下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 The Group of Seven, a clique of Canadian artists painting at the turn of the century, has been credited with arousing a widespread awareness of Canada's rugged landscape.
A stimulating
B prolonging
C glorifying
D encouraging
2 The term "composition" refers to the way the components of a drawing are arranged by the artist.
A painted
B imagined
C put together
D sharply perceived
3 Located in Washington, D. C., the Library of Congress contains an imposing array of books on every conceivable subject.
A history
B catalog
C shelf
D collection
4 Acetate is one of the most important artificial fibers.
A insulating
B synthetic
C unadorned
D complex
5 Biologists have ascertained that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.
A determined
B argued
C pretended
D hypothesized
6 As nineteenth-century American cultural aspirations expanded, women stepped into a new role as interpreters of art, both by writing works on art history and by teaching art.
A patronage
B imagination
C ambitions
D opportunities
7 A gift to the United States from France, the Statue of Liberty was assembledand dedicated in 1886.
A repaired
B brought over
C unpacked
D put together
8 New England town meetings, in their most highly developed form, are assemblies of the voters.
A protests
B gatherings
C responsibilities
D liabilities
9 Eleanor Roosevelt urged legislation to assist the poor and oppressed.
A help
B house
C employ
D encourage
10 Nitrogen is the most plentiful gas in the atmosphere.
A water
B earth
C body
D air
11 Gooseneck barnacles attach themselves to objects such as docks and boats.
A fasten
B propel
C limit
D compare
12 Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them with salt or silver iodide.
A Devices
B Hypotheses
C Efforts
D Suggestions
13 Before herbs were available in supermarkets year-round, herb vinegar was made in the fall.
A obtainable
B affordable
C reasonable
D disposable
14 Winston became quite avaricious in his late life.
A feeble
B greedy
C blatant
D forgetful
15 The Railway Labor Mediation Act of 1926 supported the use of collective bargaining to avert interruption of rail service.
A avenge
B prevent
C endure
D deny第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
New Product Will Save Lives
Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs(虫子) ,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 Parton, 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 Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1、3、4、6段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上
Alaska
1 In 1868 Americans welcomed Alaska into the Union as the 49th state, symbolizing a change of attitude from that held in 1867 ,when the peninsula was purchased from Russia. Then, most Americans had little interest in 1,500,000 square kilometers “of icebergs and polar bears”—beyond Canada's western borders, far from the settled areas of the United States.
2 In those sections of the state which lie above the Arctic Circle, Alaska still is a land of icebergs and polar bears. Ice masses lie buried in the earth, which is permanently frozen to a depth of 90 or more meters. From early May until early August, the midnight sun never sets on this flat, treeless region, but the sun cannot melt the icy soil more than two-thirds of a meter down.
3 Alaska is America's largest state, but only about 325,000 people live there. According to estimates, 800,000 hectares of its land area are fit for plowing but only about 640,000 hectares are being cultivated.
4 Arctic Alaska has been the home of Eskimos for countless centuries. It is believed that the Eskimos moved there from Mongolia or Siberia, probably crossing Bering Strait, named for Vitus Bering, the Danish sea captain who discovered Alaska on his voyage for Russia in 1741. The Eskimos are the state's earliest known inhabitants. Russian fur traders established settlements but, by the time Alaska was sold to the United States, most of the traders had departed.
5 In 1896 gold was discovered near the Klondike River in Canada just across the Alaskan border. Thousands of Americans rushed to the region on their way to Klondike; some never returned. Alaska was never completely cut off again, although even today transportation is a major problem. There are only two motor routes from the U. S. mainland, and within the state, every town has its own airfield. Planes fly passengers, mail and freight to the most distant villages.
6 The gold that changed life so suddenly for Alaska was soon ended, and although many stories about mining camps have become part of American literature, the gold from Alaskan earth contributed less to economic progress than the fish from Alaskan waters. The fish caught in a single year range in value from $ 80 million to $ 90 million. Fur-bearing animals are plentiful in the forests and streams, and valuable fur seals inhabit the waters. After fishing, the state's chief industry is lumber and the production of wood pulp. In recent years, Alaska's single most important resource has become oil. The state also has large deposits of coal, copper, gold and other minerals.
