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第1部分:词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1I'dverymuchliketoknowwhatyouraiminlifeis.
AthoughtBidea
CgoalDplan
2Thepolicemenactedquicklybecauseliveswereatstake
AindangerBindifficulty
CindespairDoutofcontrol
3Practicallyallanimalscommunicateeitherthroughsoundsorthroughsoundlesscodes.
ACertainlyBProbably
CAlmostDAbsolutely
4MaryrarelyspeakstoSusan.
AslowlyBseldom
CweaklyDconstantly
5I'mworkingwithaguyfromLondon
AteacherBstudent
CfriendDman
6You'dbetterputthesedocumentsinasafeplace
AdarkBsecure
CguardedDbanned
7Thecourageousboyhasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.
AextensiveBcontinuous
CinstantDquick
8Thetownisfamousforitsmagnificentbuildings
Ahigh-riseBmodern
CancientDsplendid
9Thegreatchangeofthecityastonishedallthevisitors.
AsurprisedBscared
CexcitedDmoved
10Jackpackedupallthethingshehadaccumulatedoverthelasttenyears.
AfutureBfar
CpastDnear
11Wouldyoupleasecallmyhusbandassoonaspossible?
AvisitBphone
CconsultDinvite
12Wehadalongconversationaboutherparents
AspeechBquestion
CtalkDdebate
13Thechairmanproposedthatwestopthemeeting.
AstatedBannounced
CdemandedDsuggested
14Obviouslythesepeoplecanbereliedoninacrisis.
AlivedonBdependedon
CbelievedinDjoinedin
15ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenanathletebreaksarecord
AbeatsBmaintains
CmatchesDtries
第2部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C.
RadiocarbonDating
Nowadaysscientistscananswermanyquestionsaboutthepastthroughatechniquecalledradiocarbon(放射性碳),orcarbon-14,dating.Onekeytounderstandinghowandbysomethinghappenedistodiscoverwhenithappened.
Radiocarbondatingwasdevelopedinthelate1940sbyphysicistWillardF.LibbyatheUniversityofChicago.Anatomofordinarycarbon,calledcarbon-12,hassixprotons(中子)andsixneutrons(质子)initsnucleus.Carbon-14,orC-14,isaradioactive,unstableformofcarbonthathastwoextraneutrons(原子核).Itreturnstoamorestableformofcarbonthroughaprocesscalleddecay(衰减).Thisprocessinvolvesthelossofheextraneutronsandenergyfromthenucleus.
InLibby'sradiocarbondatingtechnique,theweakradioactiveemissions(放射)fromhisdecayprocessarecountedbyinstrumentssuchasaradiationdetectorandcounter.HedecayrateisusedtodeterminetheproportionofC-14atomsinthesamplebeingdated.
Carbon-14isproducedintheEarth'satmospherewhennitrogen(氮)-14,orN-14,interactswithcosmicrays(宇宙射线).ScientistsbelievesincetheEarthwasformed,themountofnitrogenintheatmospherehasremainedconstant.Consequently,C-14formationisthoughttooccurataconstantrate.NowtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsintheatmosphereisknown.Mostscientistsagreethatthisratioisusefulfordatingitemsbacktoatleast50,000years.
AlllifeonEarthismadeoforganicmolecules(分子)thatcontaincarbonatomscomingfromtheatmosphere.SoalllivingthingshaveaboutthesameratioofC-14atomstoothercarbonatomsintheirtissues(组织).Onceanorganism(有机体)diesittopstakingincarboninanyform,andtheC-14alreadypresentbeginstodecay.OvertimetheamountofC-14inthematerialdecreases,andtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsgoesdown.Intermsofradiocarbondating,thefewerC-14atomsinasample,theolderthatsampleis.
