standards by the Chinese factories involved. As a result China has not been required to carry the financial burden of this loss, “ Mr Li said.
Chinese Trade Data (billions USD)
58. In which month did Chinese airline companies buy many new planes? A. January. B. February. C. March. D. April. 59. What was the total value of goods imported into China in September 2007?
A.US$88.56 billion. B. US$114.48. C. US$177.5. D. US$185.65. 60. Why were most of Chinese toys recalled from the United States earlier this year?
A. They could not be sold because of low demand.
B. Because the toys were not well made by the factories.
C. Because the toys were not well designed by the toy company. D. Because they were to be resold in Europe instead.
61. Which area has seen the greatest increase in demand for Chinese goods?
A. America. B. Asia. C. Africa. D. Europe.
62. By how much did the value of Chinese exports increase between August and September 2007?
A. Less than16.1%.
B. More than 16.1%. C. Exactly 33.5%. D. About 67%.
(D)
Scientists have found a gene that controls how long mammals live, a discovery which
could one day lead to treatments to hold off ageing and its related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.
Experiments on male mice showed that those without a gene called IRS-1 lived 20%
longer and had much healthier lives. Female mice without the gene had even better results, living 30% longer on average. In addition to longer lives, the mice without IRS-1 were much healthier than normal mice as they aged - they had brighter eyes, stronger hearts and healthier skin and bones.
Dominic Withers, who led the study, said: \
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long mammals live, and it may point to methods of slowing down ageing in humans.\
David Gems, another of the study's authors, said the work on IRS-1 in mice was the first
to show that mammals could stay healthy as they lived longer. \these animals we see that age-related illnesses come much later. Obviously, it's much harder to study these things with humans because we live so much longer, but this study and our other work on ageing are laying crucial scientific groundwork.\
If scientists find a way to control the IRS-1 gene in humans, the results could provide
great medical benefits. \on,\diseases.\
But he said the research would take another 10 years of working with mice before the
lessons could be use with humans. There are also still some negative effects to changing the IRS-1 genes – those mice were 20% smaller than normal mice, for example.
63. What is special about the newly discovered IRS-1 gene discussed in this passage?
A. It stops animals from dying.
B. It controls how long mammals live.
C. It lets people live longer and healthier lives. D. It cures illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
64 What is one of the possible disadvantages for humans in modifying the IRS-1 gene?
A. People may live longer but be ill more frequently. B. People will begin to look like other mammals.
C. People could be much smaller in size than they are today. D. Men may come to outnumber women in the population.
65. How long before scientists expect people to benefit from the finding?
A. Immediately. B. In the next 3 years.
C. Within the next 10 years. D. Over 10 years.
第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读下列 书籍的相关信息：
Book Reviews
(A) The Last Dance – By Howard Smith (2005) This is a murder mystery novel about a country town policeman?s investigation into the death of the town?s star football player in what seems to be a simple accident. As he digs deeper into the case the dangerous secret of the little town is reveled and the policeman?s
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(B) The Internet Yellow Pages - By Polly Jean (2006) The Internet frontier is changing from \can I click?\guide to children's Internet resources from someone worthy of that trust... The mom of public library Internet access. life becomes endangered. (C) (D) MacRae The Voyage – By Vincent Jones (2007) - By Robin MacNeil (1995) This is the life story of Joseph MacRae the Political reportage and Canadian diplomatic most powerful and evil crime boss in Britain. history flavour this story of a romance and its With interviews from many of MacRae?s crime effect on a marriage, a career, and the sense of partners and the police that unsuccessfully what it means to be free. MacNeil's history in pursued him for over 30 years, this book offers reporting makes the backdrop rich and an insight into one of the most important crime believable; an enjoyable read from someone figures in British history. you trust. (E) Normandy Beach – By Charles Edmonds (2001) Exciting description of the Allies storming Normandy Beach during the Second World War. Viewed by many as the turning point in the war, this book brings the reader as close as any book can to the death and horror that British, American and German soldiers faced. (F) Programming for the Internet – By Jeff Fenech (2007) Learn to design a web site or expand the functionality of you current site. This is an excellent introduction to web programming, providing a good foundation for html, php, cgi and many other web programming languages.
请阅读下列5个人的信息，然后匹配人物和他们想要买的书。
66. John Jones – John is a high school student with a passion for computers. But he has to turn off his computer for the next few days to write a report for his history class about a major war in history.
67. Sally Smothers – Sally enjoys reading novels, especially those about history or romance. She is going on a long train trip this weekend and wants to get something suitable to read on the journey.
68. Bill Bragg – Bill is a policeman, married with 2 children. He recently bought his kids a new computer with Internet access and is worried about them looking at unsuitable websites while they?re surfing the net.
69. Robbie Robertson – Rob is a computer programmer who enjoys nothing more on the weekend than switching off his phone, locking his doors and reading and thrilling war or crime novel undisturbed
70. Jill Jelly – Jill has long been fascinated with the world of crime and reads anything on that topic she can get her hands on. Her one requirement is that the stories must be true as she has no interest in reading fiction.
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参考答案
一．语言知识运用（每小题1分，共15分）
第一节1-5 CBABB 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 DCDBB 第二节： 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 16-20 C A A D A 21-25 B D D B C
第三节：语法填空 （共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分） 26. surfing 27. However 28. lucky 29. use 30. how 31. a 32. for 33. that/it 34. It 35. are trained
二．完形填空 （共15个空格，15分，每个空格1分）
36～40 B D B C A 41～45 B C A D D 46～50 B D C A C
三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） (A) 51～54 C D C B (B) 55～57 D A B (C) 58～62 D A C D B (D)63～65 B C D
第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 66～70 E D B A C
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