D. Some gene variations help humans better adapt to the environment
74. With his words in the last paragraph, Dr. Steve Jones intends to __________. A. explain the outcomes and effects of the Yale study
B. figure out the most important factor in human evolution C. stress the key role culture plays in human evolution D. show how important genetics is in human evolution
D
Most people in business have a strong sense that meetings are demanding more and more of their time. Fifty years ago meetings were barely necessary – the boss decided what was going to happen and told employees in a brief office memo.
Now everything in business is discussed extensively in large meetings attended by anybody who has the remotest interest in the subject. The gradual erosion of formal systems of authority has increased the appetite for face-to-face meetings. Consultation and discussion have taken the place of direct instruction.
The amount of travel to get to these meetings is increasing. More than nine million people passed through Heathrow in 2005 on the way to internal company events. As a consequence, corporate travel is a growing part of UK carbon emissions. It would be easy to say we must reverse the trend towards more meetings to reduce the climate-change impact of modern business. Unfortunately, it is not going to be easy. Some interesting recent research shows that most of the attendees at corporate meetings do complain about the waste of time involved. But when they were questioned in private, the picture changes. Only 15 per cent of people rated their most recent meeting adversely. Though most attendees saw room for improvement, meetings were valuable both in helping build plans for action and in making employees feel part of the organization.
But do these meetings have to be face-to-face? British Telecom recently presented some data on the success of its internal voice conferencing. In the most recent year, more than two million telephone conferences took place in the company. BT estimates a saving of over ￡200m from the use of this technology and a cut of almost 100,000 tonnes of CO2. Of course BT has a clear interest in telling us that phone meetings are a good substitute for wasteful corporate get-togethers. So far, such conferencing has struggled to take off as people have tended to prefer to travel. It is, after all, rather more difficult to understand the boss’s body language over the phone. Nevertheless, BT’s research on the considerable benefits of conferencing is reasonable. Rather than try to get rid of apparently unproductive meetings, we need to find ways to make telephone and video conferences ever better substitutes for those traditional meetings.
75. Why are there more and more meetings according to the passage? A. Because the formal systems of authority have been established.
B. Because people prefer to solve problems through discussion. C. Because the organizations are getting more and more complex. D. Because modern transportation has been developing rapidly.
76. The word ―adversely‖ in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A. approvingly B. enthusiastically C. feasibly D. unfavourably
77. British Telecom presented the figures to prove that voice conferencing _______.
A. stimulates the development of technology B. plays a vital role in large organizations C. may well replace conventional ones D. brings large profit to the company 78. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Traditional face-to-face meetings bring more benefits than harm. B. Corporate travel contributes a lot to environmental problems. C. The idea of telephone conference is well accepted by employees. D. Meetings should be abandoned because they are a waste of time.
Section C ( 1 % * 5 = 5% )
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-AB for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.（根据下列段落,选择恰当标题，只要将所选的标题对应字母涂在答题卡相应位置） A. Heavens will be next explorable frontier of modern adventures B. Scientists say we will go to the stars soon C. Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon D. The desire to vacation in space seems to be within our reach E. It is reasonable to think that you may be able to move to another planet AB. A giant space hotel may be built 79. __________
It seems to be programmed into all of us the desire to be greater, to go further, to break down the boundaries. When we look to the stars, some of us wonder, ―How far can we go?‖ Some scientists say not only will we go far, but we'll go soon. 80. __________
Seem believable? You know, it’s not unreasonable to think that you might spend a couple of weeks vacationing in space or, who knows, maybe move on to another planet. I mean, who thought that Neil Armstrong was gonna walk on the moon, right? When he took those first steps, they seemed like real small
steps, and if we start moving into another planets on our solar system, there are gonna be in small steps, too, but then, when we look back at the big picture, it’s gonna seem like a giant leap. 81. __________
In our ever-shrinking world, it seems there are no more hills to climb, no new oceans to cross. Modern
adventures are looking more and more to the heavens as the next explorable frontier (疆界) . 82. __________
That adventure includes some fantastic ideas. Space hotel projects are in development across the country.
Space Island Group of California plans to use empty fuel tanks and a space shuttle (区间内往返的车辆) to build a giant space hotel that will orbit the moon. The hotel could house up to 300 space guests, with a view that would be out of this world.
83. __________
The desire to vacation or adventure in space seems to be realistically within our reach. Is the space of our
tomorrow filled with private rockets and space hotel?
第II卷
I Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words.（用单词的适当形式填空,答案写在答题纸上）
( 1% * 7 = 7 %)
84. With the rapid growth of population, the city __________(spread) in all directions in the past five years. 85. This is Ted’s photo. We miss him a lot. He __________(kill) trying to save a child in the earthquake. 86. This time yesterday, they __________ (have) lunch. 87. — When will you come to see me, Dad?
— I will go to see you when you __________ (finish) the training course. 88. Visitors__________ (request) not to touch the exhibits.
89. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you __________ (see) advertisements showing happy families. 90. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt__________ (leave) for London to attend a meeting.
II. Translation 1（根据所给的中文译文,在空格内填写适当的内容,每空一词,答案写在答题纸上） ( 1 % * 6 = 6 %)
91. 起初，我没有意识到已经冒犯了她。
At first, I __________ __________ __________ __________ having offended her. 92. 华盛顿，美国的一个州，是为了纪念最伟大的美国总统之一而命名的。
Washington, a state in the US, was named __________ __________ __________ one of the greatest American presidents.
93. 在我们开始经济改革的时候，必然会遭到某些传统势力的阻碍。
It is inevitable that certain traditional forces will get __________ __________ __________while we are starting the __________ __________.
94. 过去我们对他此行的目的很茫然，但现在我们清晰地知晓了。
We were quite__________ __________ __________as to the object of his trip, but now we see it quite clearly. 95. 所有的药品应该放在孩子们够不到的地方。
All medicine should be kept __________ __________ __________ of children.
III. Translation 2（根据所给的中文，将整个句子翻译成英语，答案写在答题纸上）(4%) 96.他已经决定待在这儿，所以说服他走很难。(decide)