16Nowadaysmanyscientistsdependonradiocarbonfordatingage-oldobjects
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
17Theradiocarbondatingtechniqueisonlyabout40yearsold
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
18Anatomofordinarycarbonhassixprotonsandeightneutrons
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
19Radarisusedtodeterminethecharacteristicsofradiocarbon.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
20Radiocarbonisreliableindatinganobjectbacktoatleast50,000years.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
21Whenanorganismdies,theC-14initbeginstodecay.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
22Thehalf-lifeofC-14isabout25,000years.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段1选择个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个确定1个最佳选项。
MeetYourMemory
1Memoryissomethingthatcannotbeseen,touchedorweighed.Itisthoughttobeabstract.Itisasetofskillsratherthananobject.Neitheristhereasinglestandardforjudgingagoodorpoormemory.Thereareanumberofdifferentwaysinwhichapersonmayhavea'good'memory.
2Memoryisgenerallyviewedasconsistingofthreestages:(1)acquisitionreferstolearningthematerial;(2)storagereferstokeepingthematerialinthebrainuntilitisneeded;and(3)retrieval(提取)referstogettingthematerialbackoutwhenitisneeded.
3Memoryconsistsofatleasttwodifferentprocesses:short-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Short-termmemoryhasalimitedcapacityandarapidforgettingrate.Itscapacitycanbeincreasedbychunking(组成大块),orgroupingseparatebitsofinformationintolargerchunks.Long-termmemoryhasanalmostunlimitedcapacity.
4Onemeasureofmemoryisrecall,whichrequiresyoutoproduceinformationbysearchingthememoryforit.Inaidedrecall,youaregivencues(提示)tohelpyouproducetheinformation.Infree-recalllearningyourecallthematerialinanyorder;inseriallearningyourecallitintheorderitwaspresented;andinpaired-associatelearningyoulearnpairsofwordssothatwhenthefirstwordisgivenyoucanrecallthesecondword.Asecondmeasureofmemoryisrecognition,inwhichyoudonothavetoproducetheinformationfrommemory,butmustbeabletoidentifyitwhenitispresentedtoyou.Inathirdmeasureofmemory,relearning,thedifferencebetweenhowlongittooktolearnthematerialthefirsttimeandhowlongittakestolearnitagainindicateshowmuchyouremember.Relearningisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasureofmemorythanisrecognitionbecauserelearningshowsretention(保持)whilerecognitiondoesnot.Recognitionisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasurethanrecall.
23Paragraph1
24Paragraph2
25Paragraph3
26Paragraph4
AWhydoweforgetthings?
BHowdowemeasurememory?
CWhatarethestagesmemoryconsistsof?
DWhatisthedifferencebetweenshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory?
EWhatismemory?
FWhomayhaveapoormemory?
27Rememberinginvolvesgettingthematerialbackoutwhenitis
28Groupingbitsofinformationintolargerchunkshelpsimprovethecapacityofour
29Long-termmemoryhasanalmostunlimitedcapacityanda
30Asameasureofmemory,relearningismoresensitivethan
Ashort-termmemory
Brelearning
Cneeded
Dcoded
Erecognition
Fslowforgettingrate
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。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇LightNight,DarkStars
Thousandsofpeoplearoundtheglobestepoutsidetogazeattheirnightsky.Onaclearnight,withnoclouds,moonlight,orartificiallightstoblocktheview,peoplecanseemorethan14,000starsinthesky,saysDennisWard,anastronomer(天文学家)withtheUniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch(UCAR)inBoulder,Colo.Butwhenpeoplearesurroundedbycitylights,hesays,they'reluckytosee150stars.
Ifyou'veeverdriventowardabigcityatnightandseenitsglowfromagreatdistance,you'vewitnessedlightpollution.Itoccurswhenlightfromstreetlights,office(照亮)thenightbuildings,signs,andothersourcesstreamsintospaceandilluminates~sky.Thishaze(朦胧)oflightmakesmanystarsinvisibletopeopleonEarth.Evenatnight,bigcitieslikeNewYorkglowfromlightpollution,makingstargazingdifficult.
