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Mega-citiesIn1950,New Yorkwas theonly citywith more than10million inhabitants.There arenow llcitieshousing over11millionpeople each.Tokyo alonehas17million.In1995,their combinedpopulation totaled166million;in it is forecastto beover204million.The world/s urban population,increasing atfour timesthe rateof ruralpopulations,will doublein theperiod1990-2025,to overfive billion.Consequently,two-thirds of the peopleof the world will live in cities,some ofwhich will behuge.Moreover,about90%of thegrowth will be indeveloping countries.This growth,adding around60million peopleperyear tocity population,will bemainly in Southeast Asia and Africa.The consequences are dramatic.This ischange on a scalenever before experienced,bringing withit considerablechallenges andopportunities.Why doesthis growthhappen Mostof itresults from internal migration rather than the international movement ofpeople,and iscaused bya varietyof pushand pullfactors.One pushfactor isdue topressure on land availability.Improved healthbrings population growth,causing people tomove out of rural areas.Others movebecause ofclimate changeor poorfarming methods which often result indeforestation and flooding.Such changescan alterthe socialstructure,leading people to move.Furthermore,civil warorregional conflicts also cause disruption,driving peopleout of rural areas.On theother hand,there are the pullfactors.Cities attractpeople because of thedemand forlabor in themanufacturing andservice industries.As a result,they offera higherstandard ofliving to the lucky ones.Cities alsotend tooffergreater personalfreedom.The worldeconomy hasexpanded five-fold since1950,with thecities drivingthe expansion.Much of this economicexpansionhas beenin thedeveloping countriesof Southeast Asia.Therefore,most of the mega-cities of the futurewill befoundthere.题目1The combined total population of these11cities.选择一项a.was166million in1950b.was17million in1995c.is204million nowd.will beover204million in答案为此题可以运用查读技巧先在找到第一段中找到包括题中关键信息的句子，D Thecombinedtotalpopulation即第一段最终一句，于是可以直接得出选项而其他选项虽都在文中提到，但都不是与题干相对应的，因此可排除D:三项A,B,题目2The world s ruralpopulation.选择一项a.increased atone fourththe rateof urbanpopulationb.increased atfour timesthe rateof urbanpopulationc.will be four times bigger by2025d.will doublein theperiod1990-2025答案为此题需要运用查读技巧，并考察计算能力先找到文中第二段的第一句，Ao“The worlds urbanpopulation,城镇人口正以倍于农村人口的速度增长着，即农村人口的增长速increasing atfour timesthe rateof ruralpopulations”4度的城镇人口的必因此，不要被选项所困惑而误选B题目3对的d.The baiji dolphin答案为D题目3The longestlived whale is.选择一项对的a.the bowhead whaleb.hector sdolphinc.the sperm whaled.the blue whale答案为A题目4The brain of asperm whalecan bethan a human one.选择一项a.over3times heavierb.over4times heavierc.over5times heavier对的d.over6times heavier答案为D题目5Usually adultmale bluewhales arethan femaleones.选择一项a.much longer对的b.much shorterc.the samed.much heavier答案为B一成功英语为何这样重要Interviewer Whyis Englishso importantDavid——well,English isso importantprimarily becauseso many people speak it and use it,so it has now become the linguafranca in the world1in a way that we ve never seenbefore.We2veneverhad aworld language of thiskind before.Sopeople are learning itnot justto be able tocommunicate3with native speakers,but alsowith speakersof otherlanguagesaround the world.一Interviewer Andwhy hasit becomethat dominant languageDavid——I thinkthe reason4for that is actually very complicated,although in the twentieth century,we canjust seethat itsthe rise of the US militaryand consumerpower.I meanthe technology;all the big developmentsin technologylargelycame from the US.So all of thesedevelopments actually5were producedwithin the English language,and peoplehad tolearnEnglish in order tounderstand them,or to benefit6from them.The Internet is onlyone example of thatkind.Once alanguage has7got intothat positionof dominance,it sactuallyverydifficult8to shiftit.So we could beseeing theemergenceof otherbig languagesin the world9becoming more important than they have been,like Spanish,but itys题目unlikely10that they,re going to shiftEnglish fromits positionof dominance.1According toDavid,English isimportant because.选择一项a.it has become aworld language对的b.so many people speakand useitc.a lot of people arelearningitd.the number of people who speakit is the largest答案为B题目2English has become the dominantlanguage in the world.选择一项a.because ithas always been thatwayb.only in the20th century对的c.for areason thatis verycomplicatedd.only because of theriseof theUSmilitary答案为C题目3People had to learnEnglish.选择一项a.to be able tocommunicate withnative speakersb.to usethe Internetc.because developmentsin technologywere madeby English speakers对的d.because theyneeded tounderstand the new developmentsin technology答案为D题目4David thinks that otherbig languagesin the world.选择一项对的a.will become more important than they are nowb.will becomemoreimportantthan Englishc.will shiftEnglish fromits positionof dominanced.will never be moreimportantthanEnglish答案为A题目5Which of the followingis true according to this passage选择一项a.English has always beenthe dominantlanguage in the world.对的b.English becamethe dominantlanguagein the worldin20th century.c.English becamedominant becausemany peopleall over the world speakit.d.Once alanguagehasgot into the positionof dominance,it willneverbeshifted.答案为B英语永远是重要的网络语言吗Will EnglishAlways Bethe MainInternet LanguageThe Internet sability toconnect awide range of culturesencourages variety.However,for the time being,Englishdominates onlinebecause from the start it was thelingua franca ofcyberspace.Will this alwaysbe the caseCurrentlyabout70%of the Internetis in English,but only about44%of Internet users are native English speakers.Worldwide,native Spanish speakers outnumbernative speakersof English online,and the number of native Chinesespeakers is greaterthan boththose groupsput together.Statistics showthat the situation ischanging.For instance,three years ago75%of web pages werein English,but thatnumberhas droppedto50%today.Furthermore,Internetuseamong non-nativespeakersof English is growingat afaster ratethan that of native Englishspeakers.By,the number of nativeEnglish-speaking webusers will have droppedto29%,according toone estimate.As aresult,some researcherssay that the earlypredominance of English isgoing to decline.They say that English will keep aspecial rolein connectingcommunities whosenative languagesare different,but in about20years time,Spanish,French,Arabic andChinese willalso havetaken onthis connecting role.If this is true,then monolingualnativeEnglishspeakers may be morelikely tolearn anotherlanguage andalso becomebilingual,or evenmultilingual.题目1English becamethedominantInternet languagebecause.选择一项a.it isspoken incyberspace对的b.from thestartit was thelinguafrancaof cyberspacec.all the Internet content isin Englishd.it smost convenientfor people to useEnglishonline答案为B题目2Which of the followingis NOTtrueaccording to the passage选择一项a.Over half of InternetcontentisinEnglish.b.Less thanhalf ofInternet usershave Englishas theirfirst language.对的c.More thanhalfofInternet usersarenativeEnglishspeakers.d.There are more nativeSpanishspeakersthan nativeEnglishspeakersonline.答案为C题目3The number of Englishwebpageshas in the recent3years.选择一项a.risen对的b.droppedc.not changedd.changed onlya little答案为B题目4is NOT mentioned in the passageto have the possibilityto takeon theconnectingroleof English.选择一项a.Spanish对的答案为题目b.French c.Chinese d.Japanese D5According tothis passage,which of the following statements is true about the futureofEnglish选择一项a.The numberofnativeEnglish-speaking webusers willrise in the near future.b.The earlypredominance ofEnglish is not going todeclinein thenear future.对的c.Englishwillkeepaspecial rolein connectingcommunities whosenative languagesare different.d.Englishisgoing todominatethe world forever,although there are manybig languages..答案为C（二百年前，Two hundredyears ago,it tookseveral weeksfor the news of the importantBattle ofTrafalgar toreach London.特拉法加战役的消息抵达伦敦花了好几种星期）人Nowadays you can watcha terroristattack asit happensanywhere inthe world.The communications revolution meansthat weare constantlybombarded withinstant news.This hasgreatadvantages,but italso raisesimportant questions.Satellites haveenabled immediatereporting worldwide.A reportercan sendthe newsto anetwork likeCBS Newsand withinsecondsit can be all over the world.They sendelectronic reportsthat gostraight into the newspaperor onto the TVscreen.Reporters can now alsostransmit imagesathrough theirmobile phones.Consequently,live,“on-the-spot”reporting hasbecome the norm and TVviewers canget amuch betteridea ofwhat anatural disaster,a conflictor aninteresting scientificdiscoveryis like.In recentyears,several changeshave occurredin theownership of news media.Networks owned by large companies andgovernmentshave becomebigger andvery powerful.These networks-such asBBC News24-are hungryfor newsand havehugeaudiences.However,there can only be a limited numberof such networksand theirownership is a bigissue.Some companiesnot only own TV and radio networks but newspaper groups as well.Who decides what newsto publishandwhat sortof“spin”to puton itIs italways objectiveThere arenow“spin doctors”who manipulatethe news,emphasisingcertain partsand notothers-and as aresult,much of it is not neutral.Therefore,the question of control of the mediamatters verymuch.In somecases,the media companies aremore powerfulthan governments.They caneven influenceelections.So thequestion is-should theybe controlledand ifso,by whom题目1选择一项Immediate reporting has becomepossible all over the world because of.A.reportersB.the useof newsnetworks对的C.the useof satellitesD.the communicationsrevolution答案为C题目2has become the norm.选择一项A.Electronic reportsB.Instant news对的C.Live reportingD.Transmitting imagesthrough mobile phones答案为C题目3In whatways aremediacompaniespowerful.选择一项A.They caninfluence electionsin somewayB.Nowadays,the manipulationof newsreports ispossibleC.They not onlyownTVandradionetworksbutnewspapergroupsas well对的D.All of the above.答案为D题目4According to the passage,the bigissue is.选择一项对的A.ownership of news networksB.that there canonlybea limitednumberofsuchnetworks likeBBC News24C.that networksownedbylargecompaniesand governmentshave becomebigger andvery powerfulD.that the news reportingis manipulatedby bigcompanies.答案为A题目5What can be inferredfrom this passage.选择一项A.The disadvantages of thecommunicationsrevolutionoutweigh itsadvantages对的B.We shouldput thequestionofcontrolof themediaon the agendaC.The newsreportinghas always beenobjectiveD.A reportercan sendnews directlyto theaudiences allover the world答案为B民意调查显示电视新闻太负面Poll RevealsTV NewsToo NegativeA recent Time/CNN pollin the USA hasdiscovered that75%of peopleagreed that the news media is“sensationalist”,63%found it“too negative”and73%said they are1“sceptical about the accuracva“of the news they are receiving.Local newsprogrammes in the USA are sodominated bystories of violence andcrime2that othertopics likegovernment,education and the environmentare leftwith littleairtime.Network broadcaster John Waltersclaimed,This lack ofinformation has3resulted innegative feelingstowards themedia.nCrime reports,which oftenserve4as leadstories,make upan averageof
