全國(guó)歷年職稱英語(yǔ)B級(jí)考試試卷及答案

2008年度全國(guó)職稱外語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試試卷及答案（理工類B級(jí)）第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1～15題，每題1分，共15分）下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ)劃有底橫線,請(qǐng)為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。1.Shefoundmeverydull.Adirty

Bsleepy

Clazy

Dboring2.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing.Ashort

Bworking

Cforma

Dsecret3.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.Amention

Baccept

Cconsider

Ddrop4.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday.Aeats

Bdrinks

Cbuys

Dproduces5.Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstory.Astrange

Bfrightening

Cdifficult

Dinteresting6.It'sagorgeousdayanyway.Alovely

Bcold

Cnormal

Drainy7.Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse.Agenerous

Bhumorous

Cvaried

Dromantic8.Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar.Abroadening

Bworsening

Cextending

Daccelerating9.Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.Aunable

Bindecisive

Cready

Dreluctant10.Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.Asick

Bweak

Cslim

Dpale11.Withimmenserelief,stoppedrunning.Asome

Benormous

Clittle

Dextensive12.Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.Acollect

Bhandle

Canalyze

Dinvestigate13.Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.Ahit

Bpassed

Creached

Dled14.Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.Apossible

Bprofitable

Ceasy

Dwise15.Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.Afact

Bmystery

Cstatement

Dgame第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16～22題,每題1分,共7分）[暫無(wú)]第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23-30題,每題1分,共8分）下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：(1)第23~26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2～5段每段選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。TheSupercomputerNetwork1Recently,tenlaboratoriesrunbygovernmentsindifferentpartsoftheworldhavebecomelinked.Theircomputershavebeenconnectedsotheycan"talk"toeachother.Thismaynotseemverydramaticnews,butitisthebeginningofadevelopmentthatwillincreasethepoweroftheInternettremendously.2TheInternetisaninterconnected（互聯(lián)）systemofnetworksthatconnectscomputersroundtheworldandfacilitatesthetransmissionandexchangeofinformation.ThewaythatyouusetheIntermitisbyaccessingthisnetwork.Thisdependsonthepowerthatyoursystemallowsyoutouse.Thepowerofyourcomputerisresponsibleforhowfastyoucandownload（下載）files,howmuchdatayoucanstore,etc.Ifyourcomputerisoldandslow,accessingtheinformationcanbeverydifficult.3Thenewdevelopmentininformationtechnologyhasbeencalled"thegrid"（網(wǎng)格技術(shù)）,anditwillbeanetworkofcomputersthatarelinkedtogether.The"grid"willworkinadifferentwayfromtheInternetenablingyoutogetthepowerofthebiggestcomputersintheworldonyourcomputer.Accessingtheinformationwillnolongerdependonthepowerofyourcomputer.Theideaisthatwhileyouaccessinformation,youwillalsohaveaccesstothepowerofthebiggercomputerstations.4Oneadvantageofthisrevolutionaryideaisthatgeographicallocationwillbecomeirrelevant.The"grid"willdecidewhicharethebestpartsofaworldwidenetworktodothejobyouwant.ThismeansthatyoumaybeaccessingacomputerInJapantosolveaprobleminAlaska.5The"grid"canbecomparedtohavinganefficientpersonalassistant.Youcangaveyourassistantataskand"he"willdoitforyou.Theassistantwilldothepreliminaryresearch,collectthedata,comparethemanddecideonthebestcourseofactionbyaccessinganyofthecomputercentersinthe"grid"thathappentohavetherelevantinformation.Ailyouhavetodoisassignthetask,sitbackandwait.6Atpresent,possibleapplicationsofthe"grid"inscientificresearcharebeingexplored.WhileithastakenaboutfifteenyearsforInternetusetobecomewidespread,expertsbelievethatthe"grid"couldbeusandrunningforprivateindividualsfarmorequickly.Scientistsworking"grid"projectsareconvincedthatitwillbeaswidelyusedasthewebinthenexttenyears.AHowdoesthe"grid"work?BPowersharedCJustmakearequestDLimitationsofpresentInternetuseEDistanceisnotaproblemFAnewerafortheInternet23Paragraph2____________24Paragraph3____________25Paragraph4____________26Paragraph5____________27Traditionallythepowerofyourcomputerdetermineshowfastyoucanaccess____________28The"grid"willenableyoutogetonyourcomputerthepowerof___________29The"grid"wouldbelike____________whocanperformyourtasksefficiently30Itisbelievedthatthewidespreaduseofthe"grid"willbecomepossibleinthenext__________AthebiggercomputerstationsBtheadvantageCtenyearsDinformationEyourpersonalassistantFfifteenyears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。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。第一篇SunspotsIt'snotsurprisingthatsunspots（太陽(yáng)黑子）wereobservedbyancientastronomers（天文學(xué)家）.Thelargestsoupspoonthesuncanbeseenwithoutatelescope.Itwasnotuntiltheinventionofthetelescope（望遠(yuǎn)鏡）intheearly17thcentury,however,thatsystematicstudiesofsunspotscouldbeundertaken.ThegreatastronomerGalileowasamongthefirsttomaketelescopicobservationsofsunspots.Sunspotsareregionsofextremelystrongmagneticfields（磁場(chǎng)）foundonthesun'ssurface.Asunspothasadarkcentralcoreknownastheumbra.Theumbraissurroundedbyadarkringcalledthepenumbra,wherethemagneticfieldspreadsoutward.Sunspotsappeardarkbecausetheyaregivingofflessradiation.Theyarecoolerthantherestofthesun'ssurface.Sunspotsarefrequentlyobservedinpairsofinpairedgroups.Themembersofaspotpairareidentifiedastheleadingspotandthefollowingspot.TheyareidentifiedbytheirpositioninthepairintermsofthedirectioninWhichthesunrotates（旋轉(zhuǎn)）.Thenumberofsunspotsatanyonetimevaries.Alargespotgroupmayconsistofasmanyas10groupsand300spotsacrossthesun.Thenumberofspotschangesinafairlyregularpatterncalledthesunspotcycle.Thelargestnumberoccursaboutevery11years.AtsunspotminimL{m,thereareatmostjustafewsmallspots.Theaveragelifetimeofanindividualspotgroupisroughlyonesolarrotation,whichisabout25days.Themostpersistentlargeslops,howevercansurvivefortwotothreemonths.31.CarefulobservationsandsystematicstudiesofsunspotsA.weremadebyancientastronomers.

B.startedintheearly17thcentury.C.weremadebyGalileoonly.

D.couldbemadewithoutatelescope.32.Sunspotsarecoolerthantherestofthesun'ssurfacebecauseA.theyproducelessenergy.

B.theyareburiedinthesun.C.theyarefarawayfrommagneticfields.

D.theyareclosetomagneticfields.33TheleadingspotandthefollowingspotarethenamesofA.twolargesunspots.

B.alargespotandasmallspot.C.thetwospotsinaspotpair.

D.thecentralcoreandtheringaroundit.34.Infinitenesssunspotactivityhadoccurredin1857,thenextonewouldhavebeeninA.1858.

B.1862.

C.1865

D.186835Inthelastparagraphtheword"persistentmeansA.important.

B.effective.

C.enduring.

