下面每個句子均有1個劃線詞或短語，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1、The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain.
A．question
B．problem
C．title
D．topic
2、 The article sketched the major events of the decade. A．described B．offered C．outlined D．presented
3、 This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction, because so many are being killed for their fur. A．drying up B．dying out C．being exported D．being transplanted
4、I have been trying to quit smoking. A．give up B．pick up C．build up D．take up
5、 The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning. A．top of the mountain B．bottom of that morning C．starting point D．site
6、 The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting. A．stated B．declared C．suggested D．announced
7、 They have the capability to destroy the enemy in a few days. A．possibility B．necessity C．ability D．probability
8、 During the Second World War, all important resources in the U. S. were allocated by the federal government. A．nationalized B．commandeered C．taxed D．distributed
9、 The news will horrify everyone. A．attract B．terrify C．tempt D．excite
10、 These are defensive behavior patterns which derive from our fears. A．stem B．rely C．develop D．grow
11、 Gambling is lawful in Nevada. A．legal B．irresistible C．enjoyable D．profitable
12、 Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated. A．borrowed B．purchased C．copied D．rewritten
13、 Their style of playing football is utterly different. A．barely B．scarcely C．hardly D．totally
14、 He was one of the principal organizers of the association. A．planners B．employees C．actors D．recipients
15、 I feel regret about what's happened. A．sorry B．disappointed C．shameful D．disheartened 下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文內容對每個句子作出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C.
16、回答16-22題： A Dog's Dilemma Finding a babysitter while you go out to work is, for example, an inconvenience. For the African wild dog, one of the continent's most endangered carnivores, it's a matter of life and death. New research shows that once packs fall below a certain size, there are not enough animals to both hunt food and stay at home protecting the young. The African wild dog has declined drastically over the past century. Habitual loss, persecution and unexplained outbreaks of disease have all been blamed. Only 3, 000 to 5, 000 animals remain, and the species is expected to go extinct within decades if the trend continues. Other large carnivores such as the spotted hyena face similar pressures, yet are not declining. Now Franck Courchamp of Cambridge University has found a reason why. The dog's weakness lies in its social organisation. Within each pack of up to 20 adults and pups, only the dominant male and female breed. The remaining animals help raise the pups, cooperating to hunt prey and defend the kill from other carnivores. Because pups can't keep up on a hunt, large packs leave an adult behind to protect them from predators, which include lions and hyenas. But leaving a babysitter also carries costs. A smaller hunting party is less able to tackle large prey and to defend the kill. There is also one less stomach in which to carry food hack to the den, and one more mouth to feed when they get there. Courchamp investigated this awkward trade-off by modelling how the costs of a babysitter change with decreasing pack size. This showed that packs of more than five adults should be able to feed all the pups and still spare a babysitter. But with smaller packs, either the hunting or the babysitting suffers, or the animals have to compensate by increasing the number of hunting excursions- which itself carries a cost to the pack. Field observations in Zimbabwe supported the model. Packs of five animals or fewer left pups unguarded more frequently than larger packs did. There was also evidence that when they did leave a babysitter, they were forced to hunt more often. A pack which drops below a critical size becomes caught in a vicious circle, says Courchamp, who is now at Paris-Sud University. "Poor reproduction and low survival further reduces pack size, culminating in failure of the whole pack. " And deaths caused by human activity, says Courchamp, may be what reduces pack numbers to below the sustainable threshold. Mammal ecologist Chris Carbone at London's Institute of Zoology agrees. Maintaining the integrity of wild dog packs will be vital in pre serving the species, he says. The African wild dog has been endangered. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17、 The spotted hyena is on the verge of extinction. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18、 The remaining lions will die out within decades. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19、 The dominant female is always left behind to protect the young. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20、 There is a tension between babysitting and hunting. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21、 The size of a pack must be big enough for it to survive. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22、 Steps will be taken to protect the African wild dog. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 下面的短文后有兩項測試任務：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2-5段的每段選擇l個標題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個選項。