30.2%ofnews time onlocal TVnews programmesin the USA.Media researcherBob Smithreported,“53%of crime reports areabout murder,but it is one of theleastfrequently5committed crimes.Another mediastudy revealed that42%of alllocal TVnews broadcastsare storiesaboutcrime,disaster andwar.One possiblereason6for thisis the local televisionnews isratings driven.Some marketresearch suggeststhat viewersliketo seestories of crime andviolence,7which increasesthe ratingsof newscasts.Higher ratingsmean higheradvertisingrevenues.Mike Adams,a televisionexecutive,explained,“The increasein crimereports isbecause,8on average,almosthalf the money alocal stationmakes comesfrom news.vMany expertsbelieve asteady dietofviolence-oriented newsbroadcasts hasserious effects.A spokesmanfor theNationalTelevision Violence Committee stated,“There arethree mainrisks associated9with viewingmedia violence.People learnaggressivebehaviour.They becomedesensitised10to real-world violence.These leadto anincreased fearof beinga victimofviolence,resulting inmistrust ofothers.,,题目1选择一项In the USA,of peoplepolled think that newsmedia presentsnews moreshocking thanit reallyis.对的A.75%B.73%C.63%D.53%答案为对的答案是题目A75%2选择一项said thatnegative feelingstowards themedia aredue tolack ofinformation.A.Media researcherBob Smith对的B.Network broadcasterJohn WaltersC.A televisionexecutive MikeAdams答案为对的答案是D.A spokesmanfor theNational TelevisionViolenceCommitteeB NetworkbroadcasterJohnWalters题目3选择一项Nowadays,in theUSA,there is a lot ofcrimeon television;other issuessuch asoccupy onlya smallpercentage.A.disaster andwarB.government,education and the environment对的oleC.negative feelingstowards themediaD.advertisement答案为Bgovernment,education and the environmentole题目4Which one of the following statements is TRUE.选择一项A.The majorityof peoplepolled think that the newsmediais accurateB.53%of allcrimes committedare murders对的C.There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news.D.42%of TVnewstimeis giventotally tocrimereports.答案为对的答案是C There is not enoughtime to talk about a wider range ofsubjectson the news.题目5What can be inferredfrom the last paragraph.选择一项A.People have a tendencyto be more aggressiveby viewingmedia violence.B.Violence-oriented newsbroadcasts should be controlledin acertain way.C.People will becomemoreinsensitive tocrimes committedaround themafter viewingmedia violence.对的D.All of the above.答案为D对的答案是All of the above.（主题重组）Subject:Reorganisation Date:
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11.Form:Simon HarrisTo:BrettCc:Dear Brett,Welcome backto St.Swithen s.I lookforward tohearing aboutyour adventuresin theUS.I mwriting because there have been a lot ofchanges sinceyou went away,and you need toknow about them beforeyou canstartwork.The mainchange is that wehave had a newcomputer system installed.You will need to be trained in usingthe systembeforeyou can see anypatients!I vearranged foryou to have atraining sessionat10o clockon Mondaywith ourIT consultant,Gerry.He，sa really niceguy.It sespecially importantthat you can usethe patient records system.We vehada few teethingproblems,and it seemscomplicated atfirst;but when you getused toit,you IIfind itreally helpful.For example,it smuch quickerthan the oldsystem.Remember you used to wait agesbefore theinformation cameup on the screenWell,now it s veryquick.You willalso need to befamiliar with the appointmentbooking system,so you canseewho yournext patientis.The newprogrammakes itimpossible to double-book apatient,so we shouldn t get as many complaintsasweused to.As wellas thecomputer system,we vealso installeda newelectronic securitydoor.You willneed aspecial cardfromreception and it willneed replacingevery twomonths.Tmafraid wemade Billredundant.It sa shame;I used to enjoytalkingto himevery morning.Well,I hopeyou likethe improvements.Most peoplefind that it makestheir workeasier andfaster.There is one downsidethough;the atmospherehas becomeless personal.I used totalk to everyonea lot,but nowwe communicateby emailmostof thetime.I evenemail people who workin the same roomas me!Well,see youon Monday,Brett.Nice to have youback.Best wishes,Simon题目1Brett hasjust comeback from.选择一项a.Europeb.England对的c.Americad.China答案为C题目2Brett willon Mondaymorning.选择一项a.see hisnext patient又寸的b.have atraining sessionc.get aspecial cardform thereceptiond.talkto Bill in the morning答案为B题目3The mainchange thathas happenedsince Brettwentawayis that.选择一项对的a.the companyhas hada newcomputer systeminstalledb.the companyhas installeda newelectronic securitydoorc.the companyhas importedmany newcomputersd.the companyhas dismissedmany oldstaff答案为A题目4The newpatientrecordssystem isbetter thanthe old one because.选择一项对的a.it smuch quickerthantheold oneb.youused tohave towait for agesbefore theinformation cameup on the screenc.you neednot befamiliar with the appointmentbooking systemd.people neednot talkto eachother faceto faceany more答案为A题目5The maindisadvantage of thenewcomputer systemis that.选择一项a.you needto bevery familiarwith thebooking systemb.the cardfrom thereception willneed replacingevery twomonthsc.it simpossible to double-book apatient对的d.the atmospherehas becomeless personal答案为D致所有医生To:All doctors来自:顾问From:Gerry Jackson,IT ConsultantGerry Jackson,IT日期月日Date:21st October1021主题计算机系统和最佳实践Subject:Computer systemsand bestpracticeIt is now twomonths lsincethenewcomputer systemwas installed.Although many of you are followingthe procedures2which youlearnt at the initialtraining sessionson21st and22nd August,and arebenefiting from thenew system,a numberofyou appearto beunaware3of how to operate thenewsystem,causing seriousproblems.
1.The practice of not switching4off the computers when you leaveyour officeat theend of the dayhas led tocomputers notfunctioning the next morning.Please turnoff the computers when you gohome5so that the computerstartsagain thenext day.
2.Misspelling of patients nameshas resultedin theduplication ofrecords causinginaccuracy inpatients data.The newsystemwas supposedto make it almost6impossible todouble-book appointments.However,since itsintroduction,double-bookings haveincreased,7leadicx toconfusion andpotentially dangeroussituations.There mayalso bea problemthat doctors miskeythe data.Please checkthe patients name8with thepatient personallyand with their computerrecordcard,which they should taketo receptionwhen they arrive.Finally,it seemsthat the reason9for theseproblems is that manydoctors did not attendtheir initialtraining sessions,orarrived late,and thereforewere not fully trainedin thenewsystem.Consequently,further trainingdays willtake placeduringthe nextmonth which you shouldgo to.Please remember10to arriveon time.GJ.题目1The newcomputer systemwas putin ago.选择一项a.several daysb.one month对的c.two monthsd.about oneyear答案为C题目2The firsttraining sessionwas held in.选择一项对的a.August答案为题目b.September c.October d.November A3What has ledtocomputers notfunctioning thenext morning选择一项a.Some doctorsare unaware of how to operatethenewsystem.对的b.Doctors didnotswitchoff the computers when they lefttheir officeattheend of the day.c.Doctors chaton theInternet for along time.d.Doctors playgames on the Internet.答案为B题目4The samepatients recordsappeared twicebecause.选择一项a.of misspellingofpatientsnames对的b.of thepractice ofnot switchingoff thecomputer c.of thedoctors latearrival atthe trainingsessions d.some patients答案为题目misspelled theirnames A5Which of the followingis trueaccording tothis passage选择一项a.If thedoctors didn t turnoff thecomputers,it would be uselessforever.b.Patients shouldtake theirrecord cardto Gerry Jackson when theyarrive.c.GerryJacksonwill holdanother trainingthis month.对的答案为d.The mainreason for all the problems was that manydoctors werenotfullytrainedin thenewsystem.D手机拯救生命Mobile PhonesSave Lives.移动电话变化Mobile phones have changedmany people s lives.Here aretwo people who telltheir terrifying stories了许多人的生活这里有两个人讲述他们的恐怖故事PaulI wastraveling alone in Western Australia lastyear;and oneday Iset offto climba highpeak inthat area.Although inthesummer there are many tourists,I was there out of seasonso there weren t anytourgroups.Soon afterI reachedthetop,it beganto drizzleand thefog camedown.Very soon,it wasso thickthat Icouldnt evenmake outthe path.I take myphone withme everywherebecause younever knowwhenyou willneedit.Eventually Icalled mydad,who was9,000milesaway in the UK.He toldmetophone thelocal emergency services,but I felt sostupid that I didn t want to.Luckily,my dadrealizedthis and made uphis mindto call them himself.The rescuerscalled meon mymobile to find outexactly where I was,but unfortunatelythe batteryran outafter fiveseconds.I laydown undera rockand waited-it wasnearly night-time and Iwas coldand wet.Just asthey wereabout to call off the searchfor thenight,they foundme.Fortunately onerescuer hadsaid“Let stry forjust fivemore minutes.If they had givenup,I would have died.Which of the followingistrueaccordingtothis passage.选择一项a.There arenow11cities with a totalpopulationof11million people.b.The worlds urbanpopulation will befour timesbiggerby2025对的c.Various pushand pullfactors causepeopleto moved.Two-thirds of the worlds populationwilllive incitiesin Southeast Asia and Africa.答案为Co此题可以运用查读技巧找出选项A应为uThere arenow11cities with a populationof11million peopleeach.”选项应改为选项应将改为因此，对的B“It will double by
