第2部分：閱讀判斷 (第16"22題，每題1分，共7分) 閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子作出判斷。 如果該旬提供的是正確信息，請在答題卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請在 答題卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請在答題卡上把C涂黑。 New Product Will Save Lives
Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs(蟲子)。which Can cause illness．A small company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method in three stages，which shows whether water is safe．The new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it, to destroy anything harmful．It was invented by scientist Dr．Adrian Patton．Who started Genera five Years ago．He and his employees have developed the test together with a British water company． Andy Headland。Genera’s marketing director, recently presented the test at a conference in the USA and forecast good American sales for it．Genera has already sold 11 of its tests at $42,500 a time in the UK and has a further four on order．It expects to sell another 25 tests before the end of March．The company says it is the only test in the UK to be approved by the government． Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five employees；it now employs 14. Mr. Headland believes that the company should make around$19 million by the end of the year in the UK alone． 16 Genera Technologies has developed a method that determines whether water is clean A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 Before he set up Genera．Dr Parton had worked for a British water company A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 The new product has been a commercial Success in the USA． A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 Each of the tests costs$42，500. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 Genera Technologies orders 25 more tests before the end of the year． A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 The British government is helping Dr Parton to sell the tests abroad ‘A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 Genera has increased the number of its employees recently． A R遠ht B Wrong C Not mentioned 第3部分：概括大意與完成句子 (第23~30題，每題1分，共8分)閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：(1)第23~-26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第1—4段每段選擇1個正確的小標題；(2)第27~30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正確選項，分別完成每個句子。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 Ford
1 Ford’s great strength was the manufacturing process--not invention．Long before he started a car company，he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machines．He started putting cars together in 1 89 1, although it was by no means the first popular automobile，the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market． 2 The company’s assembly line alone threw America’s Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速運轉(zhuǎn))．Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford’s friends，who were great toolmakers from Scotland，organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line．By the time Ford’s Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作響)along in 1914，the world’s first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes． 3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with t11e$5-a．day minimum Wage scheme． the greatest contribution he had ever made．The average Wage in the auto industry then was$2.34 for a 9-hour shift．Ford not only doubled that．he also took an hour off the workday．In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didn’t involve an awful lot of training or education．The Wall Street Journal called the plan“an economic crime’．a(chǎn)nd critics everywhere laughed at F0rd．V> 4 But as the wage increased later to daily$10，it proved a critical component of Ford’s dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11 The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car，the higher wages didn’t matter--except for making it possible for more people to buy cars． 23 paragraph 1 24 paragraph 2 25 paragraph 3 26 paragraph 4 A Ford’s Followers B The Assembly Line C Ford’s Great Dream D The Establishment of the Company E Ford’s Biggest Contribution F Ford’s Great Talent 27 The assembly line made it possible to 28 Ford was the first to adopt 29 Higher wages enabled many people to 30 Ford’s higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly A criticized by the media B the low wage in the auto industry C own a car D Produce cars in large numbers E the 8-hour-shift practice F combined technology and market 第4部分：閱讀理解(第31～45題，每題3分，共45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個選項。請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容， 從每題所給的4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 第一篇 Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night．Humidity(濕氣)hung in the thick air． I couldn’t go to sleep．partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day．My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise． Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light． 。 I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better．