Dustandparticlesofpollutionfromfactoriesandindustriesworsentheeffectsoflightpollution.“Ifonecityhasalotmorelightpollutionthananother,”Wardsays,“thatcitywillsuffertheeffectsoflightpollutiononamuchgreaterscale.”
Hazyskiesalsomakeitfarmoredifficultforastronomerstodotheirjobs.
Citiesaregettinglarger.Suburbsaregrowinginoncedark,ruralareas.Lightfromallthisnewdevelopmentisincreasinglyobscuring(使变模糊)thefaint(微弱的)lightgivenoffbydistantstars.Andifscientistscan'tlocatetheseobjects,theycan'tlearnmoreaboutthem.
Lightpollutiondoesn'tonlyaffectstarvisibility.Itcanharmwildlifetoo.It'sclearthatartificiallightcanattractanimals,makingthemgooffcourse.There'sincreasingevidence,forexample,thatmigrating(迁徙)birdsusesunsetsandsunrisestohelpfindtheirway,saysSydneyGauthreauxJr.,ascientistatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina.“Whenlightoccursatnight,”hesays,“ithasaverydisruptive(破坏性的)influence.”Sometimesbirdsflyintolightedtowers,high-rises,andcablesfromradioandtelevisiontowers.Expertsestimatethatmillionsofbirdsdiethiswayeveryyear.
31Onaclearnight,peoplecansee
A150stars.
Bhundredsofstars.
Conethousandstars.
Dmorethan14,000stars.
32Lightpollutionoccurswhen
Aartificiallightsilluminatethenightsky.
Bthemoonlightsupthenightsky.
Ctoomanystarsarevisibleinthenightsky
Dstreetlightsareturnedoff.
33Nowadaysevensuburbsarebecomingunsuitableforscientiststodotheirjobsbecause
Athenightskythereistoodark.
Btheoncedarkareasarealsopollutedbylights.
Ctheseareasarenotpollutedbychemicals.
Dtheseareasarelessdeveloped.
34Howdoeslightpollutionaffectwildlife?
AAnimalsmaygooffcourse.
BIthelpsmigratingbirdsfindtheirhomes.
CAnimalsareafraidtogooutaftersunset.
DIthelpsbirdsfallasleep.
35Thetitle“LightNight,DarkStars”means
Athenightskyisbrightlylitupandstarsareblack.
Blightsappearatnightandstarsareseeninthedark.
Ccitylightsatnightilluminatestarsinthesky.
Dcitylightsilluminatethenightsky,makingstarsinvisible
第二篇ShoppingatSecond-handClothingStores
When33-year-oldPeteBarthwasincollege,shoppingatsecond-handclothingstoreswasjustsomethinghedid-“likechangingthetiresonhiscar.”Helookedathisbudget,anddecidedhecouldsavealotofmoneybyshoppingforclothesatthriftshops.
“Evennewclothesarefairlydisposable(用后即丢掉的)andwearoutafteracoupleofyears,”Barthsaid.“Inthriftshops,youcanfindsomegreatstuffwhosequalityisbetterthannewclothes.”
Sincethen,Barth,whoworksataGoodwillthriftshopintheUSstateofFlorida,hasfoundthatthereareallkindsofreasonsforshoppingforsecond-handclothing.Somepeoplelikehim,shoptosavemoney.Someshopforacrazy-lookingshirt.Andsomehopasameansofconservingenergyandhelpingtheenvironment.
PatAkins,anaccountantataFloridaSalvationArmy(SA)(救世军)thriftshop,saidhat,forher,shoppingatthriftshopsisawaytohelptheenvironment.
“Whenmydaughterwaslittle,welookedatitasrecycling,”Akinssaid.“Also,whyay30dollarsforanewcoatwhenyoucangetanotheroneforalotless?”
AkinssaidthattheSAhasshopsallovertheUS-“someasbigasdepartmentstores.”Alloftheclothesaredonated(捐赠),andwhentheyhaveasurplus(盈余),they'llhave“stuffabag”specials,wherecustomerscanfillagrocerysackwithclothesforonlyor10dollars.