2025.D“inSoutheastAsiaandAfrica allover the world”答案为选项多种内、外因引起人口流动C题目4People choose to leaverural areaspartly because.选择一项对的a.climate changeor poorfarming methodsresult in deforestationand floodingb.the livingstandards ofcities aremuch lowerc.the populationof rural areas increasedfaster thanthatofurban areasd.there are notenoughspace for peopletolive there答案为此题考察仔细阅读和分析的能力文章第四段阐明了人们纷纷离开农村的某些原因四个选项中，只有选Ao项谈到了气候的变化和落后的农业措施使得山林遭到砍伐，洪水泛滥，这是人们选择离开农村的原因之而其他A-O选项均不是文中列举出的原因题目5We canconclude from the last paragraph that.选择一项a.the worldeconomy hasdeclined since1950对的b.economic expansionleads tomega-citiesc.the expansionis mainlytaking placein Europed.there isntanyeconomic expansionin thedeveloping countries答案为此题可以运用查读技巧题干中已道明此题考察的范围，因此直接在最终一段中进行查读第一句话讲“自B年以来都市的发展促使世界经济出现了五倍的扩张”，因此选项经济下降显然不对；第二句接着讲“大部分1950A的经济扩张发生在东南亚这样的发展中国家”，因此，选项讲经济扩张发生在欧洲也是错误的；选项讲经济扩C D张没发生在发展中国家显然也不对的通过度析可逐一排除选项、、而得出对的答案A CD BACase Study:Desertification around the GobiDesertTheProblemsThe GOBIDesert,in the north of China,isnowseven timesbigger thanBritain.China haslarge desert areas andmuch of itsagricultural land is beingthreatened bydesertification,which isgetting worse.In addition,soil erosionhasledto a huge lossoffarmland and the dryingup ofrivers.Consequently,the livelihoodsof35million people are beingthreatened.Furthermoreit iseven affectingcities.The nearestsand duneis lessthan100miles fromBeijing,where unpleasantsandstorms arebecomingmore frequent.The worsethesituation,the morepressure there is on the governmentto take action.The CausesDaveInmarch1998I wasworking asa journalistin theKosovan war.A cameramanand I had heardthat inone villagethere wasfighting,so wedecided to go to investigate.We climbedup thehillside although we werein dangerthere fromsnipers.Weknew thatif we didn tget closeenough to the village,we wouldntgetthe bestpictures.In fact,we gotsome brilliantphotos,but thenit wasso dangerousthat wedecided toturn back.We wererunning alonga pathon theside of the hillwhen we werefired at——Ifeltsomething hitme but there was no pain.When we finally reachedour baseI thoughtI hadbetterring mywife andlet herknow I was okay.I reachedfor mymobile phone and found that abullet hadgone throughmywallet andembedded itselfin thephone.I wasso happythatIcried.If Ihadn thad mymobile phone,the shotwould havekilledme.题目1l.Even thoughKosovo was full ofdanger,Dave stillwent to investigate becausehe is a.选择一项a.doctorb.sniper对的c.journalistd.cameraman答案为C题目2Where is the bulletin Daves story.选择一项a.In Daves legb.In Dave,s phone对的c.In thegund.In thevillage答案为B题目3According toPauT sstory,which of the followingstatements isture.选择一项a.The rescuersdidn tfind Paulin theendb.Paul traveledwith hisfather inWesternAustralialast yearc.Paul calledthelocalemergencyservicesfor help对的d.PauT smobile batteryran outon thehill答案为D题目4According to the passage,Paul andDave.选择一项对的a.are bothsaved by their phonesb.are bothfrom the UKc.do the same jobd.have the same experienceof usingmobile phones答案为A题目5The authors purposeof writingthis passage is to.选择一项a.show mobile phones canprovide conveniencefor ourdaily lifeb.tell ustwo personsterrifyingstories对的c.let usknow a mobilephoneis notonlyameans ofcommunication,but alsoa toolfor savinglives.d.prove mobilephonesare ourbest friendsin dailylife答案为C一E tiquette!Emails——do youlove themor hatethem Whateveryou feel,they arehere to stay.Here aresome tipsand ideas1for电子邮件你爱他们还是讨厌他们improving your email writing.First,starting withgreeting andending with a closuremay seemold-fashioned,but itavoids2upsetting peopleby appearingrude.It neednt beDear Siror Madam,and Yours faithfully,but justsay Hior HelloorDear anda first name,then close3with Regardsfor moreformal contactsand Cheersor Byefor friends.In officesandwith people you knowwell andemail frequently,you canjust begin4with theirfirstname.Getting emailsthat are not directlyrelevant5to youis veryirritating.Having widemailing grouplists doesn,t necessarilykeeppeople6informed.It isestimated7that40%of allemails aredeleted immediatelybecause theyhave anirrelevantor frivoloussubject-line.Try toorganize yourmailing groupsaccurately andkeep8updating yourmailing listsregularly.Ifyou don tdothis,your messagesmay not9Ret throughto the peopleyouwant to send themto because they deletethemautomatically withoutreading themIf yourcontactlO isusedtodeleting irrelevantemails fromyou,they mayalso deleteanyrelevant onesautomatically.Emails areusually quickand casual-they shouldconvey asimple message.If youneedtosend importantdocuments orletters-always sendthem as an attachmentand useall thenormal formalwriting conventions.The receivercan thendownloadthe attachmentand saveit orprint itout forcareful reference.Finally,using acronymsand smileysthat yourreader doesn t understand is veryfrustrating.America OnlineAOL,thebiggest Internetservice provider,list181common acronymsand60common smileys.Try to use onesthat you are sureyourreader willunderstand.题目1is themain idea of this passage.选择一项a.Etiquette isnecessary inour societyb.Emails offermuch benefit tous对的c.Giving ussome adviceabout how to improveour emailwritingd.The advantages of email答案为C题目2It showsin this passage thatemails.选择一项对的a.are quickand casualb.can tsend toomuch informationat atimec.are notvery convenientd.are toodifficult towrite答案为A题目3are listedby AmericaOnline.选择一项a.180common acronymsand40common smileys对的b.181common acronymsand60common smileysc.160common acronymsand60common smileysd.181common acronymsand40common smileys答案为B题目4If wewant tosend importantdocuments orletters byemail,can help us.选择一项a.nothing对的b.attachmentsc.appendicesd.messages答案为B题目5According to the passage,which of the followingstatements isture选择一项a.Having widemailing grouplists keepspeople informed.b.We mustuse“Dear siror Madam,and yoursfaithfully“in anemailc.All ofus loveemails verymuch.对的答案为d.The authorwants togive ussome tipsabout improvingouremailwriting.DNet Becomesa BritishWay ofLifeThe Internet hasbecomea part of1everyday lifefor mostBritons,says areport publishedthis weekby marketresearchcompany Netinfo.Just over70%of people2questioned for the surveysaid the net hadbecome essential.The surveyreveals thatemailingfriends and others is the nation,s favouriteInternet activity.It alsofoundthat people spendan averageof sevenhours aweek online,visiting13different websitesin sevendays.But10%of allthose3who surf the netare doingitfor more than20hours aweek.Just over2,000adults in Britain wereinterviewed for the report.The studyfound almost19million peoplein the UK-four4in tenadults-regularly went online.But thenumberofnew usershas sloweddown.Numbers onlinegrew byjust11%overthe past12months comparedwith33%the previousyear.The reportalso revealsthe5increasing importanceof thesilver surfer.According to the reportthenumberof older peopleonline grewby more than40%over the past year.People6over55now makeup17%of the UK Internetpopulation.The surveyalso discovered that many workers surf thenet7for personal reasons whileat work.Almost8three-quartersof workerswith Internetaccess admittedusing itfor pleasure,usually toemail friendsand family.According toBill Wills,author of the survey,many employeesexpect someflexibility,and mostemployers arewilling9to acceptthis.However,employers areless10likely to be understanding,if youre downloadingmovies orintroducing anunfriendly virusto yourcompanynetwork,“he said.题目1Around peoplequestioned for the surveythink that the Internet hasbecome essential.选择一项a.over10%对的b.over70%c.2,000d.19million答案为此题考察细节，可运用关键词来查找找到第二段首句“B the Internet hasbecome essential”Just中找至惜案为对的答案是over70%of peoplequestioned for the surveysaid thenet hadbecomeessential.”over70%Bo题目2In thesurvey,of theadults regularlywent onlinein the UK.选择一项a.1A必b.c.2/5对的d.3/5答案为C题目3According to the passage,which of the followingis NotTrue.选择一项a.There are many olderpeople onlineb.The numberof olderpeople onlineincreased by40%over the past yearc.The numberofnewusers andolderpeoplehas increased对的d.Only25%adults oftenwent onlinein Britain答案为此题可运用研读技巧和排除法，通过阅读第三段和第四段，找出与四个选项有关的信息，再仔细研读每个D,信息可知均为对的的答案通过排除后可得出对的答案为A,B,CDo对的答案是:Only25%adults oftenwentonlinein Britain题目4对的What doesthelastparagraph mainlytalkabout.选择一项对的a.The surveydiscovered thatmany workerssurf thenet forpersonal reasonsduring theirworking timeb.The surveydiscovered thatmany workerssurf thenet forworking reasonsduring theirworking timec.Most workersused the Internet forpleasured.All employerscan accepttheir workerssurf thenet during the working time答案为此题考察段落大意，可用寻找主题句的措施来解题通过略读这个段落可以发现，句首包括段落主题A且该句中深入揭示了段落的中心思想因此答案为topic“personal reasons”A对的答案是The surveydiscoveredthatmanyworkerssurfthenetforpersonalreasonsduring theirworkingtime题目5对的From thesurvey,we can infer that.选择一项a.the Internethas changedmany BritonsJlife对的b.the importanceof thesilver surferis decreasingc.the employeesin Britain are expected to devoteall theirwork time to thecompanyd.most peopleinBritainsurfthenet more than20hours aweek答案为A,互联网变化了我的生活TheInternetHas ChangedMy LifeWhateveryour interests,problems orpassions,you arenever aloneon the Internet.You canchat with people online at anytime of thenight orday.Here,swhatthree people say abouthow the Internethas changed theirlives.Miriam says:I wasseverely disabledin acar crashfive yearsago andnow rarelyleave thehouse.I was a DJand Ithought aftermy accidentthatI wouldneverbeable to make musicagain.However,because of the InternetI cancreate,edit andbroadcast my musicby livewebcasts inclubs andbars allover the country.I havehundreds offriends whoI meetwhen Igo into chat-rooms andgossipabout newbands andnew stylesof music.I evenget fanmail!I havesome friendswho arevisually impairedand theylovemymusic,although theyhave difficultyin seeingthe screen.Apparently,technology isnow being developed which willread webpagesaloud for people withvisual disabilities.Paul says:My passionis off-road motorcycling,but Idon tknow anyonenearby who shares myenthusiasm.I amregistered with alot ofmotorcycling websites whereIcan alwaysget helpand information.Last weekI neededto get a new engine part,but theshopsaround medidnt have one•••.I loggedin tobikeriders.com andposted a message onamessageboard explainingtheproblem.Within24hours someoneposted backthat therewas ashop in the north of Englandthat hadone,and Icould orderiton-line.Five yearsago I wouldhavespent days on thephone tryingto findone.Janet says:I wasworking asa teachermainly with other women,and I was findingit hardto meetboyfriends andpossible partners.Tobe honest,I waslonely.I registeredwith awebsite Boymeetsgirl.com-it wasa subscriptionservice so Ihad to paysomething,but whenI sawDarren sonline prohe was onlineatthe timeJsent himan instantmessage.When wemet,I discoveredthatwe hadlots incommon.We wereoriginally from the sametown,and we had bothmoved backthere afteruniversity.Wewere livingon thesame streetalthough we didntknow eachother.Through thiswebsite Igot togetherwith aneighbour,and we were marriedwithin a year!题目对的1The passagemainly tells us.选择一项a.people arenever aloneonthe Internetb.the Internethas changedpeopleslife对的c.people cando anythingontheInternetd.three personsstories答案为此题可以从寻找文章的主题句入手我们从标题可以得知其包括主题信息B“theInternethas changedpeople slife”，其他3个人的故事都是围绕这一主题展开对的答案是theInternethaschangedpeopleslife题目对的2If therewasnoInternet,.选择一项a.Miriam wouldnt beable to make musicagainb.Paul couldnt have a newengine partthat easilyc.it wouldbe hardfor Janetto meether husband对的d.all of the above答案为D题目3对的made Miriamdisabled fiveyearsago.选择一项a.An airplanecrashb.A shipwreck对的c.A carcrashd.An earthquake答案为C题目4From the passage we caninferthat theInternethasenabled peopletodothe followingexcept.选择一项对的a.have ameal togetherb.chat withfriendsc.get muchnew informationd.buy goods答案为A题目5Janet registeredwithawebsite becauseshe wantedto.