23 Paragraph 3 _________
24 Paragraph 4 _________
25 Paragraph 5 _________
26 Paragraph 6 _________
A Rich resources of the state
B Connections with the outside world
C Transportation problem
D The natives of the land
E Cold climate
F Land and population
27 For as long as three months of a year, the sun _________on the ice-covered land of Alaska.
28 According to statistics, _________of the total area of Alaska has been used for farming.
29 Alaska was originally part of Russia, but was bought _________
30 Gold did not bring to Alaska as much wealth _________
A as fish does
B because of its rich natural resources
C by the United States in the 19th century
D shines day and night
E only a very small percentage
F a limited amount of the gold found there第四部分：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，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Sauna
Ceremonial bathing has existed for thousands of years and has many forms, one of which is the sauna. The Finns have perfected the steam bath, or sauna, which may be taken, usually in an enclosed room, by pouring water over hot rocks or as dry heat bath. The Japanese, Greeks, Turks and Russians as well as Native Americans have forms of the sweat bath in their bathing rituals. Dry heat and steam baths had advocates in ancient Rome and pre-Columbian Americans used sweat lodges.
The earliest saunas were probably underground caves heated by a fire that naturally filled with smoke as chimney making was unknown at that time. a fire kept in a fire-pit would heat the rock walls of the cave. After reaching full heat, the smoke was let out of the cave and the stones would retain heat for several hours. A few people today say that the smoke sauna, “svusauna”, is the only true sauna experience and that all saunas should have at least a back-ground odor or smoke. Today most saunas use electric stoves, although gas and wood-burning stoves are available.
Saunas are relaxing and stress relieving. Those with muscle aches or arthritis may find that the heat relaxes muscles and relieves pain and inflammation. Asthma patients find that the heat enlarges air passageways of the lung and facilitates breathing. Saunas do not cure the common cold but they may help to alleviate congestion and speed recovery time. The body's core temperature usually rises a 1-2 degrees while in the sauna, thus imitating a slight fever. The regular use of a sauna may decrease the likelihood of getting a cold in the first place.
Sauna is goof for your skin as the blood flow to the skin increases and sweating occurs. Adults sweat about 2 lbs of water per hour on average in a sauna. A good sweat removes dirt and grime from pores and gives the skin a healthy glow. The loss in water weight is temporary as the body's physiological mechanisms will quickly restore proper volumes. The cardiovascular system gets work out as the heart must pump harder and faster to move blood to the surface for heat exchange. Heart rate may increase from 72 beats per minute on average to 100-150 beats per minute.
A normal heart can handle these stresses but those with heart trouble wishing to begin to use a sauna should seek a doctor's advice. The elderly and those with diabetes should check with their doctor prior to beginning to take saunas. Pregnant women should not take saunas, particularly in the first three months. Indeed, everyone just starting out should take short sessions at first to become accustomed to this type of bath.
31 Ceremonial bathing _________.
A is called the sauna by Finns
B is equivalent to the steam bath
C has various forms
D is held in an enclosed room
32 What is understood by some people to be the true sauna experience? _________
A Saunas in underground caves.
B Saunas with smoke.
C Saunas using wood burning stoves.
D Saunas using electric stoves.
33 According to the third paragraph, saunas can do all of the following EXCEPT_________.
A reducing the chance of getting cold
B speeding recovery
C relieving stress
D curing asthma
34 According to the fourth paragraph, sauna gives the skin a healthy glow because_________.
A pores are cleaned by sweat
B water is lost by sweating
C blood moves to the surface for heat exchange
D the heart pumps harder and faster
35 Who are advised not to take a sauna? _________
A Elderly people.
B Pregnant women.
C People with heart trouble.
D All of the above.
第二篇
Mobile Phone and Diseases
A study by scientists in Finland has found that mobile phone radiation can cause changes in human cells that might affect the brain, the leader of the research team said.
But Darius Leszczynski, who headed the 2-year study and will present findings next week at a conference in Quebec(魁北克), said more research was needed to determine the seriousness of the changes and their impact on the brain or the body.
The study at Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority found that exposure to radiation from mobile phones can cause increased activity in hundreds of proteins in human cells grown in a laboratory, he said.
“We know that there is some biological response. We can detect it with our very sensitive approaches, but we do not know whether it can have any physiological effects on the human brain or human body,” Leszczynski said.
Nonetheless the study, the initial findings of which were published last month in the scientific journal Differentiation, raises new questions about whether mobile phone radiation can weaken the brain's protective shield against harmful substances.
The study focused on changes in cells that line blood vessels and on whether such changes could weaken the functioning of the blood-brain barrier, which prevents potentially harmful substances from entering the brain from the bloodstream, Leszczynski said.
The study found that a protein called hsp27 linked to the functioning of the blood-brain barrier showed increased activity due to irradiation and pointed to a possibility that such activity could make the shield more permeable(能透过的), he said.