JuliaSlocum,22,pointsout,however,thatthehugeamountofsecond-handclothingintheUSistheresultofAmericanwastefulness.
I'dsaythatsecond-handstoresaretheresultofourwasteful,materialisticculture,“saidSlocum,whoworksforapro-conservationorganization,theCenterforaNewAmericanDream.”Thriftshopspreventthatwastefromgoingtolandfills(垃圾填埋场);theygiveclothingasecondlife,providecheaperclothingforthosewhocan'taffordtobuynewonesandgenerate(生成)incomeforcharities.Theyalsoprovideawayforthewealthyandmiddleclassestoshed(摆脱)someoftheguiltfortheirlevelofconsumption.“
36WhichstatementaboutBarthisNOTtrue?
AHeis33yearsoldnow.
BHeworksataGoodwillthriftshop.
CHeworksataSalvationArmythriftshop.
DHewasacollegestudentmanyyearsago
37WhenBarthwasacollegestudent,heoftenshoppedatthriftshops
Atosavemoney.
Btosaveenergy.
Ctohelptheenvironment.
Dtomakefriendswithpoorpeople.
38WhatdoesAkinsdo?
ASheisasoldier.
BSheisanaccountant.
CSheisasaleswoman
DSheisaroadsweeper.
39ThriftshopscandoeverythingEXCEPT
Agiveclothingasecondlife.
Bgenerateincomeforcharities.
Cprovidecheaperclothesforthepoor.
Dstoprichpeoplefromwastingmoney
40Theword“thrift”inparagraph1couldbebestreplacedby
Acharity.
Bonedollar.
Cfirstclass.
Dtwodollars.
第三篇Water
Thesecondmostimportantconstituent(构成成份)ofthebiosphere(生物圈)isliquidwater.Thiscanonlyexistinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,sincewaterfreezesat0℃andboilsat100℃。Lifeasweknowitwouldonlybepossibleonthesurfaceofaplanetwhichhadtemperaturessomewherewithinthisnarrowrange.
Theearth'ssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsfairlyconstantinquantity.Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknownveryaccurately,butitisaboutenoughtocoverthesurfaceoftheglobetoadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarterkilometers.Mostofitisintheformofthesaltwateroftheoceans-about97percent.Therestisfresh,butthree-quartersofthisisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains,andcannotbeusedbylivingsystemsuntilmelted.Oftheremainingfractionalwhichissomewhatlessthanonepercentofthewhole,thereis10—20timesasmuchstoredundergroundwaterasthereisactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoatiny,butextremelyimportantfractionofthewatersupplywhichispresentaswatervaporintheatmosphere.
Watervaporintheatmosphereisthechannelthroughwhichthewholewatercirculation(循环)ofthebiospherehastopass.Waterevaporated(蒸发)fromthesurfaceoftheoceans,fromlakesandriversandfrommoist(潮湿的)earthisaddedtoit.Fromitthewatercomesoutagainasrainorsnow,fallingoneithertheseaortheland.Thereis,asmightbeexpected,amoreintensiveevaporationperunitareaovertheseaandoceansthanovertheland,butthereismorerainfalloverthelandthanovertheoceans,andthebalanceisrestoredbytherunofffromthelandintheformofrivers.
41Liquidwateronlyexists
Ainthecenteroftheearth.
Bonthesurfaceofourplanet.
Cinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures
Dinthecoastalareasoftheearth.
42ThetotalquantityofwateronEarth
Aremainsalmostunchanged.
Bhasgreatlyincreasedinrecentyears
Cisdecreasingconstantly.
Disaffectedbyglobalwarming.
43MostofthefreshwateronEarth
Aisstoredunderground.
BisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains
Cisfoundinriversandlakes.
Dcomesfromtherain.
44Theword“fraction”inthesecondparagraphmeans
Aaverysmallamount.
Balargearea.
Canimportantsystem.
Damajorsourceofinformation.