选择一项a.share herjob with others对的b.meet aboyfriendc.order anewenginepartd.talk withothers online答案为此题可以运用略读和推测法先略读的故事，在结合选项内容推测，她上网是由于想找男友,因而得B Janet出答案为B对的答案是meet aboyfriend遗传工程Genetic EngineeringManypeople areunaware1that alot of the foodsthey eat every day,2such asbread,ham andcheese,have beenalteredby usingnew technology.Food can be changed.It can be made to taste3different orto lookdifferent-carrots can be made to tasteof chocolateand apples can be made redder.Some food thatappears thesame has been4scientifically improved,for example,fish canbe madeto growfaster.Should we be pleasedorworried Willnew technologybring benefits,or isit about to go5out ofcontrolGenetically engineered foods areproduced bytaking geneticmaterial from one speciesand transferringit6to another.Forexample,an“antifreeze”gene whichappears naturallyin Arctic fish has been introducedinto tomatoes and strawberries7so that they don t freezein coldweather;a humangene has been introducedinto pigsto make them8^row morequickly.Some claimgreat advantages.They pointout thatcrops canbe madestronger and more diseaseresistant,9so pesticidescanbe reduced.They alsomaintain thatfood canbe mademore nutritiousor that the fatcontent can10be reducedtomake ithealthier.However,critics insistthattherisks aretoo high.They feelthat thesenew processesshould be controlled.They claim thatthis is not likethe historicalpracticeofbreeding betteranimals orplants,but is a process thatisunnatural withlong-termdangers.They givethe exampleof asoya beanthat had been geneticallyengineered tohave a higher proteincontent.Thisproject had to beabandoned becausethe alteredproduct causedsevere allergicreactions insome people.Critics alsothinkthere may be long-term dangersand askhow manyyears mustpass beforewe knowthe trueconsequences of thesechanges.Since weknow genescan movefromonespecies ofplant to another,could theyalso jumpfrom plantsto humansForexample,many of the geneticallyengineered foodsbeingdevelopednow have been givenan antibiotic resistant gene.Couldthis bepassed onto humans,making antibioticsuseless asa medicineThere are clearlybenefits anddangers.The questionis,will governmentsbeable to controlthe processor willthemultinational companiescall thetune题目对的1Pig canbe madeto growfast becauseof选择一项对的a.an“antifreeze”gene ofArctic fishb.ahumangenec.a diseaseresistant gened.an antibiotic resistant gene答案为此题为细节判断题，可以运用查读技巧看到题干中的关键词后，我们从文章中查到这句包括A“pig”“pig”的句子即ua humangene hasbeen introducedinto pigsto make them growmore quicklyv由此可知，人类的基因也已引入猪身上来增进猪的迅速生长因此答案为A对的答案是an“antifreeze”gene ofArcticfish题目2对的The mainideaofPara4is选择一项对的a.critics insistthattherisks aretoo highb.critics thinkthat thesenew processesshould be controlledc.critics claimthatit is aprocessthatis unnaturald.critics thinkthat theremay belong-term dangers答案为此题考察归纳段落大意的能力段首出现表达转折，强调背面的内容，即基因工程的风险性，不Ao“however”利原因本段中具有概括意义的句子就是uHowever,critics insistthattherisks aretoo high.,,而其他三句则分别是对不利原因的论述对的答案是:critics insistthattherisks aretoo high题目3对的Which statementis NOT TRUE accordingtothe passage选择一项a.Food canbe madeto tastedifferent orto lookdifferent.b.Food that appears thesame might havebeenscientifically changed.c.Food canbe mademore nutritiousand healthier.对的d.Food canbe madeinto medicinebecauseof antibioticresistantgene.答案为此题为事实判断题选项对的，出目前第一段第三句，选项对的，出目前第一段第四句，选项对的，D AB C出目前第三段第三句，选项认为食品添加了对抗生素产生抗体的基因后可以当作药物通过与倒数第二段对照，比D较，得出选项选项与事实不符因此答案为D D对的答案是Food canbe madeinto medicinebecauseof antibioticresistantgene.题目4对的The failureexampleofengineeredfood is that.选择一项a.applescanbe maderedderb.tomatoesandstrawberries donot freezein coldweatherc.crops canbe madestronger and more diseaseresistant对的d.soya beancanbemadetohave a higher proteincontent答案为此题为细节判断题规定找出基因工程失败的例子第四段明确告诉我们基因工程的风险性，其中提到“这D项基因工程不得不放弃的原因是改良的大豆导致某些人身上严重的过敏反应”由此可以判断是基因工程soya bean”不成功的特例因此答案为D对的答案是soya beancanbemadetohave a higher proteincontent题目5对的According tothe passage,the writer s attitudeto GEis.选择一项a.positiveb.negative对的c.neutrald.worried答案为此题考察通过阅读文章归纳总结作者态度的题四个选项的意思分别是肯定的；否认的；中立的；担忧的，Co根据最终一种自然段的提问，即“政府与否有能力控制这一过程或者这些跨国企业可以做出决定”显然作者的态度是“担忧的”，因此选项为对的答案D对的答案是neutral为何许多人选择在家工作？Why domany peoplechooseto work at home There aremanyadvantages and disadvantagesthat must be consideredbefore makingsuch adecision.In thisessay welook atafewof them.On theone hand,you may save money on fares and eating out becauseyou are working at home.There arefewerinterruptions in your dayasthereis nobodytochatto.Equally,you can organize your time betterinorder to suitthe needsofyour family.You areat homeif thereisa family emergencythat needsdealing with.However,you mayfeel isolatedand find it difficult toworkwell withoutthe stimulusof colleagues,thoughts andopinions.While you maysave money on faresandeatingout,you mayspend moreon gas and electricityat home.As wellas this,youmay needtoinvestin computers and communicationsequipment.In addition,it canbe difficult to make a distinctionbetween work and home life,and you may find yourself working18hours a day ata lowerrate rather than8hours moreintensely.In conclusion,working at home does not suiteverybody.However,for thosewho enjoyit,thereismore freedomandflexibility in the workingday.题目对的1Which statementis NOTmentioned in Para2选择一项a.You maysavemoneyonfaresand food.b.There arefewer interruptionswhenyou areworking.对的c.You canhave alot oftime tohave a good rest.d.You canorganize yourtime better.答案为本题是细节判断题在第二自然段中，提到在家工作的好处有诸多，惟独没有提到C“You canhave alot oftime因此，采用排除法，找到对的答案tohave agood rest.”C对的答案是You canhave alot oftimetohave agoodrest.题目对的2Which statementis NOTTRUE accordingto Para3选择一项a.You spend more moneyon gasand electricityat home.b.You needtoinvestin computersand communicationsequipment.The reasonsfor thechanges arecomplex.It isclear thatpollution of the airand waterby factoriesis affectingtheenvironment.Trees andother vegetationdie,and sosoil iseroded.The moretrees thatdie,the lesswater isheldin the earth.The needfor woodfor fueland buildingsleads tofurther deforestation,which causesfurther soil erosion.Local farmersfindit more andmore difficult to make aliving.They end up usinginefficient farmingmethods,which againleads tosoil erosion.The SolutionsTheGovernment iscarrying outanti-desertification projects,including thecreation of a forestbelt arounddeserts.Thetree-planting campaign,known asthe GreatGreen Wall,is meantto protectBeijing fromsandstorms.China hopesto control题目the expansionof desertland by the yearand plansto establisha protectedeco-systemindesert areasby
2050.1选择一项According tothispassage,the Gobidesert is.a.as bigas Britainb.20%of thesize ofBritainc.one seventhof thesize ofBritain对的答案为d.seven timesbigger thanBritain D题目2The totaldesertareaofChina is.选择一项对的a.increasingb.decreasingc.remaining constant答案为d.the largestof the world A题目3leads tosoilerosion.选择一项a.The growthof treesandothervegetation对的b.The deforestationc.The efficientfarming methodsd.The pollutionof somefactories答案为B题目4The Chinesegovernment isplanting trees.选择一项对的a.around desertsb.around Beijingc.around theborder ofChinac.You mayfind itdifficult toseparate workfrom life.对的答案为本题是事实判断题首先通过d.You mayfind that youareworking18hours a day atahighrate.Do“however”可以判断这一段是有关在家工作的缺陷的论述，然后运用查读技巧，借助连接词,如while,as wellas this,in addition等以及关键词等可以找到与原文不符注意第三段中的的意思是“与止difficult,spendmore,invest Das wellas this匕相似;同样”对的答案是You mayfind that youareworking18hours aday atahighrate.题目对的3The sentence“You mayfindyourself working18hours aday ata lowerrather than8hours moreintensely vin Para3supports theidea that.选择一项a.you work18hours aday ata lowerrateb.you work8hours aday ata higherratec.you findthatyou canorganizeyourtimebetter对的d.it isdifficult to make a distinction betweenwork andlife答案为本题是细节分析题题干的意思是uyoumay findyourselfworking18hours aday ata lowerratherthan8hoursDomore intensely”，这句话暗示什么？通过迅速查读在第三段中找到本句它实质上是作为论据来支持作者的观点，BP uIn addition,it canbe difficult to makeadistinction betweenwork and homelife v因此,对的答案为o Do对的答案是it isdifficult to makeadistinctionbetweenworkandlife题目对的4The word“invest“in Para3means”.选择一项a.to bestowb.to conferc.to present对的d.to spendmoney in答案为本题是考察动词辨析以及猜词的能力在第三段中出现了而这三个词是由Do“save”“spend”“invest”“while”和连接，可以通过上下文判断出为“投资，花费”的意思而选项表达予以，安放；“as wellas this”“invest”A bestow选项表达授予称号，赠与；选项表达赠送，展现因此答案为对的答案是Bconfer Cpresent Dto spendmoney题目in5对的题干The subjectmatter ofthispassageis about.选择一项a.advantagesof working athomeb.disadvantages of working at office对的c.both theadvantages and disadvantages ofworking athomed.both advantages and disadvantages ofworking atoffice答案为此题考察归纳中心思想的能力我们可以在把握各段大意的基础上进行归纳;一看通篇都是有关C workingat的优缺陷的，因此最佳答案为注意归纳主题时要全面，可以涵盖各段的意思home C对的答案是both theadvantagesanddisadvantages ofworkingathome这是平装书的辞别版吗？Is ItFarewell tothe PaperbackWhenSteven Kingpublished hisbook Ridingthe Bullet,around two million people downloaded it1from theInternet within hours.It wasthe firsttime2that an electronic book had done big business,andit was awake-up callfor thepublishing industry.An electronicbook,or e-book,is simplya versionof abook thatallows you3to store and displayit digitally.There arealreadythousands ofclassic andbest-selling titlesavailable4on websitessuch asebooks.com.E-book technologyallows you to carryaround awhole library in a small unit.You canalso highlight a word to bring up itsdefinitionor increasethe fontsize if you havehad badeyesight.In fact,e-book readers5are beingdeveloped for peoplewho arevisually impairedor dyslexic.Another advantageisthatit letyou6buy booksin segmentsand carrythem aroundeasily,which shouldappeal7tostudents.In fact,the Universityof SouthDakota isplanning togive hand-held devicesto8all itsstudents tohelp themintheir study.However,for allthis,the currente-book readersare9unlikely tomake it big.A recentreport predictedsales ofjust
1.9million in thenext5years.And thereason E-books aremore difficult to readand they are justnot as10attractive astheprinted word.题目1对的Which statementabout Ridingthe Bulletfrom the passageis NOTTRUE选择一项a.It waspublished bySteven King.对的b.Less thantwo million people downloadedit from theInternetwithin hours.c.It wasthe firsttime thatanelectronicbookhaddonebigbusiness.d.It wasa wake-up callfor thepublishing industry.答案为此题为事实判断题在第一段中有关的描述中，作者提至百万B“Ridingthe Bullet”U around2million people2左右的人下载了该书而选项认为少于与事实不符B2million,对的答案是Less thantwomillion peopledownloadedit from theInternetwithinhours.题目2对的The wordu appeal to“in Para.4probably means“”.选择一项a.tomakea request对的b.to be attractive toc.to be interested ind.to takea questionto ahigher court答案为此题考察动词辨析以及猜词的能力出目前第四段第一句要理解该词的意思，就需要联络上B“appeal to”下句前半句指“电子书的此外一种好处是你可以买书中的某些部分，并且便于携带”因此，我们可以推测电子书对学生而言，是很受欢迎这样，我们就能推测“有吸引力”与意思一致而选项的意思分别是“祈B“appealto”A,C,D求”，“（人）对…感爱好”，“上诉（到高等法院）”因此答案为对的答案是:B to beattractiveto题目3对的Which of the followingstatements is NOT theadvantage ofE-books选择一项a.They canbe storedand displayeddigitally.b.You canhighlightawordtobringupits definition.对的c.They aremore difficultto read.d.You canbuy booksin segments.答案为此题为细节判断题选项、、三项在文章中有原句，分别为第二段第二句，第三段第二句和第四段第C AB D一句都是谈论电子书的长处，不过从第五段最终一句，B|JE-books aremore difficultto readand theyare justnot as可以得知不是其长处因此答案为attractive asthe printedword.”C Co对的答案是They aremoredifficultto read.题目4对的选择一项By sayingHowever,for allthis,the currente-book readersare unlikely tomakeitbig,the authorimplies.a.e-book readerswill not bemadein abig wayb.e-books willbring aboutgreat changesc.e-book readerswillbemade biggerand larger对的d.e-books willnot succeedin thenear future答案为此题考察语句理解分析能力本句中出现阐明话题发生了转化即从、、自然段谈论电子书D“however”123的优势转到第段简介其不利原因和就阐明目前的电子书阅读器不也许使电子书大获成功4“unlikely”“makeitbig”对的答案是:e-books willnot succeedin thenearfuture题目5对的From thispassage we can learn that.