23、回答23-30題： Even Intelligent People Can Fail 1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed. Turn on a light, take a photograph, watch TV, search the Web, jet across the Pacific Ocean, talk on a cell-phone (手機). The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze (錯綜復雜) of wrong turns. 2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edison's success in heating a thin line to white-hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey, US. He did that on October 22, 1879, and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight (點亮著的) in an airless space for 45 hours. Three years later he went on to light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan, even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he turned it on, on September 4, 1882. 3 "Many of life's failures," the supreme innovator said, "are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Before that magical moment in October 1879, Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light, but in only two cases did his experiments work. 4 No one likes failure, but the smart innovators learn from it. Mark Gumz, the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc, attributes some of the company's successes in technology to understanding failure. His popular phrase is: "You only fail when you quit." 5 Over two centuries, the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence. That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing. Walt Disney, the founder of Disneyland, was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$1.50 to get his shoes from the repair shop. Pioneering car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T car. 6 Failure is harder to bear in today's open, accelerated world. Hardly any innovation works the first time. But an impatient society and the media want instant success. When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time, a critic said nastily that the only difference between Geffen Records (Geffen's company) and the Titanic (the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music. Actually, it wasn't. After four years of losses, Geffen had so many hits (成功的作品) he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself. Paragraph 2_________.
24、 Paragraph 3_________.
25、 Paragraph 4_________.
26、 Paragraph 5_________. A．Importance of learning from failure B．Quality shared by most innovators C．Edison's innovation D．Edison's comment on failure E．Contributions made by innovators F．Miseries endured by innovators
27、 People often didn't realize how close they were to success when________.
28、 Before Henry Ford eventually developed the Model T car,________.
29、 Walt Disney was once so poor that_________.
30、 The media demand that_________. A．he developed 3,000 theories B．he couldn't afford to buy a pair of shoes C．he found himself an unsuccessful man D．they quitted E．an innovation should work immediately F．failure is the mother of success 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。每道題后面有4個選項，請仔細閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文內容回答其后面的問題，從4個選項中選擇l個答案涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
31、回答31-45題： Ford's Assembly Line When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses (屠宰場). Back in the early 1900's, slaughterhouses used what could have been called a "disassembly line". Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David Hounshell of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development, tells what happened. "The previous day, workers carrying out the entire process had averaged one assembly every 20 minutes. But on that day, on the line, the assemble team averaged one every 13minutes and 10 seconds per person. " Within a year, the time had been reduced to five minutes. In 1913, Ford went all the way. Hooked together by ropes, partially assembled vehicles were towed (拖,拉) past workers who completed them one piece at a time. It hasn't long before Ford was turning out several hundred thousand cars a year, a remarkable achievement then. And so efficient and economical was this new system that he cut the price of his cars in half, to $ 260, putting them within reach of all those who, up until that time, could not afford them. Soon, auto makers and the world all copied him. In fact, heencouraged them to do so by writing a book about all of his innovations, entitled Today and Tomorrow. The Age of the Automobile has arrived. Today, aided by robots and other forms of automation (自動化), everything from toasters to perfumes is made on assembly lines. Which of the following statements about Henry Ford is NOT true____? A．He introduced a new way of production. B．He influenced all manufacturing. C．He inspired other auto makers. D．He changed a historian's mind.
32、 The writer mentions "slaughterhouses" because they were the places where ____ A．Ford's assembly line originated B．Ford made his first car C．Ford readjusted the assembly line D．Ford innovated the disassembly line
33、 A magneto is a technical term for____ A．an automobile B．a production line C．a part of an automobile engine D．a disassembly line
34、 the phrase "turning out" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by____ A．"producing" B．"selling" C．"buying" D．"fixing"
35、 The invention of the assembly line enabled Henry Ford____ A．to create more jobs for the unemployed B．to write a book on history C．to reduce the price of his cars to $260 D．to cut the production of his cars by 50%
36、回答36-50題： My Fast Job I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula, Oklahoma. By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were clearing tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook. Every day after school I would head to JM's and work until ten. Saturdays I worked from two until eleven. At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez. This made me proud. Word that I was honest and hardworking got around town. A local clothing store extended credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of trousers. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I was already $ 90 in debt! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me discipline, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, "If you understand sacrifice and commitment, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was! When the author was a child, he was made to help his father work because___________ A．the restaurant was short of hands. B．his family belonged to the low-income group. C．he wanted to earn some money. D．he was stronger than his two brothers.