D.visible.第二篇WhereHaveAlltheBeesGone?Scientistswhostudyinsectshavearealmysteryontheirhands.Allacrossthecountry,honeybeesareleavingtheirhives（蜂巢）andneverreturning.Researcherscallthisphenomenoncolony-collapse（群體癱瘓）disorder.Itisreposedthat25to40percentofthehoneybeesintheUShavevanishedfromtheirhivessincelastfall.Sofar,noonecanexplainwhy.Colonycollapseisaseriousconcernbecausebeesplayanimportantroleintheproductionofaboutone-thirdofthefoodsweeat.Astheyfeed,honeybeesspreadpollen（花粉）fromflowertoflower.Withoutthisprocess,aplantcan'tproduceseedsorfruits.Now,agroupofscientistsandbeekeepershaveteameduptotrytofigureoutwhat'scausingthealarmingcollapseofsomanycolonies.Theyhopetofindoutwhat'scontributingtothedeclineandtopreventbeedisappearanceinthefuture.Itcouldbethatdiseaseiscausingthedisappearanceofthebees.Toexplorethatpossibility,JayEvans,aresearcherattheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture（SDA）BeeResearchLaboratory,examinesbeestakenfromcoloniesthatarecollapsing."Weknowwhatahealthybeeshouldlooklikeontheinsideandwecanlookforphysicalsignsofdisease."hesays.Andbeesfromcollapsingcoloniesdon'tlookveryhealthy."Theirstomachsareworndowncomparedtothestomachsofhealthybees,"Evanssays.Itmaybethataparasite（寄生蟲(chóng)）makingthebees'digestiveorgans.Theirimmune（免疫的）systemsmaynotbeworkingastheyshould.Moreover,theyhavehighlevelsofbacteriainsidetheirbodies.Anothercauseofcolony-collapsedisordermaybecertainchemicalsthatfarmersapplytokillunwantedinsectsoncrops,saysJerryHayes,chiefbeeinspectorfortheFloridaDepartmentofAgriculture.Somestudies,hesays,suggestthatacertaintypeofinsecticide（殺蟲(chóng)劑）affectsthehoneybee'snewelssystemandmemory."Itseemslikehoneybeesaregoingoutandgettingconfusedaboutwheretogoandwhattodo,"hesays.Ifitturnsoutthatadiseaseiscontributingtocolonycollapse,bees'genescouldexplainwhysomecolonieshavecollapsedandothershavenot.Inanygroupofbeestherearemanydifferentkindsofgenes.Themoredifferentgenesagrouphas,thehigherthegroup'sgeneticdiversity.Sofarscientistshaven'tdeterminedtheroleofgeneticdiversityincolonycollapse,butit'sapromisingtheory,saysEvans.36.Whatisthemysterythatresearchersfindhardtoexplain?A.Honeybeesareflyingallacrossthecountry.B.HalfofthehoneybeesintheUShavedied.C.Honeybeesareleavingtheirhivesanddonotreturn.D.Honeybeehivesareindisorder.37.Researchersareseriouslyconcernedwiththephenomenonofcolony-collapsedisorderbecauseA.honeybeeshelpproduceone-thirdofthefoodsweeatB.parasitesonbeesmayspreadeverywhere.C.honeybeescannotfindenoughfoodelsewhere.D.honeybeesfeedonflowers.38.Whichofthefollowingisapossiblecauseofthecolony-collapsedisorder?A.Populationexplosion.

B.Decreasingnumberofflowersaround.C.Geneticallymodifiedproducts.

D.Diseasesandchemicals.39.WhichofthefollowingexplanationsisgivenbyJerryHayestothephenomenon?A.Bee-keepersdonotunderstandthehoneybee'sbehavior.B.Acertaintypeofchemicaldestroysthehoneybee'snewelssystem.C.Honeybeesareinfectedbyunwantedinsects.D.Somecropsarepoisonoustothehoneybees.40.Theword"diversity'inthelastparagraphmeansA.variety.

B.makeup.

C.disorder.

D.distinction.第三篇ATaleofScottishRuralLifeLewisGrassesGibbon'sSunsetSong(1932)wasvoted"thebestScottishnovelofalltime"byScotland'sreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotland'spoorruralfarmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinAddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarI.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.GrassesGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine（女主人公）.Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthard-workingfather；experiencetragedy(hermother'ssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarry,Loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannot,believethatsheisthecreationofaman.ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinAddie'slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace'schangingpatternsofspeechandwriting.Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChris'pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelse'sbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassesGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarI.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular,ittakesawayChris'husband,EvanAvondale.ThewarfinallykillsEvan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold,Infact.TheGermansaren'tresponsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead.Itisa"SunsetSong"butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinAddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassesGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.41.WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?A.TheFirstWorldWar.