选择一项a.e-books arebetter thanordinary booksbecausetheletters areclear对的b.e-books arenot goodforpeoplewho findreading difficultc.e-books allowyou tostore alibrary ina small unit d.sales ofe-books areexpected toincrease rapidlyin the future答案为此题为事实分析题采用排除法，选项认为电子书的字体清晰，认为电子书对阅读有困难的人没有协C AB助，认为电子书的销量会迅速增长这些与文中意思不符因此选择答案D C对的答案是e-books allowyoutostorealibraryinasmallunit苏珊娜、劳拉和谈技术和未来Susannah,Laura andAlsain talkabout technology and the future.alsainSusannahInterviewer:Susannah,can youtell meabout aparticular form of technology and predictthe futureofthat technologySusannah:Well,I thinkif youconsider mobile phones,that eventuallywe willendupwearing asmallunitasawatch.The,the basicphone willbecome yourwatch.You willhaveatiny microphone inyourlapel ofyour jacket,and,uhm,a tinyearpiece,and basicallyyou willno longerbe walkingaround thestreet holdingsomething upto yourear.The minutea callcomesin,your wristwill vibrate,you willpress alittle buttonand you willbeable tohear and speak normally.It willlookquite odd,I think,but Ireckon thats whereit sgonna go.LauraInterviewer:Laura,can youtell meabout aparticular formof technologyand predictthe futureof thattechnologyLaura:I thinkthat,in thefuture,computers willtake over the educationsystem.We won t haveschools andteachers any more.We IIjust doall thelearning viathecomputersand Internetand homeprogrammes,where wejust teachourselves.Interviewer:So,will wemeet ourfellow studentsLaura:We IImeet peoplethrough Internetchat rooms.We won t actuallygo outand makefriends anymoreandspeak,interact,withother people,it willjust allbe through thecomputers.AlsainInterviewer:Alsain,can youtell meaboutaparticular formof technologyand predictthefutureof thattechnologyAlsain:I thinkpeople willstart missingquite alotof the pleasure,which theyhad fromsimply meetingother people.If youve gotamobilephone,you can stay away from them for longperiods oftime andsimply hear their voices;if youre ontheInternet youjust typeaway messages.You maygo onfor monthsmaybe yearswithout meetingsomeone,soI think there川wbea comebackto alow-technology worldin whichpeople mixwith eachother alot more.题目1对的According tothis interview,we can learn that.选择一项a.Susannah is not gladto usemobile phoneb.Susannah thinksthe technologymakes peoplelook strangec.Susannah agreesto usecomputers对的d.Susannah thinkspeople can wear mobilephones on their wrist答案为本题是事实判断题首先苏珊娜谈到最终手机会像手表那样小巧，可以佩戴然后论述新型手机的使用措D施，最终表明态度，即选项认为苏珊娜不喜欢用手机，与事实不符；选“but Ireckon thatswhereitsgonna go.”A项苏珊娜认为科技把人变的很奇怪，与事实不符；选项苏珊娜同意用电脑，文中没有提到这点因此，可以判B C断对的答案是D对的答案是:Susannah thinkspeople canwear mobilephones on their wrist题目2对的Laura smain opinionisthat.选择一项对的a.computers willtake overthe educationsystem.b.we wonthaveschools andteachersanymorec.we IIjust doallthelearning viathecomputersand Internetandhomeprogrammesd.we IImeet peoplethrough Internetchat rooms答案为本题考察的是同学们对于作者观点的辨别能力根据句子在文章中的作用，我们分为三类一是中心句（表A明讨论的主题和中心），二是支撑句（解释阐明，补充中心意思），三是总结句（表明观点、态度）通过的Laura谈话，我们找到她谈论的中心，即因此答案“I thinkthat,in thefuture,computers willtake overthe educationsystem.为A对的答案是computers willtake overthe educationsystem.题目3对的Which oneis NOTmentioned inthis interview选择一项a.Internetb.Mobile phone对的c.Digital camerad.Computer答案为本题为事实判断题文章中出现了为没有出现C“mobilephon“internet”“computer”“earpiece”“digital camera”因此答案为C对的答案是Digital camera题目4对的InAlsain sopinion,.选择一项a.theInternetis veryuseful对的b.we shouldgo backto alow-tech worldc.chatting ontheInternetisagood wayto interactwithpeopled.our lifeis brightin thefuture答案为本题考察细节分析的能力选项奥森认为网络很有用，文中没有提到这点；选项奥森认为网络聊天是B AC人际交往的好措施，与文中所述不符；选项奥森认为我们的前途很光明，文中没有波及这点只有选项奥森觉得D B我们还会回到一种人们外出交往诸多的低科技的世界，与文章内容相符因此答案为B对的答案是:weshouldgo backto alow-tech world题目对的5The interviewis mainlyabout.选择一项a.mobilephonesand watchesb.computersandeducationc.theInternetand interaction对的d.technologyand thefuture答案为此题考察归纳中心，主题的能力本篇文章是一种采访，必然有一种访问的目的，根据篇首语，即Do Susannah,可知，讨论的主题是“科技与未来的问题”，因此最佳答案为对Laura andAlsain talkabout technologyand thefuture.Do的答案是:technologyand the futureUKworkershave the shortest holidaysand the longest workinghours in Europe英国已经有最短的假期和欧洲最长的工作时间Arecentsurvey hasrevealedthatthecountry withtheshortest holidaysand the longest workinghours in Europe is the UK.In theUK,a workerputs inover
43.6hours aweek on average-far higherthan any other European country.The averageinthe European Union EU is around40hours aweek.Astonishingly,in theUK,one inten workersspends morethan61hoursa week at work.In addition,a Britishworker onlyhas20days holidayayear.Interestingly,however,despite thefact thatthe Britishhave theshortest holidaysandthelongest workinghours in the EU,the UKs GDP per worker is one of the lowest in Europe.Mediterranean countrieslike Spain,Portugal,Greece and Italy havesome of thelongest holidays inEurope,ranging from33to36days.Although Austriahas thelongest holiday time of all inEurope38daysonaverage,ithasan above-average GDP题目对的per worker.1UK Workers have theshortest holidays.选择一项a.in theworld对的b.in Europec.in westernEuroped.in the Mediterranean答案为此题可以运用查读技巧先找出包括题中关键信息的句子，即标题，B UKWorkershave theshortest holidays然后结合选项内容从标题中我们可以找“UK workerslhave theshortestholidaysandthelongest workinghours inEurope”出答案对的答案是inEurope题目2对的On averageworkers in theUKputs inhours morethan thosein theEuropean Union.选择一项对的a.
3.6hoursb.
17.4hoursc.20hoursd.21hours答案为此题可以运用查读技巧将题干中的作为关键词，在文章中找到带有这个关键词的句A“average,UK,Europe”子，即文章第段的第和第句“123In theUK,a workerputs inover
43.6hours aweekonaverage-far higherthan anyotherEuropeancountry.The averagein theEuropeanUnionEUisaround40hours aweek.n,由这两句话我们通过计算可以推断出答案对的答案是
3.6hours题目3对的In theUK,works morethan61hours aweek.选择一项a.one infive对的b.one intenc.one intend.one in40答案为此题可以运用查读技巧先找出包括题中关键信息的句子，第一段的倒B worksmorethan61hours aweek数第二句话,即然后结合选项内容Astonishingly,in theUK,one inten workersspends morethan61hours aweekatwork.找出答案对的答案是oneinten题目4对的The second paragraph mainlytellsusthat.选择一项a.the Britishhave theshortest holidaysb.the Britishhavethelongest holidaysc.the Britishhavethelongest workinghoursd.theUK,s GDPper workeris one of thelowest inEurope对的答案为此题考察归纳段落大意的能力通过最终一句话，即本段的主题句，可以找到答案此外，从表Do“however达转折，强调其背面的内容表达让步，也是强调句中后一部分的内容”一词可推测出本段着重强调尽管英despite国假期最短，工期最长，可是人均总产值在欧洲却是最低的之一因此答案是对的的D对的答案是theUK,sGDPperworkeris oneof thelowestinEurope题目对的5has thelongest holidaytime of all inEurope.选择一项a.Spainb.Portugal对的c.Austriad.Greece答案为此题可以运用查读技巧先找出包括题中关键信息的句子，即C has thelongestholidaytimeof all inEurope最终一段的最终一句话，然后结合选项内容从标题Although Austriahas thelongestholidaytimeof allinEurope38days中我们可以找出答案onaverage…”对的答案是AustriaMany peoplehave started to go abroad for their holidaysso thatthey canbe moreadventurous andvisit moreunusual许多人已经开始出国度假，以便他们可以更冒险，参观更不寻常的地方places.Thereareseveral advantagesin going abroad.First ofall,you can choose a country where you canbemorecertain ofgoodweather,and you can followparticular interests and hobbieswhich maynot bepossible inyour owncountry,such asscubadiving orwildlife holidays.In additiontothis,you canlearn about foreign countries and foreigncultures.Also,you canpractiseyour foreignlanguage skills.However,going abroadhas somedisadvantages.Although you canchoose acountrywith betterweather thanyour own,youmay comeinto contactwith unusualillnesses thatyour bodyisnotusedto.While you can followparticular interestsandhobbies,you maynot beable tospeak thelanguageof the peopleyou meetwhoshareyour interests.What ismore,eventhough youcanlearnaboutforeigncultures,youmayfinditdifficulttoadapt tothese cultures,for example,attitudes towomenmaybedifferent anddifficulttoaccept.In conclusion,personally,despite the disadvantages Iprefer takingholidays abroad because theyare anopportunity toleaveyour owncountry andthink andlearn moreabouttheworld.题目1对的Why havemany peoplestartedtogoabroad for theirholidays选择一项对的a.Because theywant to see moreunusual places.b.Because theywant to buy unusualthings.c.Because theyhave relativesabroad.d.Because theyare gettingricher.答案为A题目2选择一项advantages arementioned aboutgoingabroad for holidaysin the secondparagraph.a.Oneb.Twoc.Three对的d.Four答案为D对的答案是Four题目3The thirdparagraph mainlytells about.选择一项a.how tochooseacountrywitha betterweatherb.howtofollow yourinterestsandhobbies对的c.thedisadvantages of goingabroadforholidaysd.howtoadapt toa foreignculture答案为C题目4From thelastparagraph,we canlearn thatthe author.选择一项a.does notlike to take holidays abroadbecauseof itsdisadvantages对的b.would liketo takeholidaysabroaddespite itsdisadvantagesc.wants toleave hiscountryd.wants tolearn moreabouttheworld答案为B题目5The subjectmatter of the passageis.选择一项a.advantagesof traveling abroadb.disadvantagesoftraveling abroad对的c.both advantagesanddisadvantagesof goingabroadforholidaysd.both advantagesanddisadvantagesof takingholidays答案为C参观世界上第一次在国际机场Visit theWorld sFirst InternationalAirport inCroydon CroydonBetweenthe wars,the nameof Croydon was famous worldwide becauseit heldthe promiseof glamour and romance.Thereason wasthe presenceof CroydonAirport:the stepping-off pointto Europeandtheworldforthose fewwho could affordair travel.It wasthe centre of the British Empires airmailservices,andthestart orfinish ofmany heroiclong-distance flights.Croydonwastheworlds firstinternational airport.HistoryAt theend of the FirstWorld War,the decisionwas takento combinetwo militaryairfields,and tomake themthe“Air PortofLondon”-the capitals officialcustoms arrivalor departurepoint for all international flights.When the airport opened in1920,scheduled flightswere introduced,carrying passengers,mail andfreight to Paris,Amsterdam andRotterdam,and from1923to Berlin.Every effortwas madeto providea luxuriousstandard ofin-flightaccommodation andentertainment.Passengers wearingevening-dress andball gownsmade theshort flighttoParis:theydanced anddrank champagneduring thetrip.Many ofthe aircraftthemselves wouldbe unrecognisabletoday.Empire Flying Boats offeringluxurious traveland firstclassaccommodation cateredfortheprivileged few.There wasplenty of space torelax duringthe manyhours in the air,whichwas veryimportant becausetrips tothe furthest corners of Africa,India andthe FarEast weremeasured indays nothours.Croydon witnessedmany ofthe earlylandmarks ofinternationalflight.Croydon airportfinally closedin1959-it wasunableto expandenough tocope withthe massivegrowth inair travelafter theSecond WorldWar.Today youcan visitCroydon airportand relivethe romanceand excitement oftheearly daysof air travel.You canboard anEmpire FlyingBoatstanding majesticallyin openfields andyoucaneat ameal cookedin thestyle of that day.You canevenoperate theold airtraffic controlmachines fromthe topoftheoriginal controltower.题目1Croydon airportbecame sofamousworldwidebetween thetwo world wars justbecause.选择一项a.it wasthe centre oftheBritish Empires airmailservices.b.it wastheworlds firstinternational airport.c.it servedasthestart orfinish ofmany heroiclong-distance flights.对的d.all ofthe above.答案为D题目2答案为d.alloverChina A题目5The expansionof desertland.