37、 At the age of 12, the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because___________ A．he liked that work. B．he didn't like playing. C．he was hard-working. D．he felt rewarded by doing that work.
38、 The word "Word" in the sentence "Word that I was honest and-hard-working got around town in the fourth paragraph means___________ A．statement. B．advice. C．news. D．promise.
39、 When the author was in the seventh grade, he was in debt because___________ A．he did not work any more. B．he bought clothes on credit. C．he was charged too much for the sports coat. D．he made little money at that time.
40、 What does the author want to tell the reader by this text? A．If you know sacrifice and responsibility, you can have many things in life. B．Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood. C．Children should be made to work and earn some money by themselves. D．You will learn discipline and responsibility by working early in life.
41、回答41-55題： Technology Transfer in Germany When it comes to translating basic research into industrial success, few nations can match Germany. Since the 1940s, the nation's vast industrial base has been fed constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science. And though German prosperity (繁榮) has faltered (衰退) over the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as the global economic decline, it still has an enviable record for turning ideas into profit. Much of the reason for that success is the Fraunhofer Society, a network of research institutes that exists solely to solve industrial problems and create sought-after technologies. But today the Fraunhofer institutes have competition. Universities are taking an ever larger role in technology transfer, and technology parks are springing up all over. These efforts are being complemented by the federal programmes for pumping money into start-up companies. Such a strategy may sound like a recipe for economic success, but it is not without its critics. These people worry that favouring applied research will mean neglecting basic science, eventually starving industry of fresh ideas. If every scientist starts thinking like an entrepreneur(企業(yè)家), the argument goes, then the traditional principles of university research being curiosity-driven, free and widely available will suffer. Others claim that many of the programmes to promote technology transfer are a waste of money because half the small businesses that are promoted are bound to go bankrupt within a few years. While this debate continues, new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germany's research networks, which bear famous names such as Helmholtz, Max Planck and Leibniz. Yet it is the fourth network, the Fraunhofer Society, that plays the greatest role in technology transfer. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society is now Europe's largest organisation for applied technology, and has 59 institutes employing 12,000 people. It continues to grow. Last year, it swallowed up the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Communication Technology in Berlin. Today, there are even Fraunhofers in the US and Asia. What factor can be attributed to German prosperity? A．Technology transfer. B．Good management. C．Hard work. D．Fierce competition.
42、 Which of the following is NOT true of traditional university research? A．It is free. B．It is profit-driven. C．It is widely available. D．It is curiosity-driven.
43、 The Fraunhofer Society is the largest organisation for applied technology in A．Asia. B．USA． C．Europe. D．Africa.
44、 When was the Fraunhofer Society founded? A．In 1940. B．Last year. C．After the unification. D．In 1949.
