1、第 1 部分：词汇选项 (第 115题，每题 1 分，共 15分 ) 下面每个句子中均有 1 个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定 1 个意义最为接近的选项。 1 Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment（愤恨） A anger B doubt C love D surprise 2 The document was compiled by the Department of Health （编辑、编写）A written B printed 印刷C attached 系、贴D sent 送3 Hes spent years c
2、ultivating a knowledge of art（培养） A sharing B using C denying 否定D developing 4 Weve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues （明显的）A clear 清晰的B regular 规律的C quick D great 伟大的5.Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners （优雅的）A polite B similar C usual D bad 6.I want to provide my
3、 boys with a decent education （体面的）A good B special C private D general 7 In the process， the light energy converts to heat energy （转换）A changes B reduces C leaves D drops 8 Many cities have restricted smoking in public places A limited B allowed C stopped D kept 9 What are my chances of promotion i
4、f I stay here? （升职）A retirement 退休B advertisement C advancement 晋升D replacement 10 If we leave now， we should miss the traffic A direct 指挥B stop C mix D avoid 11 There was a profound silence after his remark （意义深远的）A proud 骄傲B short C sudden D deep 深刻的12 I enjoyed the play it had a clever plot（情节） a
5、nd funny dialogues 有趣的A long B boring C original 最初的D humorous 幽默的13 The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village 捕获A caught B killed C found D jailed 监禁14 Such a database would be extremely costly to set up 建立A transfer 转移B destroy 破坏C establish 成立D update 更新15 The two banks have
6、announced plans to merge next year 联合A combine 合并B sell C close D break 第 2 部分：阅读判断 (第 16 22题，每题 1 分，共 7 分 ) 下面的短文后列出了 7 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择 C。 A Great Quake Coming? Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the
7、 bay area and they can be devastating In 1906， for example， a major quake destroyed about 28， 000 buildings and killed hundreds， perhaps thousands of people Residents now wonder when the next“Big One“will strike Its bound to happen someday At least seven active fault(断层 )lines run through the San Fr
8、ancisco area Faults are places where pieces of Earths crust(地壳 )slide past each other When these pieces slip， the ground shakes To prepare for that day, scientists are using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens One new find
9、ing about the 1906 earthquake is that the San Andreas fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the time During small earthquakes， faults rupture(断裂 )at about 2.7 kilometers per second During bigger quakes， however， ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second At
10、such high speeds massive amounts of pressure build up， generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itself Lucky for San Francisco， these pressure pulses(脉冲 )travel away from the city during the 1906 event As bad as the damage was， it could have been far worse Looking ahead
11、， scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur Records show that earthquakes were common before 1906 Since then， the earthquake has been relatively quiet Patterns in the data， however， suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at
12、 least 62 percent New buildings in San Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakes Still， more than 84 per-cent of the citys buildings are old and weak Analyses suggest that another massive earthquake would cause extensive damage People who live there tend to feel safe because San Francisco ha
13、s remained pretty quiet for a while According to the new reseaych， however， its not a matter of“if the Big One will hit“ Its just a matter of when 16 The San Francisco area is located above several active fault lines A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most
14、 severe one in American history A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 3.5 kilometers per second. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 Earthquakes rarely happened before 1906 A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 San Francisco is fully prepa
15、red for another big earthquake A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 Scientist will be able to predict the exact time of an earthquake soon A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第 23 30题，每题 1
16、分，共 8 分 ) 下面的短文后有 2 项测试任务： (1)第 23-26题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为第 2 5 段每段选择 1 个最佳标题； (2)第 27 30题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为每个句子确定 1 个最佳选项。 Natural Gas Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earths surface It is a fossil fuel， meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of
