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1、I Vocabulary Unit 12 1 Even if you are driving on an expressway you have to keep in mind there s a to speed A restrict B timid C confine D limit 2 Today s students are citizens of a more real cosmos than those citizens conceptualized by students of a ago A delicate B decade C dedicate D delivery 3 C

2、ausal reasoning is a in which we go from cause to effect or vice versa that is we reason from what we know to what we want to find out A process B progress C procession D promotion 4 She made an trip to Paris before she reached the age of sixty A actual B animate C annual D adult 5 Today s advertise

3、ments are meant to be attractive but too many of them make things A unreal B unappealing C insensitive D incapable 6 Television has become an indispensable means of entertainment which many people to while away their spare time A come up with B live up to C count on D cast light on 7 Death is to a m

4、an but its significance varies from person to person A integral B suitable C inevitable D compatible 8 No one can function properly if they are of adequate sleep A deprived B ripped C stripped D contrived 9 His union members declined since his failure to strive higher wages for them A determination

5、of B description against C depression upon D influence over 10 Currently people s obsession 迷 戀 with thinness is also by health concerns A blazed B fueled C ignited D exploded 11 Every day we grow and have new experiences We constantly learn by reading watching television with other people and so fo

6、rth A interrupting B interchanging C interacting D interfering 12 More and more scholars as well as businessmen are focusing on the question why e books p books A beat out B beat off C beat down D beat away 13 The CEO and some other company executives are discussing how to the new procedures into th

7、e work outline A intrigue B integrate C interpret D enterprise 14 Franklin D Roosevelt argued that the current depression stemmed from the American economy s flaws A underlining B vulnerable C vulgar D underlying 15 A recent report by NASA reveals that as the star rotates on its own axis the beams i

8、n space like searchlight beams A sweep around B sweep along C sweep aside D sweep over 16 British scientists are developing a robot to work in toxic environments that can its own power by eating and digesting flies A create B generate C emit D amplify 17 The Andersons have not yet and I doubt if the

9、y will now A shown off B shown up C shown round D shown in show up 18 A Internet users are increasingly turning to e government sites to carry out their business with government But Internet users and non users alike value having more than one way to with government A get along with B get angry with

10、 C get in touch with D get tired of 19 In practice it is always the case that the solution to a problem in research A lay B lies C finds D lays 20 The liberal philosophy holds that enduring governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves that a government only to its own conscience is n

11、ot for long tolerable A responsible B liable C reliable D inevitable II Reading Comprehension 3 passages Passage 1 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large The same problem on a smaller scale faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create now

12、jobs There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know and while banks may agree to provide short term finance they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long term projects So companies turn to the public inviting people to le

13、nd them money or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institutions both at home and overseas When the saver

14、needs his money back he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it Instead he sells his shares through a stockbroker 證卷經(jīng)紀(jì)人 to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or

15、 by local authorities Without hospitals roads electricity telephones railways this country could not function All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development of they are to serve us properly requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone The government local autho

16、rities and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending and they too come to the Stock Exchange There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise

17、money to finance new development In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance 1 Almost all companies involved in new production and development must A depend

18、on the population as whole for finance B rely on their own financial resources C persuade the banks to provide long term finance D borrow large sums of money from friends and people they know 2 The money that enables these companies to make progress with their projects is A invested in different com

19、panies on the Stock Exchange B raised by the sellings of shares in the companies C repaid to its original owners as soon as possible D exchanged for part ownership in the Stock Exchange 3 When the savers want their money back they A transfer their money to a more successful company B look for other

20、people to borrow money from C put their shares in the company back on the market D ask another company to obtain their money for them 4 All the important services which we depend on are A unable to provide for the needs of the population B in constant need for financial support C run by the governme

21、nt or our local authorities D financed wholly by rates and taxes 5 The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the government local authorities and nationalized industries A to borrow as much money as they can B to be certain that everybody lends money to them C to raise money to finance new developmen

22、ts D to make certain everybody saves money Passage 2 Have you ever been startled by a loud noise or by someone appearing suddenly behind you on a dark night or by a snake in the grass Do you remember the sudden tight feeling in your chest the way your heart started to pound the way you seemed to bre