45、 The word "expertise" in line 3 could be best replaced by A．"experts". B．"scientists". C．"scholars". D．"special knowledge". 閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應的位置上。 46、回答46-50題： How to Interview People Interviewing (采訪) is one of those skills that you can only get better at. You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time, and probably you'll never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she may be too shy to reveal. ___________(46) The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience. The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. There's nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. ___________(47) Take a while just to chat, judging what sort of person you're dealing with, getting him or her to trust you. Never go into an interview without doing whatever homework you can. If you are interviewing a town official, know his voting record. If it's an actor, know what plays he has been in. ___________(48) Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets.___________(49) Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting, and they grasp any chance to talk to an outsider who seems eager to listen. This doesn't necessarily mean that it will go well. In general you will be talking to people who have never been interviewed before, and they will get used to the process awkwardly, perhaps not giving you anything that you can use. __ _________(50) You will both even begin to enjoy it - proof that you aren't forcing your victim to do something he doesn't really want to. A．Come back another day; it will go better B．But at least half of the skill is mechanical C．As one philosopher interviewed in the film notes, they lack irony D．You will not be liked if you inquire about facts that you could have learned in advance. E．This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary F．Both of you need time to get to know each other ________
47、 ________
48、 ________
49、 ________
50、 ________ 閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項，請根據(jù)短文的內容從4個選項中選擇l個答案，涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
51、回答51-65題： Where Did All the Ships Go? The Bermuda Triangle (三角區(qū)) is one(1) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes(2)to disappear more often than in (3) parts of the ocean. And they do so(4) leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies. It is (5) that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away. The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval (海軍的) Air Flight 19. (6) December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men(7) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace. The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing. Some people blame the disappearances(8) supernatural (超自然的)forces. It is suggested the(9) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped (綁架) by aliens'(外星人的) (10) attacked by sea creatures. There are(11) natural explanations, though. The US Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth(12) a magnetic compass (指南針) points towards true north (13) magnetic north. (14), planes and ships can lose their way if they don't make adjustments. The area also has changing weather and is known(15) its high waves Storms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.
A．from B．of C．about D．on
52、 A．often B．look C．sometimes D．seem
53、 A．rest B．another C．other D．others
54、 A．without B．by C．from D．upon
55、 A．saying B．say C．said D．says
56、 A．On B．In C．From D．Since
57、 A．took up B．took on C．took out D．took off
58、 A．for B．about C．on D．from
59、 A．missing B．missed C．miss D．misses
60、 A．and B．or C．nor D．neither
61、 A．also B．no C．barely D．hardly
62、 A．which B．there C．where D．that
63、 A．in stead of B．except C．but D．out of
64、 A．Similarly B．Furthermore C．However D．Therefore
65、 A．as B．for C．by D．from
2、 The article sketched the major events of the decade. A．described B．offered C．outlined D．presented
3、 This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction, because so many are being killed for their fur. A．drying up B．dying out C．being exported D．being transplanted
4、I have been trying to quit smoking. A．give up B．pick up C．build up D．take up
5、 The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning. A．top of the mountain B．bottom of that morning C．starting point D．site
6、 The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting. A．stated B．declared C．suggested D．announced
7、 They have the capability to destroy the enemy in a few days. A．possibility B．necessity C．ability D．probability
8、 During the Second World War, all important resources in the U. S. were allocated by the federal government. A．nationalized B．commandeered C．taxed D．distributed
9、 The news will horrify everyone. A．attract B．terrify C．tempt D．excite
10、 These are defensive behavior patterns which derive from our fears. A．stem B．rely C．develop D．grow
11、 Gambling is lawful in Nevada. A．legal B．irresistible C．enjoyable D．profitable
12、 Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated. A．borrowed B．purchased C．copied D．rewritten
13、 Their style of playing football is utterly different. A．barely B．scarcely C．hardly D．totally
14、 He was one of the principal organizers of the association. A．planners B．employees C．actors D．recipients
15、 I feel regret about what's happened. A．sorry B．disappointed C．shameful D．disheartened 下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文內容對每個句子作出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C.
