This region is thought to contain one quarter of the world's untapped oil and gas 12B, and there's stiff competition 13D them. America, Canada, Denmark and Norway have all staked territorial claims in the Arctic, and 14C has Russia. Three years ago, a Russian 15C planted a titanium flag 16D the ocean floor 17A the North Pole. It was a symbol of Moscow's 18A to protect what it sees as its national interest.
In Moscow this week scientists, businessmen and politicians 19 C Arctic nations will discuss co-operation, but they're also expected to push their countries' 20B in the region. 11. A. in B. at C. on D. off 12. A. sources B. reserves C. stores D. savings 13. A. in B. at C. as D. for 14. A. as B. like C.so D. such 15. A. trip B. journey C. expedition D. mission 16. A. in B. at C. for D. on 17. A. beneath B. down C. low D. into 18. A. determination B. faith C. courage D. bravery 19. A. away B. off C. from D. towards 20. A. speech B. claims C. assertion D. accounts
III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item) 从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
To have the camera installed in the back of his head, Iraqi-born Wafaa Bilal had to undergo a painful surgical procedure to tuck the camera firmly under his scalp. The camera is at least small - just the size of a thumbnail and less than an inch thick - but it will be switched on 24 hours a day for an entire year.
The camera will take a photograph every single minute, digitally capturing every aspect of Wafaa Bilal's life.
The images will then be beamed from New York, where the artist lives, to the Middle East, where the photographs will be displayedat Qatar's new Arab Museum of Modern Art.
The artist says the project will raise important social, political and artistic questions, and has vowed to go about his daily life as normal.
But he admits some things, like sleeping for example, will be a bit tricky. He now has to sleep sitting upright, and cannot use a pillow. There's also the question of privacy. Wafaa Bilal says dinner party invitations have already started drying up.
21. Where will the camera be installed?(D)
A. In the back of the artist?s head, inside the cap.
B. On the back of the artist?s head, attached to a cloth. C. In the back of the artist?s head, outside the cap. D. In the back of the artist?s head, under the scalp. 22. What will the artist do with the camera?(C) A. To record his life in Iraq.
B. To record his life in another country in the middle east. C. To record his life in New York. D. To record his life in Hollywood.
23. Which of the following can be used to describe the artist?s life after the installation?(A)
A. Normal but somewhat tricky. B. Strange and mysterious. C. Lonely and painful. D. Popular and outlandish.
24. Which has already been changed in the artist?s life?(C) A. Thinking and working.
B. Thinking and photographing. C. Socializing and sleeping D. Publishing the photographs
25. Where will the photographs be displayed?(C) A. New York. B. Iraq. C. Qatar
D. Iraq and Qatar
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
It began with three friends searching for an easier way to share videos. One - Jawed Karim - uploaded the site's first clip - a movie of himself dressed in an anorak at San Diego Zoo.
By the end of its first year YouTube was broadcasting 25 million videos a day and it was soon bought by the internet giant Google. In 2010 24 hours of video are now uploaded every minute.
The site's also become an important political tool - almost a million people watched a wounded girl dying during protests in Iran in July 2009. President Barack Obama successfully used the site during his election campaign.
Thousands of teenagers around the world have also used the site to upload embarrassing videos of friends and its creators have been forced to deny claims that it's encouraged bullying.
With online habits and fads constantly changing no one's sure what the next five years hold for YouTube. Some believe it could end up as a TV channel beamed into our living rooms. Others predict it will be overtaken by new technology and dumped on the internet scrap heap.
26. What is this passage mainly about?(B) A. The birth of Google. B. The origin of YouTube. C. The origin of a TV channel.
D. The story of photograph sharing. 27. Which of the following is correct?(C) A. Google has devised a TV channel. B. Google has devised YouTube.
C. YouTube was born quite unexpectedly. D. YouTube was as old as Google.
28. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Google and YouTube?(B)
A. YouTube has been a product of Google.
B. YouTube was born independent of Google and later was bought by Google. C. Google designed YouTube. D. Google does not own YouTube.
29. Which of the following is correct about YouTube videos?(D) A. A special team of three people makes programs to broadcast. B. Google makes programs online. C. YouTube buys videos to broadcast.
D. People broadcast their own recordings online via YouTube. 30. Which of the following best describes YouTube?s future?(A) A. Uncertain. B. Bright.
C. Full of hope. D. Bad
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The working week has begun in Christchurch but people in many parts of the city speak of aneerie quiet, with the streets still strewn withrubbleand shatteredglass. No buses are running and thousands of people are off work because the central business district remains cordoned off; some 90 buildings in this area have yet to be declared safe and police say there's a risk from falling masonry and glass.
Some residents are still without anywhere to stay; around 150 people had to spend another night in welfare centers. Schools are closed and sewageis leaking from broken pipes, threatening water supplies. Officials from the Ministry of Civil Defence say aftershocks have continued since Saturday, and the threat of more – up to a magnitude of six – will remain for the next week. Predicted gale-force winds never made it to
Christchurch on Sunday, but there's been heavy rain, doing nothing to help the clean up efforts.
31. What has happened to Christchurch?(B) A. It has had a robbery. B. It has had an earthquake. C. It has had a war. D. It has had a tsunami.
32. What does the street look like?(C) A. It is tidy.
B. It has too many visitors. C. It is filled with rubble. D. It is destroyed by the rain. 33. How are people doing in the city?(A) A. Most of them are not working. B. They are busy working. C. They stay at home.
D. Most of them are helping the police. 34. Which of the following is correct?(A)
A. It will take some time before transport can be recovered. B. The business center of the city remains in good condition. C. People can go into down easily. D. People all have places to live. 35. What is the weather like at the time?(C)
A. It is windy. B. It is cloudy. C. It is rainy. D. It is dry.
IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)
将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的此类、首字母及字母数目均已给出，请将完整的单词写在答题卡上。 36. 不足的, 菲薄的 a. meager 37. 细致的, 小心翼翼的 a. meticulous 38. 纪念, 庆祝v. observe 39. 操作,操纵n. manipulation
40. 随即,事先无准备地adv. off-handedly 41. 种植园,大农场 n. plantation 42. 剖面, 侧面 n. profile 43. 开创性地,有重大影响的a. seminal 44. 思想感情,感情 n. sentiment 45. 概述,总结,摘要v. summarize 46. 补助金,津贴 n. subsidy 47. 容忍,宽容n. tolerance 48. 辛苦 n. travail 49. 多方面的,多才多艺的versatile 50. 舰队,港湾,小河 n. fleet 51. 基础的,基本的 a. fundamental 52. 倒计时 n. countdown