B.Thebeautyofthesunset.C.ThenewEuropeanworld.

D.ThelivesofruralScottishfarmers42.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?A.SheistheheroineofSunsetSong.

B.Shehadamiserablechildhood.C.Sheisthecreationofman.

D.Shemarriedonlyonce.43.Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?A.TheclimateofKinAddie.

B.ThehistoryofKinAddie.C.ThegeographyofKinAddie.

D.ThelanguagespokeninKinAddie.44.WhokilledChris'husband,Evan?A.Hisowntroops.

B.TheFrencharmyC.TheGermans.

D.TheRussiansoldiers.45.Theword"Sunset"inthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeansA.theendoftheheroine'slife.

B.theendoftenstory.C.theendofthetraditionalwayoflife.

D.theendoftheday第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文（第46～50題，每題2分，共10分）下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個(gè)句子，其中5個(gè)取自短文，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。RisingTuitionintheUSEveryspring,USuniversityadministratorsgathertodiscussthenextacademicyear'sbudget.Theyconsiderfacultysalaries,utilitycostsfordormitories,newbuildingneedsandrepairstooldones.Theyrunthenumbersandconclude-itseems,inevitably-that,yetagain,thecostoftuitionmustgoup.AccordingtotheUS'sCollegeBoard,thepriceofattendingafour-yearprivateuniversityintheUSrose81percentbetween2005and2006,thenumberscontinuedtorisein1993and2004.________(46)Accordingtouniversityofficials,collegecostincreasesaresimplytheresultofbalancinguniversitycheckbooks."TuitionincreasesatCedarvilleUniversityTuitionatprivateuniversitiesissetbyadministrationofficialsandthensentforapprovaltotheschool'sboardoftrustees（監(jiān)管）allofastate'spublicinstitutions.JohnDurham,assistantsecretary（董事）________(48)ThisboardoverseestotheboardoftrusteesatEastCarolinaUniversity(ECU),explainsthatstatelawsaysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmaketheirservicesavailablewheneverpossibletothepeopleofthestateforfree.DurhamsaidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay22percentofthecostoftheireducation._____(49)StateresidentsattendingECUpayaboutus$10,000fortuitionroomandboardbeforefinancialaid.Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreasesincollegecosts,however,thereissomegoodnews.Tuitionincreaseshavebeenaccompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesinfinancialaidatalmosteveryuniversity.Toreceivefinancialaid,USstudentscompleteaformalapplicationwiththefederalgovernment.Thefederalgovernmentthendecideswhittleranapplicantiseligible（有資格的）forgrantsorloans.________(50)A.Theapplicationisthensenttothestudent'suniversity,wheretheschoolitselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywillbegiventothestudentandhowmuchB.Atpublicuniversities,however,tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedbyastateeducationcommittee,sometimescalledtheboardofgovernorsC.TheschoolcurrentlychargesUS$23,410ayearfortuition.D.ManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunabletopaythegrowingcostoffoodE.That'smorethandoubletherateofinflation.F.Thestategovernmentcoverstherest第6部分：完形填空（第51～65題,每題1分,共15分）下面的短文有15處空白,請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。PaperorPlastic?TakeawalkalongtheChesapeakeBay,andyouarelikelytoseeplasticbagsfloatinginthewater.Theyhavemadetheir_______(51)intolocalwaterwaysand,fromthere,intothebay,wheretheycan________(52)wildlife.Pilesofthemshowupinlandfills（垃圾填埋地）andoncitystreets.Plasticbagsalsotakeanenvironmentaltoll（代價(jià)）inthe__________(53)ofmillionsofbarrelsofoilexpendedeveryyeartoproducethem.EnterAnnapolisandyouwillseeplasticbags_______(54)freeindepartmentstoresandsupermarkets.Alderman（市議員）SamShoeshinehasintroducedawell-meaning_______(55)tobanretailersfromdistributingplasticshoppingbagsupMaryland'scapital.Instead,retailerswouldberequiredto