选择一项a.wontbecontrolled by b.will definitelybecontrolledby c.should becontrolled after对的d.is expectedto becontrolledby答案为D世界都市人口The worldsurbanpopulation,1increasing atfourtimesthe rateofruralpopulations,willdoublein the川period1990-2025,to overfive billion.Consequently,2two-thirds ofthepeopleoftheworldwliveincities,some of3whichwillbe huge.Moreover,about90%ofthegrowth willbeindeveloping countries.This growth,adding around60million peopleper year4to citvpopulations,willbemainly inSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.The consequencesare dramatic.This ischange ona scalenever before5experienced,bringing withit considerablechallenges andopportunities.Why doesthis growthhappen Mostofitresults6frominternalmigrationratherthantheinternationalmovementofpeople,andiscaused bya varietyof pushand pullfactors.One pushfactor isdue topressure7onlandavailability.Improvedhealth bringspopulationgrowth,causing peopleto moveoutofruralareas.Others movebecauseofclimate changeor poorfarmingmethodswhich oftenresultindeforestationandflooding.Such changescan alterthe socialstructure,leading people8to move.Furthermore,civil waror regionalconflictsalsocausedisruption,driving peopleoutofruralareas.On theother hand,there arethe pullfactors.Cities attractpeople becauseofthedemand9for labourinthemanufacturingand serviceindustries.As aresult,they offerahigherstandard ofliving10totheluckyones.Cities alsotend to offer greaterpersonalfreedom.全球食品“妈妈，我们去麦当劳，好吗？Global Food“Mum,canwego toMcDonald s,please”Some peoplemight ask,“Where wouldwebetoday ifwedidnot havefastfood”anduWhere wouldparents take their childrenouttoeat It hasbeenreported thatapproximately30%of mealsconsumedby familiesintheUSAareeaten atoneofthe bigchains likeBurger Kingand TacoBell,though probablynone ismorefamous thanMcDonald s.The distinctiveu goldenarch“cannowbe seenin mostmajor citiesintheworld.In,McDonalds hadapproximately25,000restaurants inover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,the secretof theirsuccess isa marketingstrategy of“think global,act locaT,.McDonald slearnt thatif theyadaptedtheir“Mac”meals todifferent cultures,it wasmore successfulthan having a standardized set of products thattastethe sameeverywhere.So now,around80%of McDonald s restaurantsare franchisedto localpeoplewhoserve foodwitha“local“flavor.For example,in HongKong,food calleduShake ShakeFries”and“Red BeanSunday“canbefound onthe menu,while in Switzerland,“Vegi Macs“are served.However,fast foodisnotpopular witheveryone.It isoften called“junk”food becauseitissaid to be unhealthyand fullof fat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfast food chains produceenormous amountsof waste,while millionsof peopleindeveloping countriesgo hungry.At thesame time,moreandmore peopleno longercook freshfood athome.“Convenience“foodisjust too convenient!It isso easy forpeople with busyworking livestocallinto theirlocal branchofMarks andSpencer,or someother supermarketchain,tobuyready-made mealsontheirway homefrom work.It iseveneasier tobuy a“take-away“from alocal restaurantor pick up thephoneand order apizza tobeCroydon functionedasaninternational airportfor.选择一项a.36years对的b.39yearsc.25yearsd.22years答案为B题目3When Croydon airport firstopenedin1920,the destinationsof itsscheduled flightsincluded选择一项a.London andParisb.only Paris对的c.Paris,Amsterdam andRotterdamd.Paris,Amsterdam,Rotterdam,and Berlin题目4According tothe passage,which oneofthe followingstatementsis NOTTRUE选择一项a.Empire FlyingBoats offeredluxurious travelservices.b.Aircrafts couldfly fromCroydonairporttothefurthestcornersofAfrica,India andthe FarEast.c.Only afew peoplecouldaffordair travelthose days.对的d.Flight from London toParis tooka verylong timeat thattime,答案为D.题目5Which oneofthe following thingscannot youdo today.选择一项对的a.You canfly anEmpire FlyingBoat inCroydon airportb.You canoperatetheold airtraffic controlmachines fromthe topoftheoriginal controltowerc.You canboard anEmpire FlyingBoat inCroydon airportd.You caneat ameal cookedinthestyle ofthat daywhen Croydonairport was in itsprime days答案为对的答案是You canfly anEmpireFlyingBoat inCroydon airportAoGoflybut Dont ExpectYour Luggageto Cometooigofly但不要期望你的行李也来！What doyou geton Goflyfor verylittle moneyI decidedto findout.Firstly,Gofly sbooking policyencourages thepassenger tobook earlyand online.If youbook bytelephone,there willbea£10surcharge perticket.Online bookingis verysimple,but thenearer tothe dateoftravelthatyoubook the moreexpensive theticket.So,to getareallycheap fareyou mustbook veryearly.When youbook onthe dayon whichyou travel,the fareis asexpensive asEnglish Airlinesthe stateairline.Also if youneeda flexibleticket,you willhave totakearegularairline-budget airlinesoperate astrict no-change andno-refund policy.Gofly usean airportmuch further fromthecentre ofLondon,adding anextra hourto yourjourney.Check-in queueswereenormous-but thiscanbeproblem withall airlinesat peaktimes.Gofly allowonly15kg baggageallowance regularairlinesallow20kg ormore.This wasfine formy shorttrip,but ifyou wentto Greeceforatwo-week holiday,this wouldbe difficult.Another tip,the earlieryou flyinthe day,themorepunctual thedepartures.By theevening flightstherecanbe seriousdelays.The serviceboth inthe airportand onthe planewas satisfactory-although thewhole experiencelacked theglamour andexcitementof airtravel inthepast.There isno Business Class on anyofthe flights.Gofly believethat traveling by airis nowasordinary astravelingbytrain,so the service providedisthesame.There isalimitedrange ofquite poor quality drinksandmeals,whichyouhave topay for-ifyouwent withafamilyit wouldbecome expensive.The mainproblem wasmy luggage.I waited90minutes tocollect mybags atParis airport,apparently becauseofalack ofstaff,and thenI was told thattheyhadnever leftLondon.Iwasgoing togo tothe Operain Paristhat eveningand neededmyevening suit.Gofly would not compensateme forthe costand inconvenienceof hiringanother one-they saiditwasthepolicy ofbudget airlinestomakeonly minimumguarantees anda standardcompensation of£30per day.So,in conclusion,unless youwant luxury,fine catering,excellent serviceand absoluteguarantees onpunctuality andluggage,Gofly willtake youfrom AtoBsatisfactorily.If youdo wantall that,youwillhavetopay forit.题目1选择一项According tothe passage,youcangetacheaper ticketby.a.booking bytelephoneb.booking onthedaywhenyoutravel对的c.booking earlyand onlined.buying aticket atthe airport答案为C题目2选择一项Which oneofthedisadvantagesofGolfy listedbelow appliesto allairlinesa.The airportis farfromthecentreofLondon,adding anextra hourto yourjourney.对的b.Check-in queuesare enormousat peaktimes.c.Only15kg baggageallowance isallowed.d.By theevening therecanbeserious delays.答案为B题目3According tothe writer,whichofthe followingstatementsistrue选择一项a.ThereisBusinessClassonanyoftheGofly flights.b.The Goflyflight experiencewasfulloftheglamourandexcitementofairtravelasinthepast.对的c.The serviceprovided byGofly isthesameasthatprovided bytrains.d.The drinksareofpoorqualitybut costnothing.答案为C题目4According tothe passage,what wasthe problemwiththe writersluggage atParis airport选择一项a.His luggage was lostat Londonairport.b.The writerwaited90minutes tocollect hisluggage atParis airport.对的c.The writerwastoldby the airport staffthat hisluggage hadnever leftLondon.d.Gofly hadto providean eveningsuit forthe writertogo totheParis Opera.答案为C题目5The writerthinksthatGofly can.选择一项a.offer luxuryand excellentservice topeoplewithonly limitedmoney.b.provide absoluteguarantees onpunctuality andluggage.c.provide verydelicious mealswhile youare onboard.对的d.bring passengersto theirdestinations.答案为D2Patten CloseDerbyDJ56XX16April亲爱的先生或女士Dear Siror Madam,I amwriting tocomplain abouta recentstay atyour hotel,The Grand.My wifeand Iarrived on21st Marchand stayedfortwo nights.lfirstly wewaited twentyminutes atreception2becausethere wasnobody atthe desk.3Then wewaited afurther twentyminutes becausethe receptionistcould not find ourbooking.4Moreover ourluggagewasleft unattendedin receptionfor threehours untilwefinallytook itto ourroomourselves.Our roomwas not available immediatelywhenwearrived.5Therefore wehadtowait anotherhour beforewe couldgo tothe room.When wesaw theroom,it hadtwo singlebeds and wehad asked fora doublebed,6so wehadtochange it.Unfortunately thesecond roomwasonthe topfloor andthe liftwas outof order.And7althoughwehadaskedforaroomwith asea view,itwasfacing theroad.Although thefood inthe restaurantwas quitegood,wewereunhappy withtheservicewe received.We hadbooked aneveningmeal inclusiveintheprice oftheroom.8Consequently wedidnottake moneytothedining roomand thendiscoveredthat wehadtopay forthe wineimmediately.Unfortunately,the waiterswere rudeand unhelpful.9Howeverthe managerdid agreethatwecould paythe winebill inthe morning.10To sumup Iwas mostdissatisfied withthe entireexperience andIexpect fullcompensation forthe inconveniencecaused.I lookforward tohearing fromyou.Yoursfaithfully,Arthur Mullard欢迎您到三藩来Welcome to San FranciscoNativeAmerican tribeslived onthe landnow knownas Californiabefore the1500s untilthe Spanishcolonised the area inthe17th century.They gaveSan Franciscoits name.Gold wasdiscovered inthe nearbyhills in1848,starting the Gold Rush,whenpoor peoplecame fromallovertheworldtomake their fortune.The vastmix ofraces hasprobably contributedto its famousliberal attitude,shown by the beatgeneration,hippies andthe largestgay communityintheworld.Hotels rangefromtheluxurious youcanstay in TheHyatt onUnion Square,which isexpensive tothe basicGold RushHostel,which ischeap youthdormitories orsimple rooms.San FranciscoGuest Services,situated atthe airport,can helpyouto bookahead.You caneat everytype offood cookedby nearlyevery ethnicgroup intheworldbecause theyall livein San Francisco:Italian,Spanish,Japanese andChinese areall here-ateveryprice from5-star restaurantsto tinystreet stalls.But bestofallis theseafood,which comesfresh fromthe PacificOcean andisonyour tablein minutes.The most famous sight in San Francisco isthe Golden Gate Bridge.Also dont missa boattrip tothe islandprison ofAlcatraz-from whichno onehas everescaped alive,although afew triedto swimacross thefreezing baythroughthedangerouscurrents toreach themainland.Boats leaveevery forty-five minutes,but bookingis essential.Take awalk throughChinatownin thecentreofthe city.Chinatown wasstarted byChinese immigrantsinthe first daysoftheGold Rush,andisnow avastcity withina city.Here Chineseis stillspoken inevery shop,restaurant andtemple everyday.Get ontothe cablecars andrideup anddown San Francisco sfamous hills,ringthebell andhang onthe sides.At only$1itsthe cheapestthrill intheworld.Drive alongthe coast tothenorthofthe cityinto winecountry,where youcan tasteand buythe finestCalifornian wines,ortake aneight-hour boattrip farfromthecoasttosee thebiggest mammalofallthetime-the bluewhale.Fact fileByairSan FranciscolnternationalAirport-14miles southofthe city.Accessible bybus andshared-taxi service.OaklandlnternationalAirport-furtherfromthe city,but easilyreached bya Rapid Transport Link.By seaCruiseships offive majorcruise linesarrive atPier35inSan FranciscoBay.By car题目San FranciscoisonHighway101overtheGoldenGateand Interstate80overtheBayBridge.1SanFranciscogot itsname from.选择一项a.native Americans对的b.Spanish colonistsc.modern Americansd.British colonists答案为B题目2During,many poorpeople wenttoSanFrancisco tomake theirfortune.