45Thereismorerainfall
Aoverthemountainsthanovertherivers
Bovertheriversthanoverthemountains.
Covertheoceansthanovertheland.
Doverthelandthanovertheoceans
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。
ABadIdea
Thinkyoucanwalk,drive,takephonecalls,e-mailandlistentomusicatthesametime?Well,NewYork'snewlawsaysyoucan't.(46)Thelawwentintoforcelastmonth,followingresearchandashockingnumberofaccidentsthatinvolvedpeopleusingelectronicgadgets(小巧机械)whencrossingthestreet.
Who'stoblame?(47)“Weareundertheimpressionthatourbraincandomorethanitoftencan,”saysReneMarois,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)inTennessee.“Butacorelimitationistheinabilitytoconcentrateontwothingsatonce.”
Theyoungpeopleareoftenconsideredthegreatmultitaskers.(48),Agroupof18-to21-year-oldsandagroupof35-to39-year-oldsweregiven90secondstotranslateimagesintonumbers,usingasimplecode.(49)Butwhenbothgroupswereinterruptedbyaphonecalloraninstantmessage,theoldergroupmatchedtheyoungergroupinspeedandaccuracy.
Itisdifficulttomeasuretheproductivitylostbymultitaskers.Butitisprobablyalot.JonathanSpira,chiefanalystatBasex,abusiness-researchfirm,estimatesthecostofinterruptionstotheAmericaneconomyatnearly$650billionayear.(50)Thesurveysconcludethat28percentoftheworkers'timewasspentoninterruptionsandrecoverytimebeforetheyreturnedtotheirmaintasks.
ATalkingonacellphonewhiledrivingbringsyoujoyanyway
BTheestimateisbasedonsurveyswithofficeworkers
CTheyoungergroupdid10percentbetterwhennotinterrupted
DHowever,anOxfordUniversityresearchsuggeststhisperceptionisopentoquestion.
EScientistssaythatourmultitasking(多任务处理)abilitiesarelimited
FAndyou'llbefined$100ifyoudosoonaNewYorkCitystreet
第6部分:完形填空(第51~55题,每题1分,共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定一个最佳选项。
OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive
It'snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinction(灭绝)ofthesmallpox(天花)virus.Whensmallpoxwascompletelygotridofintheworld,scientistswantedto(51)thekillervirusinthelasttwolabs-oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Theyasked:Ifsmallpoxhastrulygonefromtheplanet,(52)pointwasthereinkeepingthesereserves?
inreality,ofcourse,itwasnaiveto(53)thateveryonewouldletgoofsuchapowerfulpotentialweapon.Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhave(54)vials(小药瓶)。Andthelast“official”stocksoflivevirusbredmistrustoftheUSandRussia,(55)noobviousgain.
NowAmericanresearchershave(56)ananimalmodelofthehumandisease,openingthe(57)fortestsonnewtreatmentsandvaccines(疫苗)。Soonceagainthere'sagoodreasonto(58)thevirus-justin(59)thediseaseputsinareappearance.
Howdowe(60)withthemistrustoftheUSandRussia?(61)。Keepthevirus(62)internationalsupportinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat'sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobject,ofcourse,justasit(63)amultilateral(多边的)approachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn'tmeantheideais(64)。Ifthevirusisuseful,thenlet's(65)ittheservantofallhumanity-notjustapartofit.
51AdestroyBimproveCchangeDtransport
52AwhichBthatCthisDwhat
53AknowBrealizeCimagineDunderstand
54AmoreBfewCafewDalot
55AinBforCatDof
56AmissedBheldCfoundDchecked
57AwayBroadCrouteDmethod
58AputBkeepCremoveDstudy
59AneedBtimeCfactDcase
60AhandleBtackleCtreatDdeal
61ASimpleBOpenCSafeDPossible
62AforBinConDwith
63AadoptsBrejectsCsuggestsDintroduces
64AdifficultBclearCwrongDcorrect
65AtakeBdoCmakeDask
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