessignificantlylowerthanboysintheirabilityandconfidenceinusing

computers.Andtheyusecomputerslessoftenthanboysoutsidetheclassroom.

Aninstructorofacomputerlabsayshe'salreadynoticedsomedifferences.CharlesCheadleof

CesarChavezSchoolsays,"Boysarenotsoafraidtheymightdosomethingthatwillharmthe

computer,whereasgirlsareafraidtheymightbreakitsomehow.*'

Sixyearsago,thesoftwarecompanyPurpleMoonnoticedthatgirls'computerusagewasfalling

behindboys.KarenGouldsays,HThenumberonereasongirlstoldustheydon'tlikecomputergames

isnotthatthey'retooviolent,ortoocompetitive.Girlsjustsaidthey'reincrediblyboring.

PurpleMoonsaysitfoundwhatgirlswant,characterstheycanrelatetoandstorylinesrelativeto

what'sgoingonintheirownlives.KarenGouldofPurpleMoonSoftwaresays,"Whatwedefinitely

foundfromgirlsisthatthereisnointrinsic（固有的）reasonwhytheywouldn'twanttoplayona

computer;itwasjustacontentthing.*'

Thesponsorofthestudysaysitallboilsdowntothis:thetechnologygendergapthatseparates

thegirlsfromtheboysmustbeclosedifwomenaretocompeteeffectivelywithmeninthe21st

century.

36>Accordingtothepassage,girlsarevictimsofthegendergapintechnologybecause

A.theycannotdiscovernewwaystousecomputers

B.theyhavethesameaccesstocomputersasboys

C.theyarelikelytobelesscomfortablewithcomputers

D.theycanonlyusecomputersforwordprocessing

37>Theresearchongirlsandcomputersis

A.basedonafewrecentarticles

B.presentedbyoneperson

C.basedonthousandsofstudies

D.notconsideredwellgrounded

38Girlsoftenfeel

A.boredwithcomputergames

B.comfortableusingcomputers

C.ithardtousecomputersinwordprocessing

0.worriedaboutusingcomputers

39、Thesoftwarecompanyseemstothinkgirlswouldbemoreinterestedif

A.girlshadanequalchanceofplayinggames

B.thesoftwarewasmoreviolent

C.thesoftwarecontentwaschanged

D.thecharacterwerefunny

40Thegendergapneedstobeclosedbecause

A.itisn'tfairthatboysareallowedtousecomputersallthetime

B.thereisn'tenoughmoneyforupgradingcomputers

C.mostofthecausesmayboildowntoaquestionofmoney

D.theabilitytousecomputersisimportantintoday'sworld

SomethingaboutVocation

Ifyouliketotakelotsofvacation,theUnitedStatesisnottheplacetowork.Besidesahandfulof

nationalholidays,thetypicalAmericanworkergetstwoorthreepreciousweeksoffoutofawholeyear

torelaxandseetheworld-muchlessthanwhatpeopleinmanyothercountriesreceive.Andeventhat

amountofvacationoftencomeswithstringsattached.

Sowhat'sgoingonhere?

Abigreasonforthedifferenceisthatpaidtimeoffisdemandedbylawinmanypartsoftheworld.

Germanyisamongmorethantwodozenindustrializedcountries-fromAustraliatoJapan--that

requireemployerstoofferfourweeksormoreofpaidvacationtotheirworkers,accordingtoa2009

studybythehumanresourcesconsultingcompanyMercer.Finland,BrazilandFrancearethe

champions,guaranteeingsixweeksoftimeoff.ButemployersintheUnitedStatesarenotobliged

underfederallawtoofferanypaidvacation,soaboutaquarterofallAmericanworkersdon'thave

accesstoit,governmentfiguresshow.ThatmakestheU.S.theOnlyadvancednationintheworldthat

doesn'tguaranteeitsworkersannualleave.

MostU.S.companies,ofcourse,doprovidevacationasawaytoattractandretainworkers.But

thefearoflayoffsandtheever-fasterpaceofworkmeanmanyAmericansarereluctanttobeabsent

fromtheoffice-anxiousthattheymightlooklikethey'renotcommittedtotheirjob.Ortheyworrythey

won'tbeabletocopewithapileofworkwaitingforthemafteravacation.

Then,there'sthewaywework.

WorkingmoremakesAmericanshappierthanEuropeans,accordingtoastudypublished

recentlyintheJournalofHappinessStudies.ThatmaybebecauseAmericansbelievemorethan

Europeansdothathardworkisassociatedwithsuccess.

Sodespiteresearchdocumentingthehealthandproductivitybenefitsoftakingtimeoff,along

vacationcanbeundesirable,scary,unrealisticorjustplainimpossibleformanyU.S.workers.

