2013年1月真题及答案详解
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Part II. Vocabulary ( 10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each)
21. The focus on profitability pushes the systems unreasonably large, rendering them more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
A declaring B verifying C making D indicating
22. The 8.5-ton Shenzhou III spaceship has been substantially improved in terms of the life-support systems.
A technologically B considerably C structurally D internally 23. According to the American judicial system twelve people constitute a jury. A compose B overthrow C dispose D surpass
24. With so many trivial matters to attend to, he can hardly get down to reading for the test.
A participate in B cater to C indulge in D see to
25. The decently dressed son and the humble-looking father formed a striking contrast. A astonishing B humiliating C noticeable D fleeting.
26. Nowadays the prevention against SARS has assumed new significance and attracted much attention.
A carried on B taken on C worked on D embarked on
27. At the economic forum, each speech by a distinguished guest has to be translated simultaneously.
A once in a while B at the same time C in a broad sense D as soon as possible.
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28. Studies of the role of positive thinking in our daily lives have yielded interesting results.
A specific=definite B active C creative D confident.
29. This training course is intended to improve the competence of English of the staff. A proficiency B grasp C efficiency D competition
30. Students are supposed to set aside enough time for recreations and sports. A set apart B leave out C go about D put up Section B (0.5 point each)
31. Some of the old customs has continued ____ politeness although they are no longer thought about now.
A in the way of B in the eyes of C in the face of D in the form of
32. One of the chief functions of slang words is to consolidate one’s ___ with a group. A identification B specification C introduction D superstition
33. Given the other constitutional grounds elaborated by the justices, the association ____ that schools should continue to test, if they so choose. A preserve B safeguards B maintains D conserves
34. Finding out information about these universities has become amazingly easy for any one with the Internet ____
A entrance B admission C access D involvement
35. Lack of exercise as well as unhealthy dietary habits can increase the risk of ____ A mobility B morality C maturity D mortality
36. On this bridge many suicide attempts are ____; lives can be saved. A impulsive B responsive C destructive D speculative
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37. Abraham Lincoln was born on a small farm where the forests were ____ by wild animals.
A resided B inhabited C segregated D exhibited
38. Some teenagers are so crazy about video games as to play them many hours________, if possible.
A on purpose B on hand . C on credit D on end
39. Authorities of wildlife have spent millions of dollars on the protection of nature ____
A reserves B preservatives C conservatives D reservations.
40. The young lady is Mr. Smith’s step-daughter, her ____ parents having died in an accident.
A ecological B psychological C physiological D biological Part III. Cloze Test (10 minutes, 1 point each)
No one knows for sure whether the type of tea (you drink) makes a difference in health, but experts say all kinds of teas probably have some health 41 . Each contains high levels of antioxidants (抗氧化剂), 42 affect the process by which oxygen interacts with a substance to change its chemical 43 . But, the way (tea is processed) can change antioxidant levels 44 color and taste.
Green tea is made by picking the leaves and quickly heating them to stop oxidization. Green tea typically has a 45 , fresh taste. Black tea is processed to fully oxidize and ferment (发酵) the leaves and create a stronger taste. Some experts suggest that this 46 some variation in health effects between black and green teas. The more rare white tea is considered the finest of teas because it 47 the youngest
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buds from the plants, which are still covered with whitish hairs when they’re picked. White and green teas have 48 amount of caffeine. But even black tea contain only about half as much caffeine as coffee.
Herbal teas are something 49 different. They are made from the leaves, flowers or roots of various plants. Herbal teas can vary widely 50 their health effects. 41. A advantages B benefits C merits D profits 42. A where it B that C which D when it 43. A elements B ingredients C fragment D composition 44. A as well as B as it is C as far as D as it were 45. A faint B mild C tender D gentle 46. A joins in B hands in C results in D gives in 47. A composes of B makes out C makes up D consists of 48. A less B the least C more D the most 49. A entirely B inevitably C enormously D irresistibly 50. A in case of B in proportion to C in exchange for D in terms of Part IV Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 pint each) Passage One
Singletons, referring to those who live alone, are being comforted by well-meaning friends and family and told that not having a partner is not the end of the world. So, it would seem that they can say, yes, it is not. But no, in fact, it is the end.
A gloomy study has just been released that says that the international trend towards living alone is putting an unprecedented strain on our ecosystem.
For a number of reasons---- relationship breakdown, career choice, longer life spans,
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smaller families ---- the number of individual households is growing. And this is putting intolerable pressure on natural resources, and accelerating the extinction of endangered plant and animal species. And there is worse news. Running a refrigerator, television, cooker, plumbing system just for selfish little you is a disastrous waste of resources on our over-populated planet. “The efficiency of resource consumption” is a lot higher in households of two people or more, simply because they share everything. Well imagine that . Just when you thought living alone was OK, you would find that all the time you were the enemy of mankind. Every time you put the kettle on the stove for a cup of coffee you were destroying Mother Earth. Indeed, it is not just your mother who is a bit worried by your continuing single status ---- you are letting down the entire human race by not having a boyfriend or girlfriend. The trouble is that society has a group instinct and people panic and hit out when they see other people quietly rebelling and straying away from the “standard” of family and coupledom. The suggestion is that singledom should be at best a temporary state. Unless you are assimilated into a larger unit, you can never be fully functional.
Try “communal living.” There are all these illustrations of young attractive people having a “green time,” laughingly bumping into each other. It looks like an episode of the TV series Friends.
And the message is clear: Togetherness is good, solitude is bad, and being single on your own is not allowed.
51. Well-meaning friends and family members often tell those who live alone that _____
A they should end their singledom as soon as possible.
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