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PARTIMULTIPLECHOICE

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefour

wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectly

completesthesentence.Markyouransweronyouranswersheet.（本大題共20題,

每小題1分，共20分）

1.Inspiteofthetreatment,thepaininhisleggrewin.

A.gravityB.extentC.intensityD.amount

2.Inphraseslikefreezingcold,burninghot,soakingwet,thepresentparticipleis

usedas.

A.asacommandB.asacondition

C.forconcessionD.foremphasis

3.Ourschoollibraryis__closedforrepairs.

A.shortlyB.quicklyC.temporarilyD.rapidly

4.Whichofthefollowingitalicizedpartsisasubjectclause?

A.Wearequitecertainthatwewillgetthereintime.

B.Hehastofacethefactthattherewillbenopayrisethisyear.

C.Shesaidthatshehadseenthemanearlierthatmorning.

D.Itissheerluckthattheminersarestillaliveaftertendays.

5.1enjoyedmyselfsomuchIvisitedmyfriendsinParislastyear.

A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where

6.Ifshightimewecuttingdowntherainforests.

A.stoppedB.hadtostopC.shallstopD.stop

7.Hisplaniscarefullypreparedandfullofdetails,soitisavery__one.

A.elaborateB.refinedC.ambitiousD.complex

8.WhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesMprobability（可能性）n?

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A.Youmustleaveimmediately.

B.Youmustbefeelingrathertired.

C.Youmustbeherebyeighto'clock.

D.Youmustcompletethereadingassignmentontime.

9.Someparentsareonlyconcerned__theirchildren'sgradesinstudies.

A.ofB.atC.aboutD.for

10.BusservicesbetweenTownCentreandNewtonHousingEstatewillbe

untilthemotorwayisrepaired.

A.discontinuedB.suspendedC.haltedD.ceased

11.Timhasfailedthreecoursesthissemester,sohewillhavetothemnext

semester.

A.remakeB.repeatC.reapplyD.revise

12.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"We'veseenthe

Mm”？

A.beforeB.recentlyC.latelyD.yet

13.Theteamhasbeenworkingovertimeontheresearchproject.

A.latelyB.justnowC.lateD.longago

14.Itwaswehadhoped

A.moreasuccessthanB.asuccessmorethan

C.asmuchofasuccessasD.asuccessasmuchas

15.Qualityiscountsmost.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where

16.Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.

A.assembleB.appearC.squeezeD.gather

17.Thecommitteehasanticipatedtheproblemsthatintheroadconstruction

project.

A.willariseB.ariseC.aroseD.havearisen

18.They'veliftedatwo-year-longeconomic__onthecountry.

A.encloseB.restrictionC.blockadeD.prohibition

19.Thefollowingareallcorrectresponsesto"Whotoldthenewstotheteacher?"

EXCEPT

A.Jimdidthis.B.Jimdidso.C.Jimdidthat.D.Jimdid.

20.Hemusthavelivedahappylifeafewyearsago,__he?

A.didn'tB.hasn'tC.mustn'tD.can't

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PARTIIPROOFREADING&CORRECTION

ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachindicatedlinecontainsa

maximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshould

proofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrect

oneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha

"A"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobe

missingintheblankprovidedattheendofthe

line.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash*7nandput

thewordintheblankprovidedattheendofthe

line.

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Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyou

immediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannot

agreewhattheymean.Weaskedalady,whorepliedthatshe

thoughtyoucouldtellawell-mannedpersononthewaythey21.

occupiedthespacearoundthem-forexample,whensucha

personwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareof22.

others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.

However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmorea

questionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.Instead,this23.

otherpersontoldusastory,ithesaidwasquitewellknown,24.

aboutanAmericanwhohadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealat25.

oneofthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn't26.

beentoldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightexpect.If

hehadknownaboutAmericanfood,hemighthavebehaved27.

better.

Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthat

looked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.Pickingit28.

up,heputitintohiscollar,sothatitfallsacrosshisshirt.29.

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HisArabhost,whohadbeenwatching,saidofnothing,but30.

immediatelycopiedtheactionofhisguest.

Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleof

goodmanners.

PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Inthissection,thereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloftwenty

multiplechoicequestions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CtandD.

Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Readthepassagesandthenmark

youranswersonyouranswers力eef.（本大題共20題，每小題2分，共40分）

TextA

Popstarstodayenjoyastyleoflivingwhichwasoncetheprerogativeonlyof

Royalty.Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem.The

crowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colorfullydressed

idols.ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRolls-Royces,private

helicoptersorexecutiveaeroplanes.Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourage

ofmanagers,pressagentsandbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyin

thepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported,for,likeRoyalty,popstars

arenews.IftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofRoyalty,theycertainlysharemany

oftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduled

appearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowds

whichidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.The

financialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated,fortheirratesof

payareastronomical.

Andwhynot?Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.Thegreat

daysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthand

adulationonanunprecedentedscale.Bytoday'sstandards,theexcessesof

Hollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecordnowadays

mayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetition

forthetitle"TopofthePops'isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulycolossal.

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don'tthetopmenin

industryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicestheyperformtotheircompaniesand

theircountries?Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency-oftenmorethanlarge

industrialconcerns-andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannual

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contributionstotheexchequer.Sowhowouldbegrudgethemtheirrewards?

It'sallverywellforpeopleinhumdrumjobstomoanaboutthesuccessesand

rewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemost

famousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,thereare

hundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjoband

lookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.

Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathe

canearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.He

knowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.He

knowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.But

heknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:theyarethe

recompenseforthehugerisksinvolvedandifheachievesthem,hehascertainly

earnedthem.That'stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

31.Thesentence'Popstars,styleoflivingwasoncetheprerogativeonlyofRoyalty'

means.

A.theirlifewasasluxuriousasthatofroyalty.

B.Theyenjoywhatonceonlybelongedtotheroyalty.

C.Theyareratherrich.

D.Theirwayoflivingwasthesameasthatoftheroyalty.

32.Whatistheauthor5sattitudetowardtopstars'highincome?

A.Approval.

B.Disapproval.

C.Ironical.

D.Critical.

33.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.thereexistsfiercecompetitioninclimbingtothetop.

B.Peopleareblindinidolizingstars.

C.SuccessfulPopstarsgivegreatentertainment.

D.Thetaxtheyhavepaidaregreat.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Successfulmanshouldgethigh-incomerepayment.

B.Popstarsmadegreatcontributiontoacountry.

C.Popstarscanenjoythelifeofroyalty.

D.Successfulmenrepresentthetipoftheiceberg.

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TextB

APolishproverbclaimsthatfish,totasteright,shouldthreetimes—inwater,in

butterandinwine.Theearlyeffortsofthebasicscientistsinthefoodindustrywere

directedatimprovingthepreparation,preservation,anddistributionofsafeand

nutritiousfood.OurmemoriesofcertainfoodstuffseatenduringtheWorldWarII

suggestthat,althoughthesemighthavebeensafeandnutritious,theycertainlydid

nottasterightnorweretheyparticularlyappetizinginappearanceorsmell.This

neglectofthesensoryappealoffoodsishappilybecomingathingofthepast.Bow,

inthebook"PrinciplesofSensoryEvaluationofFood,^^theauthorshopethatitwill

beusefultofoodtechnologistsinindustryandalsotoothersengagedinresearchinto

problemofsensoryevaluationoffoods.Anattempthasclearlybeenmaketocollect

everypossiblepieceofinformation,whichmightbeuseful,morethanonethousand

fivehundredreferencesbeingquoted.Asaresult,thebookseemsatfirstsighttobe

anexhaustiveandcriticallyusefulreviewoftheliterature.Thisitcertainlyis,butthis

isbynomeansisitsonlyachievement,fortherearemanysuggestionsforfurther

linesofresearch,andthediscursivepassagesarecrisplyprovocativeofnewideas

andnewwaysoflookingatestablishedfindings.