_______(56)recycledpaperandtosellreusablebags.ThecityofBaltimoreis_______(57)asimilarmeasure.Opponentsofthe_______(58),however,arguethatpaperbagsareharmful,too：Theycostmoretomake;they_______(59)moreresourcestotransport,andrecyclingthemcausesmorepollutionthanrecyclingplastic.TheargumentfordeprivingAnnapolisresidents_________(60)theirplasticbagsisfarfromaccepted.Everyoneinthis________(61)isrightaboutonething:Disposableshoppingbagsofanytypearewasteful,andthebestoutcomewouldbeforcustomersto________(62)bagsinstead.Annapolis'mayorisinvestigatinghowtohandoutfree,reusableshoppingbagstocityresidents,aproposalthatcanproceed________(63)ofwhetherotherbagsarebanned.Aless-expensivealternativewouldbetoencourageretailerstogivebemore________(64)tocustomerswhobringtheirownreusablebags.Andthispolicywould_________(65)ifstoresimitatedfurnituremega-retailer（超人零售商）Ikeaandchargedfordisposablebagsatthecheckoutcounter.Abroadbanontheuseofplasticshoppingbagsisnottheanswer.51.Adifference

Bpoint

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Dtypical答案：第一部分詞匯選項(xiàng)題123456789101112131415DADADACCDCBABDB第二部分閱讀判斷16171819202122AABBCCA第三部分概括大意與完成句子2324252627282930DFEADAEC第四部分閱讀理解第一篇Sunspots3132333435BACDC第二篇Wherehaveallthebeesgone?3637383940CABBA第三篇AtaleofScottishrurallife4142434445DDBBC第五部分補(bǔ)全短文4647484950ECBFA第六部分完型填空515253545556575859606162636465DABDACBADCABCCB2007年度全國(guó)職稱外語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試試卷英語(yǔ)（理工類B級(jí)）第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1~15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ)劃有底橫線，請(qǐng)為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。1.Ihavebeentryingtoquit

smoking.A.giveupB.pickupC.buildupD.takeup2.Reliefworkers

wereshockedbywhattheysaw.A.movedB.touchedC.surprisedD.worried3.Theweatherisaconstantsubject

ofconversationinBritain.A.questionB.problemC.titleD.topic4.Thisisnottypical

ofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.A.particularB.characteristicC.remarkableD.idiomatic5.Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejob.A.simplyB.almostC.totallyD.completely6.Thesearedefensivebehaviorpatterns

whichderive

fromourfears.A.stemB.relyC.developD.grow7.Onlyasmallminorityofthementallyillareliabletoharmthemselvesorothers.A.easyB.possibleC.likelyD.difficult8.Theyhavethecapability

todestroytheenemyinafewdays.A.possibilityB.necessityC.abilityD.probability9.Wehaveneverseensuchgorgeoushills.A.beautifulB.stretchingC.spreadingD.rolling10.Theleaveshavebeensweptintohugeheaps.A.loadsB.layersC.pyramidsD.piles11.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.A.attractB.terrifyC.temptD.excite12.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented13.Iwon'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.A.bearB.receiveC.admitD.take14.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally15.Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16~22題，第題1分，共7分）