16、回答16-22題： A Dog's Dilemma Finding a babysitter while you go out to work is, for example, an inconvenience. For the African wild dog, one of the continent's most endangered carnivores, it's a matter of life and death. New research shows that once packs fall below a certain size, there are not enough animals to both hunt food and stay at home protecting the young. The African wild dog has declined drastically over the past century. Habitual loss, persecution and unexplained outbreaks of disease have all been blamed. Only 3, 000 to 5, 000 animals remain, and the species is expected to go extinct within decades if the trend continues. Other large carnivores such as the spotted hyena face similar pressures, yet are not declining. Now Franck Courchamp of Cambridge University has found a reason why. The dog's weakness lies in its social organisation. Within each pack of up to 20 adults and pups, only the dominant male and female breed. The remaining animals help raise the pups, cooperating to hunt prey and defend the kill from other carnivores. Because pups can't keep up on a hunt, large packs leave an adult behind to protect them from predators, which include lions and hyenas. But leaving a babysitter also carries costs. A smaller hunting party is less able to tackle large prey and to defend the kill. There is also one less stomach in which to carry food hack to the den, and one more mouth to feed when they get there. Courchamp investigated this awkward trade-off by modelling how the costs of a babysitter change with decreasing pack size. This showed that packs of more than five adults should be able to feed all the pups and still spare a babysitter. But with smaller packs, either the hunting or the babysitting suffers, or the animals have to compensate by increasing the number of hunting excursions- which itself carries a cost to the pack. Field observations in Zimbabwe supported the model. Packs of five animals or fewer left pups unguarded more frequently than larger packs did. There was also evidence that when they did leave a babysitter, they were forced to hunt more often. A pack which drops below a critical size becomes caught in a vicious circle, says Courchamp, who is now at Paris-Sud University. "Poor reproduction and low survival further reduces pack size, culminating in failure of the whole pack. " And deaths caused by human activity, says Courchamp, may be what reduces pack numbers to below the sustainable threshold. Mammal ecologist Chris Carbone at London's Institute of Zoology agrees. Maintaining the integrity of wild dog packs will be vital in pre serving the species, he says. The African wild dog has been endangered. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17、 The spotted hyena is on the verge of extinction. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18、 The remaining lions will die out within decades. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19、 The dominant female is always left behind to protect the young. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20、 There is a tension between babysitting and hunting. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21、 The size of a pack must be big enough for it to survive. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22、 Steps will be taken to protect the African wild dog. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 下面的短文后有兩項測試任務：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2-5段的每段選擇l個標題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個選項。
23、回答23-30題： Even Intelligent People Can Fail 1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed. Turn on a light, take a photograph, watch TV, search the Web, jet across the Pacific Ocean, talk on a cell-phone (手機). The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze (錯綜復雜) of wrong turns. 2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edison's success in heating a thin line to white-hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey, US. He did that on October 22, 1879, and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight (點亮著的) in an airless space for 45 hours. Three years later he went on to light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan, even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he turned it on, on September 4, 1882. 3 "Many of life's failures," the supreme innovator said, "are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Before that magical moment in October 1879, Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light, but in only two cases did his experiments work. 4 No one likes failure, but the smart innovators learn from it. Mark Gumz, the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc, attributes some of the company's successes in technology to understanding failure. His popular phrase is: "You only fail when you quit." 5 Over two centuries, the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence. That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing. Walt Disney, the founder of Disneyland, was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$1.50 to get his shoes from the repair shop. Pioneering car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T car. 6 Failure is harder to bear in today's open, accelerated world. Hardly any innovation works the first time. But an impatient society and the media want instant success. When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time, a critic said nastily that the only difference between Geffen Records (Geffen's company) and the Titanic (the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music. Actually, it wasn't. After four years of losses, Geffen had so many hits (成功的作品) he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself. Paragraph 2_________.
24、 Paragraph 3_________.
25、 Paragraph 4_________.
26、 Paragraph 5_________. A．Importance of learning from failure B．Quality shared by most innovators C．Edison's innovation D．Edison's comment on failure E．Contributions made by innovators F．Miseries endured by innovators
27、 People often didn't realize how close they were to success when________.
28、 Before Henry Ford eventually developed the Model T car,________.
29、 Walt Disney was once so poor that_________.