选择一项对的a.theGoldRushb.the Spanishcolonial periodc.the rulingperiod ofnative Americantribal leadersd.theBritishcolonial period答案为A题目3选择一项SanFranciscohasbeen known foritsfamousliberal attitudeshown by.a.the beatgenerationb.hippiesc.the largestgay communityintheworld对的d.all ofthe above答案为D对的答案是:allofthe above题目4选择一项According tothe writer,which oneofthe following sightseeingspots inSanFranciscoisthemost famousa.Chinatown对的b.The GoldenGate Bridgec.The islandprison ofAlcatrazd.Cable cars答案为B题目5选择一项According tothe passage,youmaygo toOakland InternationalAirport by.a.taxi对的b.RapidTransportLinkc.busd.ship答案为B欢迎您到牛津来Welcome toOxfordBackgroundOxford isfamous forits universityand forits beautifulparks andgardens.It alsohas wonderfulrestaurants andconcert hallswhereyoucanheartheworldsfinest musicians.You cango intothe Pitt Rivers museumand lookat Africanmasks andancientinstruments fromfaraway tribes-the collectionof an adventurer fromthe19thcentury.Where tostayYou canstayinluxury atthe RandolphHotel orin simplebed andbreakfast accommodationon CowleyRoad.Where toeatYou caneat at5-star Frenchrestaurants ormore simplebut excellentAsian places.But bestofallaretheEnglish pubswhereyou caneat roastsand piesand drinkfine Britishbeer.What todo inthe CityThemostfamoussightinthecityis Christchurch Cathedral.Also dont missthe Bodleian Library whereyoucansee theBookof Kells,which isover1,000years old.Where togo outsideoftheCityGo alongthe WoodstockRoad tothenorthofthecity toWoodstock whereyoucanvisit BlenheimPalace,the familyhome ofWinstonChurchill.Or takea tripto Stratford on Avontoseea playin Shakespeares hometown.How to get thereFactFileBy car:taketheM40fromLondon.Oxford is40miles fromthe capital.By train:from Heathrowor Paddington:therearehourly trainservices tothe stationwhich issituated halfa miletothewestof thecity centre.题目1You shouldgotoin Oxfordifyouwant tohaveaclear ideaof traditionalAfrican craftsmanship.选择一项a.African ArtsCenterb.an adventurerprivate museum对的c.Pitt Riversmuseumd.Oxford University答案为此题可以运用查读技巧先找出包括题中关键信息及各选项内容有关的句子，查读C Africancraftsmanship中，我们懂得第一段的第三句话明确告诉我们对的答案是选项C对的答案是PittRiversmuseum题目2According tothepassage,the besteating placessuggested bythe writerare.选择一项a.5-star Frenchrestaurantsb.Asian restaurants对的c.theEnglishpubsd.Italian restaurants答案为C题目3对的The Bookof Kellsis storedin.选择一项a.Christchurch Cathedral对的b.Bodleian Libraryc.Woodstockd.Stratford onAvon答案为B题目4The recommendedplace bythewriteris ifyouarean admirerof WinstonChurchill.选择一项a.BodleianLibrary对的b.Blenheim Palacec.StratfordonAvond.ChristchurchCathedral答案为B题目5When youdrive acar toOxford fromLondon,you shouldtake选择一项对的a.theM40b.the Heathrowhighwayc.the Paddingtonhighwayd.the hourlybus services答案为A有关的死有许多谣言Therearemany rumoursaboutthe death ofAmy Johnson.Amy JohnsonShe crashed1into theRiverThames in1941,but herbody wasnever found.Some peoplethink she was flyinga planeunofficially totake herlover,who wasa Germanspy,back2to Germany.Others believethat Britishplanes accidentallyshot3down herplane andthegovernment wantedto cover4up the death ofa hero.People alsosay thatAmy Johnsonpretended to*crash sothat shecould escape5fromthewar inBritain andhaveanicer life6in anothercountry.But itis mostlikely thatshewas accidentallykilled7bythepropellers ofthe boatthat cameto rescueher,butthe government didnot want toupset theBritish people8with thissad story.冒险中心Tabetha AdventureCentretabetha四月至十月开放Open Aprilto OctoberDeepintheheart ofthe BreconBeacons inWales,Tabetha AdventureCentre offersyou thechance1todosomethingwildly differentfor yourholidays thisyear.The rivers and lakesofthisremote wildernessarea allowus2tooffera rangeof water-based activities:Solo canoe-training isgive in3two-person canoes;then yougo solointhelast daysofthecourse.White-water rafting-four toa raft,youwillenjoy the experienceandfriendship ofworking togetherto pilotthese tinycraftsthrough rapidriversand4chellenging currents.Sailing andyachting coursesare also5available forbeginners andmore6experienced sailorsonthebeautiful naturallakes.The mountainsand cliffsalso offera7wide rangeof opportunities:day hikingand overnightwild campingrockclimbing forall levelsof abilitybungee jumpingbirdwatchinginthehigh peaksFinally,forthe really adventurous,our one-week parachutepreparation course,8leading toa jumpwhereyoucomein overthe AtlanticOcean andland9onthebeach.And forthereallytough,we runa five-day orten-day survivalskills course-to prepareyou10for whateverlife brings.题目1飞彳亍爱好者选择一项If Imanairhog,which courseshould Ichoose.a.Solo canoe-training coursesb.Sailing andyachting coursesc.Bungee jumpingcourses对的d.Parachute preparationcourses答案为D题目2According tothepassage,wecanknow Tabethais.选择一项对的a.an adventureCentreb.a schoolc.a childrens playgroundd.a company答案为A题目3This advertisementis aimedat those.选择一项a.who liketostayathomeduring theirholidayb.who aregoingtotravel abroad对的c.who wanttotakeanadventurecourse duringtheir holidayd.who areinterested injoining aclub答案为C题目4people willshare araft whiledoing white-water rafting..选择一项:对的a.Two b.Three c.Four d.Five答案为C题目5Which ofthefollowingisNOTTRUE.选择一项a.All thecourses inthis adventureCentre cangive ussome opportunities to challengeourselves对的b.If yourholiday isin January,youcanstill takethe coursesc.The centreoffers anew wayforpeopleto spendtheir holidayd.Some adventurecourses willenable usto enjoythe experienceofworkingwithothers答案为B对的答案是If yourholiday isin January,youcanstill takethe coursesLETTERADear Editor,Iwasabsolutely appalledbythesenseless deathof Ivan Maccles lastweek.It isquite impossibleto believethat peopleareallowed torisk theirlives likethis andthattheuniversity letsthe clubuse itsname.Personally,Ithinkthatpeopleshould wanttobesafe andprotected fromdanger,theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivities thrillingand exciting.Equally,this clubwill attractweak andvulnerable youngpeople,who believethey mustdosomething totallyoutrageous toimpress peopleand winrespect.This clubhas novalue,either forthe membersor forsociety.In fact,it putsa valueonthemost negativething ofall-possible death.If Isaw avulnerable andunbalanced personplayingwithagun,Iwouldtake itawayfromhim.Similarly whenwe seepeopleareabout tohurt themselves,we muststopthem.Inaddition,dangerous sportswaste thelimited resourcesoftheNHS.They wastetime andmoneyontreating andsavingpeoplewhodontcare if they die.The Universityshould stopthe Extreme Sports Clubandthegovernment should ban extreme sports throughout thecountry.Yours sincerelyP.Vegadelivered toyour home.题目1The secretof fast foodchainssuccess is.选择一项a.franchising tolocal peopleb.having astandardizedsetofproducts对的c.the marketingstrategy of“think global,act local”d.havingalotofrestaurants coveringmany countries答案为C题目2We canlearn fromthepassagethat.选择一项对的a.around one-third ofAmerican familieseat atoneofthebigchainsb.therewereabout25,000McDonald sRestaurants intheUSAinc.in,McDonald sserved29millionpeopleadayin Europed.the percentageof familieseating atMcDonald7sishigher intheUKthan intheUSA答案为A题目3All thefollowing arecorrect exceptthat.选择一项sa.most childrenlike goingto McDonaldb.most countrieshave differentkinds of McDonaldsmealsc.about20%ofMcDonalds restaurantsarenotfranchised对的d.the“Shake ShakeFries”canbefound bothin HongKong andinSwitzerland答案为D题目4Which ofthefollowingisnotthereasonformoreandmorepeople preferringfast foodto cookingathome选择一项a.Because theyaremoreconvenientb.It seasyforpeopletobuy a“take-away“ontheirway homec.People canpickupa phoneandorderwhat theywanttobe deliveredto theirhome对的d.It ischeaper tobuy fastfood thanto cookathome答案为D题目5People callfastfood“junk food”because.选择一项a.theyaretooconvenient对的b.theyaresaid tobe unhealthyand fullof fatc.theyarepopular amongchildrend.they producemuch waste答案为BWhat aWaste!（真是挥霍！处理废物是一种巨大的全球性问题）Dealing withwaste isa hugeglobal problem.Unfortunately,manypeopledontusually thinkmuch aboutwhat happensStudentLETTERBDear Editor,I amof coursehorrified bythedeathof IvanMaccles-hewasa friendof mine.However,banning extreme sports ispointlessand illogical.People willalways enjoypushing themselvestothelimits oftheir ability,whether itis byrock-climbingor bygoing onpolar expeditions,or bytaking partin activitiessuch asour own.Why aresome risksacceptable,even braveandnoble,and othersare notWhen peopleareinjured andneed medicalattention,itisnot civilisedto askiftheydeserve thedoctor shelp.Do werefuseto treatsmokers forcancer Dowe stoptreating overweightpeoplewhohave heartattacks orbad driverswho haveaccidentsNobodyin extreme sports wants to die,but thereisarisk inevery activitythat challengesthe humanspirit and some ofuschoose totake thatrisk.Yours sincerely,Jon DickensPresidentofthe University Extreme Sports Club题目1In letterA,the authors attitudeto extreme sports is选择一项对的a.negativeb.positivec.admiringd.indifferent答案为A对的答案是negative题目2Which ofthefollowingisnottrue选择一项a.They bothadmit thattherearerisks inextreme sports.b.They bothexpress theirastonishment onthedeathof IvanMaccles.对的c.The twoauthors havethesameopinion aboutextremesports.答案为d.P.Vega thinksextremesportsshouldbebanned,but Dickensdoesntagree withhim.C题目3选择一项Jon Dickensdoes notthinkthatthegovernmentshouldbanextremesportsbecause.对的a.extremesportsoffer peopleopportunitiesto challenge themselvesb.IvanMacclesis hisfriendc.P.Vega ishis rivald.he ispresident oftheUniversityExtremeSportsClub答案为A题目4选择一项The authorpresented LetterA andB tous inorderto.a.persuade usto supportP.Vega.对的b.present ustwo differenttypes ofattitudes towardsextreme sportsc.tell ushowtojoin theExtremeSportsClub答案为d.helpustofindawaytochallengeourselves B题目5How doesJon feelabout IvanMaccles death选择一项a.indifferentb.worriedc.sad对的d.horrified答案为D中国在太空China inSpaceSince thetime whenChairman Maosaid/China cannoteven puta potatoin space,things havechanged considerably.First,in1961,the Russiansgave usthe word”cosmonautand thenthe wordastronaut followedfromtheUSA;when Chinacompletedits firstmanned mission,theworldwas giventhe wordtaikonaut.China hadlaunched anumberofsatellites before October whenthe firstmanned spaceshipwas launched,powered bytheLong March2F rocket.The spacecraftShenzhou V,carrying CononelYang Liwei,orbited theEarth14times ina missionthatlasted21hours.The spacecraftwas launchedfromtheJiuquan SpaceCenter inGansu Provinceandmadea perfectlanding inInnerMongolia.I haveseen manylandings beforeandIthinkthatours hasbeen oneofthemost successful,“said CononelYang.The38-year-old taikonaunthadbeentaking partinthestrenuous spacetraining programmefor fiveyears.Hisschedule partlycarried outin Russia,took allhis time,I havent beenabletotakemy son tokindergarten”,he saidJand Ihavenever metmysons teachers.”The launchwas oneofaseries ina space programme thatis aimingtomakeChina oneoftheworld leaders.We arelookingat arangeofpossibilities.Chinaisexpectedtocomplete itsfirst explorationofthe moon in.We willestablish basesthere justaswedidatthe North and South Poles,“said Ouyang Ziyuan,head ofthemoon exploration programme,“andwewontruleout assistancefrom outside.”We canexpect Chinatosendmore taikonautsinto spacein futureyears.题目1The wordis inventedbythe Chinese.选择一项a.cosmonautb.astronaut对的c.taikonauntd.spacenaunt答案为C题目2The firstmanned spacecraftwas launchedin China.选择一项a.beforeOctober对的b.in Octoberc.after Octoberd.October答案为Bo题目3The word“orbit“in Para2means”.选择一项对的a.tomovearoundb.to followc.to accompanywith d.tobean orbitalpath答案为A题目4Which wordhas thesimilar meaningwith“strenuous“inPara