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒(méi)有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C.BlackHolesMostscientistsagreethatblackholesexistbutarenearlyimpossibletolocate.Ablackholeintheuniverseisnotasolidobject,likeaplanet,butitisshapedlikeasphere（球體）.Astronomers（天文學(xué)家）thinkthatatthecenterofablackholethereisasinglepointinspacewithinfinite（無(wú)限的）density（稠密）.Thissinglepointiscalledasingularity（奇點(diǎn)）.Ifthesingularitytheoryiscorrect,itmeansthatwhenamassivestarcollapses,allthematerialinitdisappearsintothesingularity.Thecenterofablackholewouldnotreallybeaholeatall,butaninfinitelydensepoint.Anythingthatcrossestheblackholeispulledinbyitsgreatgravity.Althoughblackholesdoexist,theyaredifficulttoobserve.Thesearethereasons.●Nolightoranythingelsecomesoutofblackholes.Asaresult,theyareinvisibletoatelescope.●Inastronomicalterms,blackholesaretruly.Forexample,ablackholeformedbythecollapseofagiantstarwouldhaveaneventhorizon（視界）only18milesacross.●ThenearestblackholeswouldbedozensoflightyearsawayfromEarth.Onelightyearisabout6trillion（萬(wàn)億）miles.Eventhemostpowerfultelescopescouldnotpickoutanobjectsosmallatsuchagreatdistance.In1994theHubbleSpaceTelescopeprovidedevidencethatblackholesexist.Therearestillanswerstobefound,however,soblackholesremainoneofthemysteriesoftheuniverse.16.Blackholesarepartofspace.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.Blackholesexistbutaredifficulttoobserve.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Thecenterofablackholeisempty.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Theattractionoftwolargestarsleadstogravity.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Thesunistheheavieststarintheuniverse.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Thenearestblackholesarehundredsoflightyearsawayfromus.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.TheHubbleSpaceTelescopehelpsscientiststounderstandthenatureoftheuniverse.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23~30題，每題1分，共8分）

下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23~26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2~5段每段選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27~30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。MemoryTest1"Iamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwillenableyoutorememberanythingyouneedtoknowatschool,"promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundredschoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable."WhenI'vefinishedintwohours'time,yourworkwillbefarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenotinterested,leavenow."Theentireroomsatstill.2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagician（魔術(shù)師）.Hespecializesindoingmagictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenhe

revealsthattheyinvolvenothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickery（騙術(shù)）."Ihavealways

beeninterestedintricksinvolving

memory-beingabletoreeloff（一口氣說(shuō)出）theorderofcardsinapack,thatsortofthing,"he

explains.3Robinsonwasalready

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beentoldthisearlier,"commentedMark,afterRobinsonhadshownthemhowtoconstruct"mentaljourneys".5Essentially,youvisualize（想象）awalkdownastreet,oratriproundaroom,andpickthepointswhereyouwillputthethingsyouwanttoremember-thelamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationofyourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeaspossible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic."Thepupilsbenefitedenormouslyfromlan'spresentation,"saysDrJohnston,headoftheschoolwhereRobinsonwasspeaking."ldeallyweshouldrunaregularclassin

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下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。第一篇RenewableEnergySourcesTodaypetroleum（石油）providesaround40%oftheworld'senergyneeds,mostlyfuellingautomobiles.Coalisstillused,mostlyinpowerstations,tocoverone-quarterofourenergyneeds,butitistheleastefficient,unhealthiestandmostenvironmentallydamagingfossilfuel（礦物燃料）.Naturalgasreservescouldfillsomeofthegapfromoil,butreservesofthatwillnotlastintothe22ndcenturyeither.Mostexpertspredictwewillexhausteasilyaccessiblereserveswithin50years.Less-pollutingrenewableenergysourcesofferamorepracticallong-termenergysolution."Renewable"referstothefactthattheseresourcesarenotusedfasterthantheycanbereplaced.Hydroelectric（水力發(fā)電的）powerisnowthemostcommonformofrenewableenergy,supplyingaround20%ofworldelectricity.China'sThreeGorgesDamisthelargestever.AtfivetimesthesizeoftheUS'sHooverDam,