Ofparticularinterestistheweightgiventothepsychologicalaspectsof

perception,bothobjectivelyandsubjectively.Therelationbetweenstimuliand

perceptioniswellcovered,andincludesavaluablediscussionoftheusesand

disadvantagesoftheWeberfractionofdifferences.Itisinterestingtofindthatin

spiteofmanyattemptstoseparateanddefinethemodalitiesoftaste,nothingbetter

hasbeenachievedthanthefamiliarclassificationintosweet,soursaltyandbitter.

Noristhereasyetanyclear-cutevidenceofthephysiologicalnatureofthetaste

stimulus.Withregardtosmell,systemsofclassificationarcoflittlevaluebecauseof

theextraordinarysensitivityofthenoseandbecausetheresponsetothestimulusis

sosubjective.Theauthorssuggestthataclassificationbasedonthesize,shapeand

electronicstatusofthemoleculeinvolvedmeritsfiirtherinvestigation,asdoesthe

theoreticalpropositionthatweakphysicalbindingofthestimulantmoleculetohe

receptorsiteisanecessarypartofthemechanismofstimulation.

Apartfromtasteandsmell,therearemanyothercomponentsofperceptionof

thesensationsfromfoodinthemouth.Thebasicmodalitiesofpain,cold,warmth

andtouch,togetherwithvibrationsense,discriminationandlocalizationmayallplay

apart,as,ofcourse,doesauditoryreceptionofbone-conductedvibratorystimuli

fromtheteethwheneatingcrisporcrunchyfoods.Inthisconnectiontheauthors

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rightlypointoutthatthistypeofstimulusrequiresmuchmoreinvestigation,

suggestingthatastartmightbemadebyusingsubjectsafflictedwithvariousforms

ofdeafness.Itiswell-knownthatextraneousnoisemayalterdiscrimination,andthe

attentionoftheauthorsisdirectedtotheworkofProf.H.J.Eysenckonthe"stimulus

hunger"ofextrovertsandthe"stimulusavoidance“ofintroverts.

35.ThereviewerusesaPolishproverbatthebeginningofthearticleinorderto

A.introduceinaninterestingmanner,thediscussionoffood.

B.showtheconnectionbetweenfoodandnationalityoffood.

C.indicatethattherearevariouswaystopreparefood.

D.impressuponthereaderthefoodvalueoffish.

36.Thereviewersappraisalof"PrinciplesofSensoryEvaluationofFood^^isoneof

A.mixedfeelings.B.indifference

C.highpraise.D.faintpraise.

37.Thewriterofthearticledoesnotexpresstheview,eitherdirectlyorby

implication,that.

A.sharplydefinedclassificationsoftasteareneeded.

B.moreresearchshouldbedoneregardingthemolecularconstituencyoffood.

C.foodvaluesareobjectivelydeterminedbyanexpert“smeller”.

D.temperatureisanimportantfactorinthevalueoffood.

38.Theauthorsofthebooksuggesttheuseofdeafsubjectbecause.

A.deafpeoplearegenerallyintroversive.

B.theauditorysenseisanimportantfactorinfoodevaluation.

C.theyaremorefastidiousintheirchoiceoffoods.

D.Alltypesofsubjectsshouldbeused.

TextC

InanarticlesomeChinesescholarsaredescribedasbeing"tantalizedbythe

mysteriousdragonbonehieroglyphics.**TantalizedisoneofmanyEnglishwordsthat

havetheiroriginsinmythsandlegendsofthepast(inthiscase,GreekandRoman

ones).Themeaningoftheverbtantalizeisaveryparticularone:"topromiseorshow

somethingdesirabletoapersonandthentakeitaway;toteasebyarousinghope.1*

Many(butnotall)Englishdictionariesgiveyouabriefindicationofaword'sorigins

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inbracketsbeforeoraftertheexplanationofthemeaning.Fortantalizethefollowing

explanationisgiven:[>Tantalus].Thismeansthatyoushouldlookupthename

Tantalustofindouttheword'sorigins,andifyoudo,youwillfindoutthatinGreek

mythology,Tantaluswasakingwhowaspunishedinthelowerworldwitheternal

hungerandthirst;hewasputuptohischininwaterthatalwaysmovedawaywhen

hetriedtodrinkitandwithfruitonbranchesabovehimplacedjustalittlebitoutof

hisreach.Canyouseewhyhisnamewaschangedintoaverbmeaning"toteaseor

tormentbyarousingdesire**?