1 went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow．Back and forth，up and down． Then 1 walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some life．Gladiator, my cat。 frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song．He was on t11e 01d orange couch(長沙 發(fā))，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to s吼 “I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug(緊抱)．”Even the couch begged me to sit on it． In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch．This couch represented my parents’ marriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little events． As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was flooded with questions： What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new thought；each touch sang a different song． I forget a11 about the heat and the next day’s surprise．The atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms．Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms．I felt all my worries slowly move away． 31 The author could not go to sleep partly because A it was too cold． B it was too dry． C he had a cold． D he had a fever． 32 What was the weather like that night? A It was c001. B It was windy． C It was fine． D It was cloudy． 33 The author brushed his teeth over and over A to relieve himself of the pressure． B to ease his toothache． C to shake off the cold． D to remove the dirt. 34 Gladiator was the name of A a movie． B a pet． C a couch． D a song． ． 38 It was not until the War with Russia that Nightingale A got to work in a hospital． B began to study nursing． C started to care for sick people in their homes． D became the head of Gentlewomen During Illness 39 On the battle fields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be A as bad as the doctors had expected． B quite generous． C less than useful． D very helpful． 40 Nightingale played a great role in A the building of war hospitals． B the education of Women． C the development of nursing． D the improvement of working conditions for women． 第三篇 Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster, NASA is moving ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles(航天飛機)on space station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies． The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days ago for me orbital space plane(軌道航天飛機)，which would be designed to transport a crew of four to and from the International Space Station． Although it includes few specifics，the plan states the orbiter(軌道航天飛機)will be safer cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle．It would be able to transport four crew members by 2012--though it would be available for rescue missions by 2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew members to“definitive(決定性 的)medical care” within 24 hours． The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term priorities of space exploration，even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and its seven．member crew on February l，2003．． Expels at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville，Alabama，have been working for years on a successor to the shuttle．The project，known as the Space Launch Initiative(倡議)， was divided last year into two parts----one focusing on a future launch vehicle，the other on a space station orbiter．The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner． The program’s managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster． U．S．President George W：Bush asked Congress for about US$1 billion for Space Launch Initiative in 2004，funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology． 41 NASA plans to design the new space craft to A control the International Space Station． B carry astronauts to the International Space Station． C transport equipment to the International Space Station D train astronauts in space flights． 42 Besides its main mission．the orbiter would also be used as A a medical research center． B a space station． C a space ambulance． D a passenger plane. 43 The design of the orbiter indicates A NASA#39;s determination to continue space exploration． B NASA#39;s disadvantage in space technology． C the great pressure from Congress on NASA． D a heavy defeat for NASA． 44 When did NASA start working on a successor to the shuttle? A One year before the Columbia disaster. B One year after the Columbia disaster． C Immediately after the Columbia disaster. ‘ D Years before the Columbia disaster． 45 According to the passage，the 1 billion funds，if granted，would A be used to rebuild the International Space Station． B be awarded to the scientists working at NASA． C be shared by the two projects under the Space Launch Initiative D be spent on the investigation of the Columbia disaster． 第5部分：補全短文 (第46,~50題，每題2分，共10分) 閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇 5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位 置上。 False Fear of Big Fish