30、 The media demand that_________. A．he developed 3,000 theories B．he couldn't afford to buy a pair of shoes C．he found himself an unsuccessful man D．they quitted E．an innovation should work immediately F．failure is the mother of success 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。每道題后面有4個選項，請仔細閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文內容回答其后面的問題，從4個選項中選擇l個答案涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
31、回答31-45題： Ford's Assembly Line When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses (屠宰場). Back in the early 1900's, slaughterhouses used what could have been called a "disassembly line". Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David Hounshell of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development, tells what happened. "The previous day, workers carrying out the entire process had averaged one assembly every 20 minutes. But on that day, on the line, the assemble team averaged one every 13minutes and 10 seconds per person. " Within a year, the time had been reduced to five minutes. In 1913, Ford went all the way. Hooked together by ropes, partially assembled vehicles were towed (拖,拉) past workers who completed them one piece at a time. It hasn't long before Ford was turning out several hundred thousand cars a year, a remarkable achievement then. And so efficient and economical was this new system that he cut the price of his cars in half, to $ 260, putting them within reach of all those who, up until that time, could not afford them. Soon, auto makers and the world all copied him. In fact, heencouraged them to do so by writing a book about all of his innovations, entitled Today and Tomorrow. The Age of the Automobile has arrived. Today, aided by robots and other forms of automation (自動化), everything from toasters to perfumes is made on assembly lines. Which of the following statements about Henry Ford is NOT true____? A．He introduced a new way of production. B．He influenced all manufacturing. C．He inspired other auto makers. D．He changed a historian's mind.
32、 The writer mentions "slaughterhouses" because they were the places where ____ A．Ford's assembly line originated B．Ford made his first car C．Ford readjusted the assembly line D．Ford innovated the disassembly line
33、 A magneto is a technical term for____ A．an automobile B．a production line C．a part of an automobile engine D．a disassembly line
34、 the phrase "turning out" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by____ A．"producing" B．"selling" C．"buying" D．"fixing"
35、 The invention of the assembly line enabled Henry Ford____ A．to create more jobs for the unemployed B．to write a book on history C．to reduce the price of his cars to $260 D．to cut the production of his cars by 50%
36、回答36-50題： My Fast Job I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula, Oklahoma. By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were clearing tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook. Every day after school I would head to JM's and work until ten. Saturdays I worked from two until eleven. At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez. This made me proud. Word that I was honest and hardworking got around town. A local clothing store extended credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of trousers. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I was already $ 90 in debt! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me discipline, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, "If you understand sacrifice and commitment, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was! When the author was a child, he was made to help his father work because___________ A．the restaurant was short of hands. B．his family belonged to the low-income group. C．he wanted to earn some money. D．he was stronger than his two brothers.
37、 At the age of 12, the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because___________ A．he liked that work. B．he didn't like playing. C．he was hard-working. D．he felt rewarded by doing that work.
38、 The word "Word" in the sentence "Word that I was honest and-hard-working got around town in the fourth paragraph means___________ A．statement. B．advice. C．news. D．promise.
39、 When the author was in the seventh grade, he was in debt because___________ A．he did not work any more. B．he bought clothes on credit. C．he was charged too much for the sports coat. D．he made little money at that time.
40、 What does the author want to tell the reader by this text? A．If you know sacrifice and responsibility, you can have many things in life. B．Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood. C．Children should be made to work and earn some money by themselves. D．You will learn discipline and responsibility by working early in life.