Anotherexampleisthewordsiren,familiartousasthemechanicaldevicethat

makessuchanalarmingsoundwhenpolicecars,ambulances,orfireengines

approach.ThiswordalsohasitsoriginsinGreekmythology.ThetravelerOdysseus

(UlyssestotheRomans)madehismenplugtheirearssothattheywouldn'thearthe

dangerousvoicesofthesirens,creatureswhowerehalfbirdandhalfwomanandwho

luredsailorstotheirdeathsonsharprocks.Sothewordcametobeassociatedboth

withaloudsoundandwithdanger!

Whensomeonespeaksofa"jovialmood"ora"herculeaneffort,nheorsheis

usingwordswithoriginsinmythology.Lookthesewordsuptofindtheirmeaning

andrelationshiptomyths.Manycommonwords,suchasthenamesforthedaysof

theweekandthemonthsoftheyear,alsocomefrommythology.Wednesdayderives

fromtheancientNorsekingofthegods,Woden,andThursdaywasoriginallyThor's

day,inhonourofThor,thegodofthunder.Asamatteroffact,alltheplanets,except

theonevveliveon,bearnamesthatcomefromRomanmythology,includingthe

planetthatisfarthestawayfromthesunandforthatreasonwascalledafterthe

Romangodofthedead.Thisgodhasalsogivenhisnametooneofthechemical

elements.Severalotherelementshavenamesthatcomefrommythology,too.It

seemsthatmythsandlegendsliveonintheEnglishlanguage.

39.ThepurposeofthefirstsentenceinParagraphOneis.

A.todescribetheworkofsomeChinesescholars.

B.toarousereaders*interestinhieroglyphics.

C.toleadreadersontothemaintheme.

D.tolinktheprecedingparttothepresentone.

40.Welearnfromthepassage,allEnglishdictionariesinclude.

A.legends.B.mythology.C.wordorigins.D.worddefinitions.

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41.Theexampleoftantalizeistoshow.

A.howthewordcameintoexistence.

B.howTantaluswaspunishedinthelowerworld.

C.howallEnglishdictionariesshowwordorigins.

D.howthemeaningofthewordchangedovertheyears.

42.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesNOThaveoriginsin

mythsorlegends?

A.Jovial.B.Wednesday.C.Earth.D.March.

43.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.GreekandRomanMythologyinLanguage.

B.MythologicalOriginsofEnglishWords.

C.HistoricalChangesinWordMeanings.

D.MythologyandCommonWords.

TextI）

TheforgottenheroineoftheracetounravelthemysteryofhumanDNAisto

behonoredposthumously（在歹匕后）aspartofaGovernmentcrusadeagainstsexism

inscience.

RosalindFranklinhasbecomeafeministcausecelebre（著名案列）the

dedicatedscientistheldbackbyhermalecolleagues,refusaltoacknowledgehervital

roleinoneofthemostimportantscientificdiscoveriesofthecentury.

Whilethethreemalescientistswhohelpedestablishthedouble-helix（螺旋）

structureofDNAsharedtheNovelPrizefortheirbreakthrough—basedinlargepart

onFranklin'sdetailedX-rayimagesofatoms—shewonlittlepublicrecognitionand

herearlydeathrobbedheroflaterfame.

"Rosy"wasdismissedinJamesWatson'saccountofthediscovery,TheDouble

Helix,asabuttoned-upbluestocking（女學(xué)者）who,herscientificpartnerbelieved,

“hadtogo,orbeputinherplace”.Onlyrecentlyhasherreputationbeguntobe

restored.

NowPatriciaHewitt,theTradeandIndustrySecretary,istocreateaFranklin

Medalinherhonortoraisetheprofileofotherwomenscientists,witha￡30,000

annualprizeforexceptionalinnovation.

