第一部分：词汇选项(第1~15题，每题1分，共15分)
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 union representative put across her argument very effectively.
A explained
B invented
C considered
D accepted
2 He talks tough but has a tender heart.
A heavy
B strong
C kind
D wild
3 It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
A making
B taking
C discussing
D expecting
4 Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.
A waste
B buy
C use
D sell
5 The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
A function
B ability
C power
D volume
6 Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
A tensely
B nearly
C carefully
D closely
7 Her faith upheld her in times of sadness.
A supported
B excited
C inspired
D directed
8 The book provides a concise analysis of the country's history.
A clean
B perfect
C real
D brief
9 It is laid down in the regulations that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.
A suggested
B warned
C stated
D confirmed
10 The council meeting terminated at 2 o'clock.
A began
B continued
C ended
D resumed
11 A red flag was placed there as a token of danger.
A sign
B substitute
C proof
D target
12 However bad the situation is, the majority is unwilling to risk change.
A reluctant
B eager
C pleased
D angry
13 It has been said that the Acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one.
A limit
B control
C replace
D offset
14 The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area.
A deny
B investigate
C stress
D create
15 The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.
A gradually
B suddenly
C excessively
D exceptionally
第二部分-阅读判断
A Pay Rise or Not?
"Unless I get a rise, I'll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city, about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn't like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises (加工资) for his workers Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.
His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him Manley rubbed his forehead (前额); his problems seemed endless.
1 Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
2 The job that had been offered to George in Birmingham paid better.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
3 If George took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family at Wyeford.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
4 Henry Manley's company was in deep trouble.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
5 Henry Manley's company was making enough profits to raise the workers' wages.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
6 Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
7 George Strong was the best engineer in Henry Manley's company.
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1选择个最佳标题;(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。
Breaking the News about Your Diagnosis
1 When I was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a year ago, I found myself at a loss for words at first. Over time, however, I developed some pointers (点子), which I hope will
help others.
2 During the first few weeks of emotional "aftershocks" (余悸) from the diagnosis, I found myself unable to utter the word "cancer". Still, I wanted to share the news with my relatives and friends who already knew that I'd had a biopsy (活检) and were anxiously awaiting my telephone call. I did the best I could, which is all anyone can do in this situation. When I called them, I said, "What we feared has happened." They immediately knew what I meant.
3 Nearly a year after my diagnosis, I find myself more comfortable telling people "1 was diagnosed with cancer" instead of saying '"1 have cancer." On some deep level, I don't want to "own" this illness. Choose language that suits you when you share your news. And keep in mind that there is no one "right" way of doing this.
4 Most people, after hearing your announcement, will be curious about the next step.
They may wonder if you will be undergoing radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy (化疗).They may wonder where and when you will have surgery. Answer their questions as best you can, but keep in mind that "1 don't know right now" or "I'm still in too much shock to think about that" are good answers.
5 Wait until the initial wave of strong emotions has passed before telling the children in your life. Don't overwhelm (使不知所措) very young children with too much information. Assure them that, even if you will be in the hospital for a while, they will see you every day and they will be cared for. Older children may already fear the word "cancer", so be prepared to reassure them. Emphasize the positive steps that doctors will be taking to treat your illness.
23 Paragraph 2____________.
24 Paragraph 3____________.
25 Paragraph 4____________.
26 Paragraph 5____________.
A Break the news as calmly as possible to children
B Break the news at your own pace
C Share the good news with your friends
D Choose language that suits you
E Follow your doctor's advice
F Be prepared for people's curiosity
27 You can break the news about your diagnosis without saying____________.
28 When breaking the news about your diagnosis, you can have____________.
29 After hearing about your diagnosis, people will ask questions____________.
30 Very young children won't feel comfortable____________.
A your own choice of words
B the word "cancer"
C the positive steps
D about the next step
E on too many answers
F with too much information
第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题定1个最佳选项。
Is the Tie a Necessity?
Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties?
Maybe. Last week, the UK's Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be tree of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.
In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.
For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tile was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party - almost every social occasion.
But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions.
The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man's neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰)impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled(流放)to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him.
It wasn't, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer's membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen.
But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.
31 The tie symbolizes all of the following except
A respect
B elegance
C politeness
D democracy
32 Why does Blair sometimes show up in a formal event without a tie?
A Because he wants to make a show,
B Because he wants to attract attention.