41、Accordingtothepassage,theUnitedStatesisanation

A.thatprefersrelativelylongervacations

B.thathasfewernationalholidays

C.whereworkersdonothavepaidtimeoff

D.whereemployersarenotrequiredtoofferpaidvacation

42、Thephrase"withstringsattached**(Para.1)probablymeans“"

A.withspecifiedconditions

B.withfullfreedom

C.withmanyoptions

D.withworkinmind

43、Whichofthefollowingcountriesoffersthelongestannualleavetoitsworkers?

A.Germany.

B.Japan.

C.France.

0.Australia.

44、ManyAmericansarehesitanttotakeavacationbecausethey

A.areafraidoflosingtheirjobs

B.enjoythefastpaceofwork

C.aredevotedtotheirjobs

D.likethechallengesinwork

45、Accordingtotheauthor,Americans*chanceoftakingalongvacationis

A.uncertain

B.slim

C.good

0.promising

第五部分：補(bǔ)全短文

閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將

其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

AHeroicWoman

ThewholeoftheUnitedStatescheereditslatesthero,AshleySmith,withtheFederalBureauof

Investigationsayingitwasplanningtogiveabigrewardtoherforhavingabraveheartandwisemind.

(1)ShewasmovingintoherapartmentinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12,when

amanfollowedhertoherdoorandputaguntoherside."Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfelt

really,reallyafraid,"shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.ThemanwasBrianNichols,33.Hewas

suspectedofkillingthreepeopleatanAtlantacourthouse(法院)onMarch11andlaterofkillinga

federalagent.(2)

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butreleasedheraftersherepeatedlybeggedhimnottotakeher

life.'!toldhimifhehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy,Hshesaid.Inordertocalmtheman

down,shereadtohimfrom'ThePurpose-DrivenLife",abest-sellingreligiousbook.Heaskedherto

repeataparagraph'*aboutwhatyouthoughtyourpurposeinlifewas-whattalentswereyougiven.*'(3)

"Ibasicallyjusttalkedtohimandtriedtogainhistrust,"Smithsaid.

SmithsaidsheaskedNicholswhyhechoseher."HesaidhethoughtIwasanangelsentfrom

God,andwewereChristiansisterandbrogher,*'shesaid."Andthathewaslost,andthatGodledhimto

metotellhimthathehadhurtalotofpeopole.'*(4)ShesaidNicholswassurprisedwhenshemadehim

breakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedtelevisioncoverage(報(bào)道)ofthepolicehuntforhim."I

cannotbelievethafsme,“Nicholstoldthewoman.Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe

shoulddo.Shesaid,"Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,lotsmorepeoplearegoingtoget

hurt.*'

Eventually,helethergo.(5)AUS$60,000rewardhadbeenpostedforNichols'capture.Authorities

saidtheydidnotyetknowifSmithwouldbeeligible(有資格的)forthatmoney.

AThelocalpoliceweresearchingforhim.

BSmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.

CSmithtriedveryhardtokillNichols.

DSheevencookedbreakfastforthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.

EAndthetwoofthemdiscussedthistopic.

FThenshecalledthepolice.

第六部分：完形填空

閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選擇1個(gè)最佳答案。

CrashedCarstoTextMessageforHelp

Thereisnogoodplacetohaveacarcrash—butsomeplacesareworsethanothers.Inaforeign

country,forinstance,—1—toexplainviacellphonethatyouareupsidedowninaditchwhenyou

cannotspeakthelocallanguagecanfatallydelaythearrivaloftheemergencyservices.

Butananswermaybeathand.ResearchersfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionarebeginning

testsofasystemcalledE-mergethat_2_senseswhenacarhascrashedandsendsatext

messagetellingemergencyservicesinthelocallanguagethattheaccidenthastakenplace.

Thesystemwas_3—byERTICO,atransportresearchorganizationbasedinBrussels,

Belgium.Carsarefittedwithacellphone-sizeddeviceattached_4_theundersideofthedashboard

whichisactivatedbythesamesensorthattriggerstheairbaginacrash.Thedevice_5—acellphone

circuitsGPSpositioningunitandamicrophoneandloudspeaker.

Itregisterstheseverityofthecrashby_6_thedecelerationdatafromtheairbag*ssensor.

UsingGPSinformation,itworksoutwhichcountrytheCarisin,andfromthisitdetermines_7_

whichlanguagetocomposeanalertmessagedetailingpreciselocationoftheaccident.

Thedevicethenautomaticallymakesacalltothelocalemergencyservices_8—.Ifthecar's

occupantsareconscious,theycancommunicatewiththeoperator_9_thespeakerandmicrophone.

E-mergealsotransmitsthevehiclesmake,model,colorandlicensenumber,anditsheading'

whenitcrashed,whichinturnindicatesOnwhichsideofamulti-1anehighwayitendedup.

This_10—theemergencyservicesfindthevehicleassoonastheyarriveonthescene."We

canwastealarge_11_timesearchingforanincide