Hewitthasalsoorderedaninquiry—headedbyProfessorSusanGreenfield,the

neurologistandpresenteroftheBBCTVseriesBrainStory—intothebarrierskeepingwomen

outofsciencejobs.

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AreporttobepublishedbytheGovernment,MaximizingReturns,revealsthat

atanyonetimetherearearound50,000womenscientistsandengineeringgraduates

notworking—mostlyafterleavingtohavechildren.Onlyathirdofthosewhoreturn

fromacareerbreaktakejobsthatusetheiruniversityqualifications.

Franklin,whodiedofovariancancerattheageof37,facedthebarriersHewitt

isnowtryingtoovercome.ShenearlylostherplaceatCambridgeUniversityafter

herfather,whodisapprovedofdegreesforwomen,refusedtopayhertuitionfees.He

aseventuallyshamedintoitbyherauntandmother.

Franklin'sbreakcamewhenshewashiredbyKing'scollegein1950toworkon

theDNAprojectasacrystallographer-mappingthelocationofatomswithina

structure.Atthetimewomenwerenotevenallowedtotakelunchinthesenior

commonroom.HerpartnershipwithMauriceWilkins,whowasracingFrancisCrick

andJamesWatsontofindthestnictureofDNA,wasstrained.ApparentlyWilkins

resentedherinvolvement,butwhenheshowedherDNAimagestoWatson,their

rivalrealizedshewasontherighttrack.

ItwasnotsexismthatdeniedFranklinandNobelPrizein1962;shediedbefore

itwasawarded,anditwasnotgivenposthumously.Buttheprizecanonlybeshared

threeways,raisingquestionsoverwhethershewouldhavebeengiventhecredithad

shelived.

Althoughthenumberofwomenwithscience,engineeringandtechnology

degreerosebyafifthbetween1992and2000,theyaresparselyrepresentedatthe

highestlevels.Therehaveonlyeverbeen10femaleNobelsciencelaureates.

44.WhyhasFranklinbecomea^feministcausecdlebre,,7

A.Sheisanimportantwomanscientist.

B.ShehasplayedavitalroleinthediscoveryofDNA.

C.ShehasworkedwithmalecolleaguesinthediscoveryofDNA.

D.HervitalroleinthediscoveryofDNAhasnotbeenadmitted.

45.ThereasonwhyFranklinwasnotlistedinJamesWatson'saccountofthe

discoveryofDNAmaybe.

A.herearlydeath

B.hermalecolleagues'discriminationagainsther

C.herstyleofdressing

D.herlittlecontributiontothediscovery

46.TheinquirySecretaryHewittorderedwasto.

A.inspectwhatkeepswomenfromthescientificfield

B.liftupthebarriersthatkeepwomenfromthescientificfield

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C.startanewTVseriesonwomenscientistshostedbySusanGreenfield

D.countthenumberofunemployedwomenscientists

47.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorreveals?

A.his/herdisapprovalofwomen'scapabilityinthescientificfield

B.women'sdegreesareincompatiblewiththeirhonors

C.theserioussexisminthescientificfield

D.thepossibleunfairnessregardingwomenscientistsinthescientificfield

TextE

Manyofthehomeelectricgoodswhichareadvertisedasliberatingthemodem

womantendtohavetheoppositeeffect,becausetheysimplychangethenatureof

workinsteadofeliminatingit.Machineshaveacertainnoveltyvalue,liketoysfor

adults.Itiscertainlylesstiringtoputclothesinawashingmachine,butthetime

saveddoesnotreallyamounttomuch:themachinehastobewatched,theclothes

havetobecarefullysortedoutfirst,strainsremovedbyhand,buttonspushedand

waterchanged,clothestakenout,airedandironed.Itwouldbemoreliberatingto

packitallofftoalaundryandnotnecessarilymoreexpensive,sincenocapital

investmentisrequired.Similarly,ifyoureallywanttosavetimeyoudonotmake

cakeswithanelectricmixer,youbuyoneinashop.Ifonecomparestheimageofthe

womaninthewomen'smagazinewiththegoo