C Because ties are costly.
D Because he wants to live in a casual way.
33 Which of the following is NOT a social occasion?
A Going to church.
B Going to work in the office.
C Staying at home.
D Going to a party.
34 Who brought the Frenchmen's neckwear to Britain?
A Tony Blair.
B Charles ll.
C Jim Callaghan.
D Andrew Turnbull.
35 When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly?
A After the late 19th century.
B In the 1630s.
C In 1660.
D In the late 18th century.
Natural Medicine
Since earliest days, humans have used some kinds of medicines. We know this because humans have survived. Ancient treatments for injury and disease were successful enough to keep humans from dying out completely.
They were successful long before the time of modern medicine. Before the time of doctors with white coats and shiny (发亮的) instruments. Before the time of big hospitals with strange and wonderful equipment.
Many parts of the world still do not have university-educated doctors. Nor do they have expensive hospitals. Yet injuries are treated. And diseases are often cured, how? By ancient methods. By medicines that might seem mysterious, even magical (有魔力的). Traditional medicines are neither mysterious nor magical, however.
Through the centuries, tribal (部落的) medicine men experimented with plants. They found many useful chemicals in the plants. And scientists believe many of these traditional medicines may provide the cure for some of today's' most serious diseases.
Experts say almost 80% of the people in the world use plants for health care. These natural medicines are used not just because people have no other form of treatment. They are used because people trust them. In developed areas, few people think about the source of the medicines they buy in a store. Yet many widely-used medicines are from ancient sources, especially plants. Some experts say more than 25% of modern medicines come, in one way or another, from nature.
Scientists have long known that nature is really a chemical factory. All living things contain chemicals that help them survive. So scientists' interest in traditional medicine is not new. But it has become an urgent concern. This is because the earth's supply of natural medicines may be dropping rapidly.
36. The passage indicates that ancient treatments for injury and disease were
A. much more successful than modern ones.
B. successful in all cases.
C. successful enough for humans to survive
D. of little help to humans
37. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Many big and modern hospitals are expensive.
B. Modern medicines are now available all over the world.
C. Traditional medicines are neither mysterious nor magical.
D. Humans have used some kinds of medicines since earliest days.
38. It is believed by scientists that traditional medicine
A. can cure all kinds of diseases
B. are no longer useful for modern men
C. may cure some of today's most serious diseases.
D. are too cheap to be useful
39. What do the majority of the people in the world use for health care?
A. plants
B. factory-produced chemicals
C. modern medicines
D. strange and wonderful equipment
40. It can be seen from the passage that the earth's supply of natural medicines
A. may never be exhausted
B. is surprisingly big
C. may be dropping rapidly
D. is as rich as ever
Demand on Treatment Emphasized
AIDS programs in developing countries put too little emphasis on treatment. the World Health Organization(WHO) said Tuesday, asking for more small community—based clinics to be opened to treat HIV-infected people.
An estimated 36 million to 46 million people are living with AIDS, two—thirds of them in Africa, but only 440,000 people in developing countries were receiving treatment by the end of 2003，the UN health agency said in its annual report.
“Without treatment, all of them will die a premature and in most cases painful death,” the WHO said in the 169-page World Health Report.
WHO Director General Lee Jong-wook said community-based treatment should be added to disease prevention and care for sufferers in AIDS programs.
“Future generations will judge our time in large part by our response to the AIDS disease,” Lee said.
“By tackling it decisively we will also be building health systems that can meet the health needs of today and tomorrow. This is a historic opportunity we cannot afford to miss,” he added.
Anti retroviral drugs enable people hit by AIDS to live longer. The annual cost of treatment, which was about $10,000 when the drugs were first developed, has dropped to about $150.
Treatment programs also help AIDS prevention efforts, the report said, citing great demands for testing and counseling where treatment has been made available.
Good counseling in turn leads to more effective prevention in those who are uninfected, and significantly reduces the potential for HIV carriers to pass on the infection, the report said.
Since its discovery in the 1980s, more than 20 million have died of AIDS, mostly in poor countries.