41、回答41-55題： Technology Transfer in Germany When it comes to translating basic research into industrial success, few nations can match Germany. Since the 1940s, the nation's vast industrial base has been fed constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science. And though German prosperity (繁榮) has faltered (衰退) over the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as the global economic decline, it still has an enviable record for turning ideas into profit. Much of the reason for that success is the Fraunhofer Society, a network of research institutes that exists solely to solve industrial problems and create sought-after technologies. But today the Fraunhofer institutes have competition. Universities are taking an ever larger role in technology transfer, and technology parks are springing up all over. These efforts are being complemented by the federal programmes for pumping money into start-up companies. Such a strategy may sound like a recipe for economic success, but it is not without its critics. These people worry that favouring applied research will mean neglecting basic science, eventually starving industry of fresh ideas. If every scientist starts thinking like an entrepreneur(企業(yè)家), the argument goes, then the traditional principles of university research being curiosity-driven, free and widely available will suffer. Others claim that many of the programmes to promote technology transfer are a waste of money because half the small businesses that are promoted are bound to go bankrupt within a few years. While this debate continues, new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germany's research networks, which bear famous names such as Helmholtz, Max Planck and Leibniz. Yet it is the fourth network, the Fraunhofer Society, that plays the greatest role in technology transfer. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society is now Europe's largest organisation for applied technology, and has 59 institutes employing 12,000 people. It continues to grow. Last year, it swallowed up the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Communication Technology in Berlin. Today, there are even Fraunhofers in the US and Asia. What factor can be attributed to German prosperity? A．Technology transfer. B．Good management. C．Hard work. D．Fierce competition.
42、 Which of the following is NOT true of traditional university research? A．It is free. B．It is profit-driven. C．It is widely available. D．It is curiosity-driven.
43、 The Fraunhofer Society is the largest organisation for applied technology in A．Asia. B．USA． C．Europe. D．Africa.
44、 When was the Fraunhofer Society founded? A．In 1940. B．Last year. C．After the unification. D．In 1949.
45、 The word "expertise" in line 3 could be best replaced by A．"experts". B．"scientists". C．"scholars". D．"special knowledge". 閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應的位置上。 46、回答46-50題： How to Interview People Interviewing (采訪) is one of those skills that you can only get better at. You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time, and probably you'll never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she may be too shy to reveal. ___________(46) The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience. The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. There's nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. ___________(47) Take a while just to chat, judging what sort of person you're dealing with, getting him or her to trust you. Never go into an interview without doing whatever homework you can. If you are interviewing a town official, know his voting record. If it's an actor, know what plays he has been in. ___________(48) Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets.___________(49) Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting, and they grasp any chance to talk to an outsider who seems eager to listen. This doesn't necessarily mean that it will go well. In general you will be talking to people who have never been interviewed before, and they will get used to the process awkwardly, perhaps not giving you anything that you can use. __ _________(50) You will both even begin to enjoy it - proof that you aren't forcing your victim to do something he doesn't really want to. A．Come back another day; it will go better B．But at least half of the skill is mechanical C．As one philosopher interviewed in the film notes, they lack irony D．You will not be liked if you inquire about facts that you could have learned in advance. E．This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary F．Both of you need time to get to know each other ________
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50、 ________ 閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項，請根據(jù)短文的內容從4個選項中選擇l個答案，涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
51、回答51-65題： Where Did All the Ships Go? The Bermuda Triangle (三角區(qū)) is one(1) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes(2)to disappear more often than in (3) parts of the ocean. And they do so(4) leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies. It is (5) that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away. The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval (海軍的) Air Flight 19. (6) December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men(7) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace. The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing. Some people blame the disappearances(8) supernatural (超自然的)forces. It is suggested the(9) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped (綁架) by aliens'(外星人的) (10) attacked by sea creatures. There are(11) natural explanations, though. The US Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth(12) a magnetic compass (指南針) points towards true north (13) magnetic north. (14), planes and ships can lose their way if they don't make adjustments. The area also has changing weather and is known(15) its high waves Storms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.
A．from B．of C．about D．on
52、 A．often B．look C．sometimes D．seem
53、 A．rest B．another C．other D．others
54、 A．without B．by C．from D．upon
55、 A．saying B．say C．said D．says
56、 A．On B．In C．From D．Since
57、 A．took up B．took on C．took out D．took off
58、 A．for B．about C．on D．from
59、 A．missing B．missed C．miss D．misses
60、 A．and B．or C．nor D．neither
61、 A．also B．no C．barely D．hardly
62、 A．which B．there C．where D．that
63、 A．in stead of B．except C．but D．out of
64、 A．Similarly B．Furthermore C．However D．Therefore
65、 A．as B．for C．by D．from