4.选择一项a.Time-consumingb.interestingc.Terrified对的d.requiring alotofenergy andeffort答案为D题目5OuyangZiyuanis.选择一项a.an astronautb.an engineerof spaceship对的c.the headofthemoonexplorationprogrammed.the leaderof NorthandSouthpoles exploration答案为CTiny TongaLaunches SpaceTourism Plan小汤加推出太空旅游计划The tiny1povertv・stricken SouthPacific stateof Tongahasalwayshad seriousproblems2raising money,andsoit hasalwaysbeen entrepreneurial.It hassold Tonganpassports3to HongKongbusinessmen;it soldpossible satellitebroadcastinglocations in space;it evenofficially changedtoadifferent timezone tobe the first country to welcome the newmillennium.Now Tongas latest4money-making ventureisaplan to becometheworld center of space tourism.The Tongagovernmenthas madean agreementwithaUS companyto allowittouse oneofits170islands to launch rocketsthat willtaketourists onweek-long tripsinto spaceatacost ofUS$2million each.For thisprice,space touristsreceive560days traininginauresort settingn,followed bythe holidayofalifetime orbitingtheEarth.Two astronautpilots andfour astronauttourists will6makethetrip.However,sceptics saythat thesebudgetsare inadequate.Although theypredict thatspace tourismwill eventuallybring anincome ofUS$10-20billion ayear,theycalculate thatthe budgetof$8million pertrip willnot beenough topay7fortherequired technology.Comparison withthe currentspace tourismprogramme suggeststhis mathsmaybeaccurate.To ridethe RussianSoyuz theonlytourist ridecurrently availablecosts morethan US$20million perperson.However;otherpeople,including oneimportantex-cosmonaut,criticise theRussian government8for raisingmoney inthis way,even thoughit usesthemoneyforthespaceprogramme.In theex-cosmonaut^9opinion,it usesup Russia s agreed quota of space missionswithout achievinganything.He alsobelieves thattheselO inexperiencedtouristswouldbea danger inadifficult orlife-threatening crisisinspace.题目1Which ofthefollowingwords issimilar to“poverty-stricken”para.1in wordformation选择一项对的a.Heart-broken.b.Sunrise.c.Self-control.d.Pain-killer.答案为A题目2From thepassage,wecanlearnthat.选择一项a.Tonga wasa richcountry对的b.Tonga wasthefirstcountrytowelcomethespecial daythat was1st January.c.US governmentwantstouse Tongato launchrockets.d.there willbe notraining beforethe touristsgo into space.答案为B题目3Now Tongas latest moneymaking ventureisaplan.选择一项a.tolaunchrockets对的b.to becometheworld center ofspace tourismc.to trainastronautsd.to traintourists答案为此题考察细节分析通过第二段的第一句话，即本段的主题句“Now Tongaslatestmoney-making ventureis aBo中可以找至答案plan tobecometheworld centerofspacetourism.”ij对的答案是tobecometheworldcenterofspacetourism题目4How manypeople willbe sentinto space.选择一项a.2b.4对的c.6d.8答案为运用查读技巧，在第三段的第二句中可以Two astronautpilots andfour astronauttourists willmakethetrip.”Co找到答案对的答案是6题目5According totheex-cosmonaut,which statementisNOTTRUE选择一项a.The Russiangovernment raisesmoney bysending rocketsintospace.b.Space programmesuse upRussiasagreedquotaofspacemissions.对的c.The touristswouldnotbeadangerinspace travel.d.The touristsarenottrained efficientlyto dealwith emergencies.答案为CScientists areworking hardto developbetter aerialsfor mobilephones,a spokesmanfor PhikiaPhones saidtoday.’It reallyirritatesusers whenthey losethe signalinthemiddle ofa call,so weare developingnew aerialsthat willenable userstoreceive strongersignals.Many usersreported thatwhentheywere travelling,the signalwas oftenlost,said thespokesman.The newaerals aredesigned toavoid losingthe signalby receivingthe messageonawiderrangeof radiofrequencies.’We havelearnt thatthisisa majorconcern forphone userssaid thespokesman.The newphoneshaveaflexible externalaerial,which userswillhavetogetusedtotouching theirear orhead.The aerials-makethephones abletopick upawiderrangeofsignals.The companyspokesman insistedthat_this wasnotapotential danger-Every_safetyregulation hasbeen followed”,he toldour reporter.If Id hadoneofthese phonesthis morning,I wouldnthavemissedmy traincoming here”,joked thespokesman.1_to their old fridgewhentheyupdate tothe latestmodel.A fewjust dumpit2inthestreet withoutanother thought.As aresult,Britain currentlyhas overa millionold fridges3rotting indumps infields andin warehouses because thecountrydoesnothave enoughequipment todispose4of them.New EuropeanUnion regulationssaythatfrom1January,all materialthat depletesthe ozone layer,such asCFC coolants,5must beremoved fromfridges before theyareput inlandfillsites.It is6likely totake quitea whileto solvetheproblem.But itisnotonly fridges7that aredifficulttoget ridof.What aboutold computers,TVs andother hi-tech junkForexample,Guangdong Province,inthesoutheast ofChina,hasbeen suffering from problems8caused byimported wasteelectrical goods likecomputers.Workers there9havebeenbreaking upold computersto extractthe recyclableparts likechips,and preciousmetals10like gold and platinum.Unfortunately,unsafe recycling methods havecaused health and environmentaldamage inthearea.Therefore thegovernmenthas bannedthe importof itemslike oldTV sets,computers,photocopying machines,video camerasandtelephones.Some recyclingfactories havealso beenshut downbecausetheywere pollutingtheairand waterwith toxicchemicals.People shouldthink twicebefore theythrow awaytheiroldfridge orcomputer.It ismorethanlikelytocause damagetoother peopleortheenvironment.题目1From thetitle Whata Waste!andthefirst sentence,wecouldanticipate whichofthefollowing willnotbeincluded inthepassage.选择一项a.Dealing withwaste isahugeglobal problemb.It isdifficulttoget ridof hi-tech junkc.Unsafe recyclingmethods havecaused somehealthand environmental damaged.People shouldnot eatfoodthathasn tbeen dealtwith carefully对的答案为题目D2选择一项old fridgesrotting indumps infields andwarehousesbecauseofthelackofequipment todispose ofthem.a.One million对的b.More thanone millionc.One billion答案为d.More thanone billionB题目3对的Whenpeoplewanttobuy anew fridgethey usually.选择一项a.think twicebeforetheyget ridoftheold oneb.donate theold onetothepoorer people对的c.dump theoldoneinthestreet withoutanother thoughtd.just leavetheoldoneinthesameplace athome答案为题目C4CFC coolantsmustberemoved fromfridges because.选择一项a.itisa kindof preciousmetal likegoldandplatinum对的b.it woulddeplete theozonelayerif notremovedc.it canbe usedagain whenput intonew fridgesd.some peoplecollect itasahobby答案为B o题目5选择一项What problemshasn tGuangdong Provincebeen sufferingfrom.对的a.Some factoriesexploded inan accidentb.Some factorieswere pollutingtheairand waterwith toxicchemicalsc.Ithasbeensufferingfromproblemscaused byimported wasteelectricalgoodsd.Their unsaferecyclingmethodshave答案为caused healthandenvironmentaldamage A（绿色和平组织启动可再生能源全球旅游）Greenpeace LaunchesRenewable EnergyGlobal TourWednesday,June26,Horns Rev,Denmark:In thelead uptotheEarth Summitin Johannesburgin August,the Greenpeaceship,the RainbowWarrior;today beganthefirstpart ofa globaljourney to support thedevelopment ofrenewable energyaroundtheworld.Offshore wind inthe North Seaalone canproduce nearly twice the electricity needs ofthe North Sea countries.Using only20%ofthatwould supplyone-third ofthese countrieselectricity.Greenpeace aregoingtochallenge governmentsandindustry tomake thishappen.The RainbowWarrior sailedtoday toHorns Rev,theworlds largestoffshore windpark,which isbeing builtoffthecoast ofDenmark.Another Greenpeace ship,the ArcticSunrise,will beginthesecondpartofthe global tour inSoutheastAsianextmonth.“During theseweeks,Greenpeace willbe conductingthis globaltour withtwo shipsto showthat renewable energy isreadyand ableto replacedirty coal,oil,gasandnuclear power-notonlyinthefuture,but today”，said aGreenpeacespokesperson.Wind energyis reportedtobecompetitive withcoal andgas powergeneration andclearly beatscostly nuclear power.TheUK governmentJs energyreview claimedthat wind energy willbethe cheapest energysource by.Next month,the ArcticSunrise willbe visitingthe Philippinesand Thailand,where communitiesare rejectingdirty,old-fashioned energytechnology likecoal-fired powerstations anddemanding clean,renewable energy.题目1•选择一项The purposeoftheglobaltourwasa.to produceelectricity needs ofthe North Seacountries b.tosupportthe对的development ofrenewableenergyaroundtheworldc.to visitthe Philippinesand Thailandd.to produceclear and答案为题目fashioned energyB2•选择一项The destinationoftheship,the RainbowWarrior wasa.Denmarkb.the Philippinesc.Thailand对的d.Horns Rev答案为D题目3According tothepassage,willbethecheapestformofenergy by.选择一项对的a.windenergy答案为题目b.nuclear powerc.coal-fired powerd.solar energyA4The powerproduced bythe offshore windintheNorth Sea canbe.选择一项a.one-third ofthe electricity needsoftheNorth Sea countriesb.20%oftheelectricity needsoftheNorth Seacountries对的c.nearlytwicetheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries答案为d.exactly thesame amountoftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries C题目5We caninfer fromthispassagethat.选择一项a.offshorewindintheNorthSeahas alreadyproduced enoughelectricity fortheNorthSea countriesb.the purposeoftheGreenpeaceshipis totransport renewableenergy c.nuclearpoweristhecheapest powerat present对的d.Greenpeace havemorethanone ship答案为D鲸类动物事实文献CETACEANS:FACT FILEThereare over80species ofwhales,dolphins andporpoises,1known collectivelyas“cetaceans”,throughouttheworld.有超过种的鲸鱼、海They comein allshapes andsizes.Here aresome factsand figuresabout theseincredible animals.80豚和鼠海豚，统称为“鲸鱼”，整个世界它们有多种形状和大小下面是某些有关这些令人难以置信的动物的事实和数字
1.LargestThe bluewhaleis2the heaviestand longestanimal onEarth.The averageadult lengthis25mformales and
26.2m forfemales,3with bodyweights of90-120tonnes.
2.SmallestHector sdolphin istheworlds shortestcetacean.They maybe only
1.2m longwhen fully4grown.
3.Largest AppetiteAbluewhaleeats upto4tonnes ofkrill daily.This isequivalent5to eatinga fullygrown Africanelephant everyday.
4.Deepest DiveThe sperm whale6is believedto divedeeper thananyothercetacean.They havebeenknownto diveas deepasm.
5.Longest LivedOnebowheadwhaleis reportedto7havebeen130years oldwhen itdied.
6.Heaviest BrainThespermwhalehastheworldsheaviest brain8which canweigh upto
9.2kg.This compares9withtheaverage
1.4kgfor thebrainofan adulthuman.
7.Most EndangeredThebaijidolphin,or Chineseriver dolphin,istherarest dolphinintheworld andis reportedtobeendangered.It lives in theYangtzeRiver inChina.Conservation measures10are beingtaken bvtheChineseto saveit.题目1This articleis mainlyabout.选择一项a.the speciesof cetaceans对的b.some specialtypes ofcetaceansc.theageof differentwhalesd.the bluewhale答案为B题目2livesinthe YangtzeRiver inChina andis reportedtobeendangered.选择一项a.Thespermwhaleb.The bluewhalec.Hector sdolphin。
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