41. Which is true of many AIDS sufferers in developing countries?
A. They put too little emphasis on treatment.
B. They refuse to be treated.
C. They are not receiving any treatment.
D. They live longer than those in developed countries
42. The WHO publishes its World Health Report
A. once a year
B. once a decade
C. once every two years
D. twice a year
43. According to Lee，our response to the AIDS disease is
A. overemphasized.
B. a matter of little significance
C. a matter of great significance
D. timely
44. AIDS treatment programs may also result in
A. more effective prevention
B. lower yearly cost
C. better drugs
D. greater emphasis on treatment
45. How many people have died of AIDS so far?
A. 36 million
B. 46 million
C. Around 440,000
D. More than 20 million
第5部分：补全短文 (第46-50题，每题2分，共10分)
阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Every Dog Has Its Say
Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve.______(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)The following"human"translation appears on its screen："Please take me with you.""I realized that'S how he was feeling."said Fukuda.The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings.People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world'S first dog-human translation machine in 2002 But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it______(47)
"Nobody else had thought about it," said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara.'We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders;what would it be like if we could understand dogs?"
Bowlingual has two parts_____(48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of bark.
Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire._____(49)In this way，the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.
When a visitor went to Fukuda'S house recently,the dog barked a loud''bow WOW".This translated as"Don't come this way"_______(50)
The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can up to 100 barks，even recording the dog'S emotions when the owner is away.
A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog'S collar,which sends information to the gadget held by the owner,
B Nobody really knows how a dog feels
C It was followed by"I'm stronger than you"as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅) at the visitor.
D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer
E Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows.
F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like"Let'S play"."Look at me'' or"Spend more time with me".
第6部分：完形填空(第51~65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
World Heart Day
Sunday was World Heart Day.The World Heart Federation and its member groups in more than one hundred countries organized the celebrations.The World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies provided support for the(51).
World Heart Day was first observed six years(52).Organizers proposed the event as a way to help reduce the spread of heart disease.The World Heart Federation says heart(53)kills seventeen million people each year.
The group urges people to be active and have a good,healthy diet.It also warns(54)activities known to increase a person's risk of heart attack or stroke.
Some of the warnings are directed at children.The World Heart Federation says about twenty-two million boys and girls under the age of five are obese-severely overweight.
Children are normally energetic and active.(55),two thirds of all children are not active enough.Such children greatly(56)their risk of becoming obese.They also increase their(57)of developing heart disease or other disorders.
One message of World Heart Day is to eat right.Children(58)eat a healthy and balanced diet.Also,limit sugary drinks,sweets and eating between meals.
The World Heart Federation urges parents to keep their children(59).It says physical exercise helps to decrease the risk of obesity and (60)a child healthy.Obese children often become obese adults.(61)you believe your child is too heavy,talk with a health care provider.
The World Heart Federation is also concerned about the effects of tobacco on young people.It says the younger someone begins to smoke,the (62)the chance of a health problem tied to smoking.Half of the young people who continue to smoke are (63)to die later in life from a smoking-related disease.
The group says almost half of all children live with a smoker.It says children who live with a (64)can breathe an amount of tobacco equal to more than two thousand cigarettes.And that is by the time they are five years old.
The World Heart Federation also says parents should warn children not to be(65)by tobacco companies.And it says parents who smoke should try to stop.
51.A.group B.event C.organization D.agency
52.A.earlier B.before C.ago D.past
53.A.accident B.health C.disease D.beating
54.A.against B.toward C.upon D.onto
55.A.Therefore B.However C.Hence D.But
56.A.manage B.lower C.meet D.increase
57.A.mood B.desire C.age D.risk
58.A.may B.might C.should D.will
59.A.young B.happy C.early D.active
60.A.maintains B.protects C.keeps D.helps
61.A.If B.Although C.After D.Because
62.A.greater B.harder C.slimmer D.lesser
63.A.supposed B.possible C.likely D.lucky
64.A.patien tB.relative C.parent D.smoker
65.A.influenced B.bought C.employed D.troubled
参考答案
一 词汇选项：ACCCD DADCC AABBA
二 阅读判断：1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C
三 概完：
23 B 24 D 25 F 26 A
27 B 28 A 29 D 30 F
四 阅读理解：
31 D 32 D 33 C 34 B 35 A
36.C. 37.B. 38.C. 39.A 40.C.
41～45：C A C A D
五 补全短文：
46 E47 D 48 A49 F50 C
六 完形填空：
51.B 52.C 53.C 54.A 55.B
56.D 57.D 58.C 59.D 60.C
61.A 62.A 63.C 64.D 65.A
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