17、years ago.The main component of natural gas is methane(甲烷 ). The popularity and use of clean natural gas has increased dramatically over the past 50 years as Dipeline infrastructure(基础设施 )has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions of residential， commercial and indust
18、rial customers worldwide Today， natural gas service is available in all 50 states， and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries More than 65 million American homes use natural gas In fact， natural gas is the most economical source for home energy needs， costing one-thir
19、d as much as electricity. In addition to heating homes， much of the gas used in the United States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products， from paint， to fibers for clothing， to plastics for healthcare， computing and furnishings Natural gas is also used in a significant n
20、umber of new electricity-generating power plants. Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available It emits less pollution than other fossil fuels dioxide(二氧化碳 )and water vapor-the same substances emitted when humans exhale Compared with some other fossil fuels， natural gas emits the le
21、ast amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted(燃烧 )-making natural gas the cleanest burning fossil fuel of all The industry also is subject to substantial federal regulation in the areas of production and distribution， which help ensure it is provided to consumers safely and cleanly The Un
22、ited States consumes about one-third of the worlds natural gas output， making it the largest gas consuming region in the world The U S Department of Energys Energy Information Administration forecasts that natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025. There are huge reserves of natur
23、al gas beneath the earths surface The largest reserves of natural gas can be found in Russia， West and North Africa and the Middle East LNG(液化天然气 )has been produced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.To-day， the leading importers of LNG are Japan， Korea， France
24、 and Spain. 23 Paragraph 2_A_ 24 Paragraph 3_D_ 25 Paragraph 4_F_ 26 Paragraph 5_B_ A Popularity and use of natural gas B Natural gas reserves and supply C Natural gas prices D Clean fuel of choice E Disadvantages of natural gas F Natural gas consumption 27 Natural gas is stored deep_B_. 28 Natural
25、gas is recognized as the most economical energy source _F_. 29 When manufacturing many products， people commonly use natural gas _E_. 30 It is estimated that by 2050 that natural gas demand in the United States will increase_C_. A over the past 50 years B beneath the earth surface C by more than 50
26、percent D for more than four decades E as a raw material F for home energy needs 第 4 部分：阅读理解 (第 31-45题，每题 3 分，共 45分 ) 下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定 1 个最佳选项。 第一篇 Walking to Exercise the Brain Do you think sitting and studying all the time will improve your grades?Think again Getting some exerci
27、se may help， too New research with older people suggests that taking regular walks helps them pay attention better than if they didnt exercise Previous research had shown that mice learn， remember， and pay attention better after a few weeks of working out on a running wheel Mice that exercise have g
28、reater blood flow to the brain than those who dont Their brain cells also make more connections Neuroscientists from the University at Urbana-Champaign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for people First， they measured the physical fitness of 41 adults， ages 58 to 77， after each per-son wa
29、lked 1 mile Then， participants looked at arrows on a computer sczeen and had to use com-puter keys to show which way one particular arrow was pointing Adults who were physically fit were faster at the arrow task， and their answers were just as ac- curate as their less-fit peers,the researchers found
30、 The fitter participants also had more blood flow to a part of their brain responsible for paying attention and making decisions In a second study， 15 elderly people who completed a 6-month aerobic-training course were fas-ter at attention tasks compared with 14 seniors who just did stretching and t
31、oning exercises for the same amount of time So， even going for a walk every 2 or 3 days forjust 10 to 45 minutes can help That should be good news for your grandparents The effects of exercising on the brains of younger people havent been studied yet Still， it cant hurt to take occasional study brea
32、ks and go for a walk or run around with your friends You might even do better in school Whatever you do， though， dont try to read and walk at the same time You could end up hurting yourseff! 31 Walking regularly helps elderly people_ A lose weight B become happier C concentrate better D look younger