“Increased protein activity might cause cells to shrink—not the blood vessels but the cells themselves—and then tiny gaps could appear between those cells through which some molecules could pass. ” he said.
Leszczynski declined to speculate on what kind of health risks that could pose, but said a French study indicated that headache, fatigue and sleep disorders could result.
“These are not life-threatening problems but can cause a lot of discomfort,” he said, adding that a Swedish group had also suggested a possible link with Alzheimer's disease.
“Where the truth is do not know,” he said.
Leszczynski said that he, his wife and children use mobile phones, and he said that he did not think his study suggested any need for new restrictions on mobile phone use.
36 According to Leszczynski, how does mobile phone affect one's health? _________
A Mobile phone radiation can increase protein activities and such activities can make the protective shield more permeable.
B Mobile phone radiation can shrink the blood vessels and prevent blood from flowing smoothly.
C Mobile phone radiation will bring stress to people exposed to it.
D Mobile phone radiation kills blood cells at a rapid speed.
37 What's the result of the French study? _________
A The harm of mobile phone radiation is life-threatening.
B Mobile phone may affect one's normal way of thinking.
C Sleep disorders could result from mobile phone radiation.
D A protein called hsp27 is killed by mobile phone radiation.
38 What kind of disease is not caused by the use of mobile phone? _________
A Fatigue.
B Headache.
C Alzheimer's disease.
D Tuberculosis.
39 According to the passage, what would be the future of the use of mobile phone? _________
A People will be forbidden to use mobile phone.
B People dare not use mobile phone because of its radiation.
C People will continue to use mobile phone.
D There will be new restrictions on the use of mobile phone.
40 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? _________
A The research in Finland found that mobile phone radiation will affect one's brain.
B Mobile phone radiation can cause increased activity in hundreds of protein in human cells.
C Increased protein activity might cause cells to shrink.
D Lszczynski forbid his wife and children to use mobile phone after his research.
第三篇
Problems of Internet
The proportion of works cut for the cinema in Britain dropped from 40 per cent when I joined the BBFC in 1975 to less than 4 per cent when I left. But I don't think that 20 years from now it will be possible to regulate any medium as closely as I regulated film.
The Internet is, of course, the greatest problem for this century. The world will have to find a means, through some sort of international treaty of United Nations initiative, to control the material that's now going totally unregulated into people's homes. That said, it will only take one little country like Paraguay to refuse to sign a treaty for transmission to be unstoppable. Parental control is never going to be sufficient.
I'm still very worried about the impact of violent video games, even though researchers say their impact is moderated by the fact that players don't so much experience the game as enjoy the technical manoeuvres (策略)that enable you to win. But in respect of violence in mainstream films, I'm more optimistic. Quite suddenly, tastes have changed, and it's no longer Stallone or Schwarzenegger who are the top stars, but Leonardo DiCaprio—that has taken everybody by surprise.
Go through the most successful films in Europe and America now and you will find virtually none that we are violent. Quentin Tarantino didn't usher in a new, violent generation, and films are becoming much more prosocial than one would have expected.
Cinemagoing will undoubtedly survive. The new multiplexes are a glorious experience, offering perfect sound and picture and very comfortable seats, thins which had died out in the 1980s. I can't believe we've achieved that only to throw it away in favor of huddling around a 14-inch computer monitor to watch digitally-delivered movies at home.
It will become increasingly cheap to make films, with cameras becoming smaller and lighter but remaining very precise. That means greater chances for new talent to emerge, as it will be much easier for people to learn how to be better film-makers. People's working lives will be shorter in the future, and once retired they will spend a lot of time learning to do things that amuse them--like making videos. Fifty years on we could well be media-saturated as producers as well as audience; instead of writing letters, one will send little home movies entitled My Week.
41 Which of the following about Internet is true according to the passage? _________
A The Internet is the greatest progress for this century.
B Efforts are needed to control Internet.
C Paraguay refused to sign a treaty for transmission.
D The United Nations has found ways to prevent Internet from developing.
42 What kind of film does the author dislike? _________
A Violent films.
B Comedy.
C European films.
D Films acted by Leonardo.
43 What does “that” in “I can't believe we've achieved that only to throw it away in favor...”(Para. 5) refer to? _________
A Digitally-delivered movies.
B Multiplexes.
C Advanced camera.
D Sound.
44 What is the author's attitude toward the future of film? _________
A Positive.
B Negative.
C Uncertain.
D Worried.
45 What does “media-saturated” in “Fifty years on we could well be media-saturated as ...”(Para. 6) mean? _________
A Be tired of media.
B Be fully affected by media.
C Be driven mad by media.
D Be benefited by media.