23、athe more rapidly Such reactions occurred because you were frightened Your brain sent a signal to the special gland 腺 in your body called the adrenal 腎上的 gland Other parts of your body were involved too but the adrenal gland has a very special function The adrenal gland is located on top of your kid

24、ney Since you have two kidneys you also have two adrenal glands Each adrenal gland is divided into two parts a cortex 外皮 and a medulla 髓質(zhì) The cortex forms the outer shell the medulla forms the central core Both the cortex and the medulla secrete 分泌 hormones but they have different functions The cort

25、ex produces more than forty different chemical compounds and hormones All these things are essential to sustain life The medulla secretes adrenalin also called epinephrine the hormone that prepares the body for emergencies When you are suddenly faced with a dangerous or stressful situation part of y

26、our brain instantly sends a signal to the adrenal gland and all sorts of things begin to happen in your body The medulla releases an extra amount of adrenalin into the bloodstream The adrenalin is carried rapidly throughout the body stimulating other glands and systems 1 In this passage the author i

27、s mainly discussing the function of A the human brain B glands and systems in the body C the cortex of the adrenal gland D the medulla of the adrenal gland 2 Which of the following is NOT true A The adrenal gland is located on top of the kidney B Each kidney is composed of two adrenal glands C The m

28、edulla is inside the cortex D The cortex and the medulla have different functions 3 It is that mainly helps you respond to a dangerous or stressful situation A the special function of the adrenal gland B a signal sent by your brain C all stimulated parts of your body D All of these 4 What could be s

29、aid about the adrenalin A It is secreted by the kidneys into the bloodstream B It is the hormone that prepares the body for emergencies C It is the only useful hormone produced in the body D It is essential to sustain life 5 What do you suppose the author will go on to discuss in the following parag

30、raphs A the brain system B functions of the kidneys C reactions of the body to stress and danger D other human organs related to the kidneys Passage 3 The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cott

31、ages appointed pink or white the sight over the rolling hills of pretty collection of thatched farm buildings these are still common sights in parts of England Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part pf the attraction of the English countryside Thatching is in fact the old

32、est of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles Although thatch has always been used for cottages and farm buildings it was once used for castles and churches too Thatching is solitary craft which often runs in families The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very l

33、ittle since the Middle Ages Over 800 full time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in wint

34、er In fact if we look at developing countries over half the world lives under thatch but they all do it in different ways People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings However they may lack the money to allow them to import t

35、he necessary materials Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months Thatch which has done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years and is an effective defiance against the heat 1 Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English country

36、side A Narrow streets lined with pink of white houses B Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings C Cottages with thatched roofs D Churches with cottages around them 2 What do we know about thatching as a craft A It is a collective activity B It is practiced on farms all over England C It is quite di

37、fferent from what it used to be D It is in most cases handed down among family members 3 Thatched houses are still preferred because of A their style and comfort B their durability C their easy maintenance D their cheap and ready made materials 4 People in developing countries also live under thatch

38、 because A thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction B thatched roof houses are the cheapest C thatch is an effective defense against the heat D they like thatched houses better than other buildings 5 We can learn from the passage that A thatched cottages in England have been passed down from a

39、ncient times B thatching is a building craft first created by the English people C the English people have a special liking for thatched houses D most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides III 漢譯英 近年來 由于求職人數(shù)增多 有些人建議讓需要靠工作謀生的未婚婦女來代替家務(wù)繁 重的女工 全國婦聯(lián) the All China National Women s Federati

40、on 強(qiáng)烈反對這種觀點(diǎn) 認(rèn)為女 工已經(jīng)成為勞動大軍中必不可少的力量 解決就業(yè)問題要靠擴(kuò)大生產(chǎn)來提供機(jī)會 而不是 讓她們回家去 Reference Translation In recent years as the number of job hunters has been increasing some people suggest replacing those women workers overwhelmed by housework with unmarried young girls who need work to earn their living Strongly oppo

41、sing this view the All China National Women s Federation maintains that women workers have become an indispensable part of our labor force and that the solution to the problem is but to expand production so as to create new jobs rather than send them back home 1 Should Adults Play Online Games Unit 14 2 My View on Human Cloning Unit 13 3 On White Collar Crime Unit 11 4 My View on Genetically Modified Food Unit 7 5 The Difficulties in the Management of a Multinational Company Unit 4 6 The Importance of Cross Cultural Communication Unit 1