33、 32 After taking exercise for a few weeks， the mice were found to have_ A higher blood pressure B faster heartbeat C more blood flow to the brain D better appearance 33 The first study on 41 elderly people found_ A the less-fit participants did arrow tasks faster B the fitter participants did arrow
34、tasks faster C the less-fit participants gave more accurate answers D the fitter participants gave more accurate answers 34 It can be good for health when one takes a walk every 2 or 3 days for at least_ A 3 minutes B 45 minutes C 30 minutes D 10 minutes 35 It is suggested in the last paragraph that
35、 people should_ A run around once a week B not read and walk at the same time C go for a walk every day D not hurt their friends while exercising 第二篇 Night of the Living Ants When an ant dies， other ants move the dead insect out of the nest This behavior is interesting to scientists， who wonder how
36、ants know for sure and so soon that another ant is dead Dong-Hwan Choe， a scientist at the University of California found that Argentine ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants “Im dead take me away “ But theres a twist to Choes discovery These ants ave a littl
37、e bit like zombies(僵尸 ) Choe says that the living ants， not just the dead ones， have this death chemicals In other words While an ant crawls around， perhaps in a picnic or home， its telling other ants that its dead What keeps ants from hauling away the liring dead?Choe found that Argentine ants have
38、 two additional chemicals on their bodies， and these tell nearby ants something like， “Wait-Im not dead yet， “So Choes research turned up two sets of chemical signals in ants： one says， “Im dead “the other set says， “Im not dead yet “ Other scientists have tried to figure out how ants know when anot
39、her ant is dead If an ant is knocked unconscious， other ants leave it alone until it wakes up That means ants know that unmoving ants can still be alive Choe suspects that when an Argentine ant dies， the chemical that says“Wait-Im not dead yet“ quickly goes away.Once that chemical is gone， only the
40、one that says“Im dead“is left “Its because the dead ant no longer smells like a living ant that it gets carried to the graveyard(墓地 )， not because its body releases new unique chemicals after death， “said Choe When other ants detect the“dead“chemical without the“not dead yet“chemical， they haul away
41、 the body This was choes hypothesis(假设 ) To test his hypothesis， Choe and his team put different chemicals on Argentine ant pupae(蛹 ). When the scientists used the“Im dead“chemical， other ants quickly hauled tbe treated pupae away. When the scientists used the“Wait-Im not dead yet“chemicals， other a
42、nts left the treated pupae alone.Choe believes this behavior shows that the“not dead yet“chemicals override(优先于 ) the“dead“chemical when picked up by adult ants And that when an ant dies， the“not dead yet“chemicals fade away Other nearby ants then detect the remaining“dead“chemical and remove the bo
43、dy from the nest 36 What is meant by“death chemical“mentioned in paragraph 3? A A chemical that contains poison B A chemical that causes death C A chemical that announces death D A chemical that prevents death 37 Which of the following statements is NOT true of ants? A Ants know very soon that anoth
44、er ant is dead B When an ant is dead， others move its body out of the nest C If an ant is unconscious， it is moved out of the nest D Living ants have the“Im dead“chemical on their bodies 38 According to Choes hypothesis， _. A an ant still smells like a living when it dies B the“I am dead“chemical le
45、aves the ants body when it dies C the“I am not dead yet“chemical is left when an ant dies D the“I am not dead yet“chemical leaves the ants body when it dies 39 According to paragraph 7， what is the result of the test on Choes hyothesis? A It shows that his hypothesis is wrong B It proves that his hy
46、pothesis is convincing C It suggests that his hypothesis needs revising D Not enough evidence has been found to support his hypothesis 40 The passage“Night of the Living Ants“tells us about_. A how an ant is moved out of the nest at nigh B what an ant does at night C how an ant finds its way in dark
47、ness D what happens when an ant dies 第三篇 The Iceman On a September day in 1991， two Germans were climbing the mountain between Austria and Italy High up on a mountain pass， they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height (10,499 feet or 3， 200 meters)， the ice is usually permanent， but
48、 1991 had been an especially warm year The mountain ice had melted more than just usual and so the body had come to the surface It was lying face downward The skeleton(骨架 )was in perfect condition， except for a wound in the head There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an a