Many people believe sharks(鯊魚)are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans．-(46) A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium(水族館)in Baltimore，US，proves this． Visitors can touch young sharks．see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank． Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don’t happen very often．Humans are mote likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark．——(47)There，kids Call learn，from an early age，not to fear sharks． ‘#39;People fear what they don’t know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss。an organizer of the exhibition． “Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play 1til important role in the ocean’s food chain．We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection．” (48)A study ,published in January in the US magazine，Science，found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years． Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods，such as shark fin(魚翅)soup．And many others get caught in nets，while fishermen are hunting other fish．——(49) “Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks，”said Dave Schofield， the manager of the aquarium’s ocean health program me．——(50) A They Call watch them develop inside their eggs and fee! the skin of the older swimmers B A shocking 1 00 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans． C In fact,94 per cent of the world’s 400 species are harmless to humans D It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish． ’ 、 E And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children． F More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 metra long. 第6部分：完形填空 (第51~65題，每題1分，共15分) 閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從 4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 Migrant(移民的)Workers In me past twenty years, there has been all increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another．While some countries have restricted(限制)most (51)to local people，others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers．This is particularly the case in the Middle East, (52)increased 0il incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities(設(shè)施)．Thus the Middle East has attracted oil-workers (53)the U．S．A．a(chǎn)nd Europe．It has also brought in workers from many other countries， (54)South Korea and Japan． In view of the difficult living and working (55)in the Middle East，it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers．Many engineers and technicians．Can (56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they Carl in their Own country, and this is a major (57)． Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating(補償?shù)?advantage．For example，the (58) living conditions often lead t0 increased friendship when workers have to (S9)on each other for safety and comfort．In a similar way，many migrant workers Can save large sums of money partly because of the (60)of entertainment(娛樂) facilities．The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do——(61) work in their home country． One major problem which (62) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones．They are nearly always on (63)，so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence．This is to be (64)since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents．In any (65)，migrant workers accept this disadvantage，along“也others，because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive． 51A acts B jobs C activities D user 52A which B what C who D where 53A from B with C in D about 54A opposing B limiting C including D asking 55A role B conditions C difficulty D event 56A earn B borrow C offer D cast 57A advance B difficulty C event D attraction 58A necessary B possible C difficult D good 59A depend B look C base D go 60A range B lack C price D number 61A routine B causal C additional D interesting 62A invites B affects C needs D hates 63A investment B strike &nbssp; 吸引合適的工人也就不奇怪了�！皸l件”英語用“conditions”�！皉ole”是“作用”， “difficulty”是“困難”，“event”是“事件”。這些選項跟句子內(nèi)容不相關(guān)。 56正確答案為A。第二段的第二句(接55中提到的那個句子)的意思是：許多工程師 和技術(shù)員在中東掙的工資至少是在他們自己國家的兩倍，這是一個主要的吸引力�？� 見“earn”(掙)是合適的選擇。 57正確答案為D。56中的后一個小句中提到了“吸引力”�！拔Α庇⒄Z用“attraction”。 58正確答案為C。第三段的第一個句子是這么說的：有時候，不利的地方也可以從有利 的地方中得到補償。這是個主題句。接著應(yīng)是舉例說明。后半個句子說的是：當工人 們不得不為了安全和舒適相互依賴時就加深了友誼。這是一種得到補償?shù)挠欣臇| 西，那么前半句空格中應(yīng)填入的最合適的詞顯然是“difficult”(困難的)�！皀ecessary” 是“必須的”，“possible”是“可能的”，“good”是“好的”。這些選項填入后，句子 前半部分表達的不是不利的地方，而是有利的地方，跟主題句不能構(gòu)成連貫的語段。 59正確答案為A。58中已經(jīng)說到了“相互依賴”。“相互依賴”英語用“depend on”。 60正確答案為B。所在句子是對主題旬的進一步說明。該旬的意思是：同樣地，由于缺 乏娛樂的設(shè)施，許多遷移來的工人可以積蓄大量的錢。這也是一種補償。“缺乏”英 語用“l(fā)ack”。 ． 61正確答案為A。所在句子的意思是：工作往往是復(fù)雜的，問題很多，但是，這充其量 是對工程師提出了挑戰(zhàn)，而工程師們倒是愿意解決問題，而不愿意在自己的國家做一 般性的工作�！耙话阈缘摹庇胷outine。 62正確答案為B。最后一段的第一句話的意思是：影響來中東的工人的一個主要問題是， 他們的工作是臨時性的。“affects”是“影響”的意思。 63正確答案為C。62中談到的句子是最后一段的主題句。接著應(yīng)該是說明。63所在的 句子就是說明。意思是：他們差不多總是訂合同的，因此不大可能很有信心地超前安 排�！昂贤庇⒄Z用“contract節(jié)。 64正確答案為D。所在句子是對上一個句子(63中的句子)的解釋。因此用“expected” 是正確的。全句的意思是：這些是在預(yù)計之中的， 因為沒有一個國家會歡迎許多外 國工人成為他們的永久居民。“suggested”是“表明”、“建議”的意思，“reported”是 “報道”，“argued”是“認為”。 65正確答案為D。文章的最后一個句子表明，遷移來的工人顯得很無奈。整個句子的意 思是：不管怎么樣，遷移來的工人只能接受這種以及其他方面的不利之處，因為他們 得到的經(jīng)濟方面的好處還是很多的�！安还茉趺礃印�，英文用“in any case”。http://clearvueentertainment.com/