第1部分：詞匯選項 (第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)

　　下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語畫有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項中選擇1個與畫線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　1 It is obvious that he will win the game．

　　A likely B possible

　　C clear D probable

　　2 The earth moves around the sun．

　　A before B round

　　C after D over

　　3 Did anyone call when l was out?

　　A everyone

　　C nobody

　　B someone

　　D anybody

　　4 It took us a long time to mend the house．

　　A build B destroy

　　C design D repair

　　5 I don’t quite follow what she is saying．

　　A observe B understand

　　C explain D describe

　　6 We can no longer tolerate his actions．

　　A put up with B accept

　　C take D receive

　　7 Loud noises can be irritating．

　　A hateful B painful

　　C stimulating D annoying

　　8 In the background was that eternal hum

　　A long B never-ending

　　C boring D extensive

　　9 The Constitution’s vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when

　　circumstances change

　　A imprecise B apparent

　　C clear D easy

　　10Gambling is lawful in Nevada．

　　A enjoyable B irresistible

　　C legal D profitable

　　11These are the motives for doing it

　　A reasons B excuses

　　C answers D replies

　　12The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A extends B stretches

　　C broadens D bends

　　13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics．

　　A error B puzzle

　　C attraction D contradiction

　　14 With immense relief I stopped running．

　　A no B little

　　C scarce D enormous

　　15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain B improve

　　C preserve D protect

　　第2部分：閱讀判斷 (第16—22題，每題1分，共7分)

　　閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請在答題卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請在答題卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請在答題卡上把C涂黑。

　　They Say Ireland’s the Best

　　Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005．a(chǎn)ccording to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week．

　　The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the

　　principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being．

　　The index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political

　　stability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and

　　community 1ife”

　　Despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traffic congestion(擁擠)，gender inequality and the high cost of living．Ireland scored an impressive 8．33 Points out 0f 10．

　　That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland．which managed 8．07．Zimbabwe．

　　troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3．89points．

　　“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued．”the report said，"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩潰)in

　　traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact．”

　　“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new

　　with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old，such as stable family and community life”

　　The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics．

　　No．2 on the 1ist is Switzerland．The other nations in the top 10 are Norway．Luxembourg．

　　Sweden,Australia，Iceland，Italy,Denmark and Spain．

　　The UK is positioned at No．29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and

　　family breakdown recorded in official statistics．The US，which has the second highest per capita

　　GDP(人均國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值)after Luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey China was in the

　　Lower half of the league at 60th

　　16 For 2，005 years，Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　20 Ireland is positioned at No 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new

　　with some good elements of the old

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　2l To measure life quality is easy．

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries．

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　第3部分：概括大意與完成句子 (第23~30題，每題1分，共8分)

　　閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：(1)第23~26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2—5段每段選擇1個正確的小標題；(2)第27~30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正確選項，分別完成每個句子。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　Even Intelligent People Can Fail

　　1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how

　　often they failed．Turn oil a light，take a photograph，watch TV,search the web，jet across the

　　Pacific Ocean．talk on a cellphone(手機)．The innovators who left us these things had to find the

　　way to success through a maze(錯綜復雜)of wrong turns．

　　2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edison’s

　　success in heating n thin line to white，hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，US．He did

　　that on October 22．1879．a(chǎn)nd followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common

　　cardboard alight(點亮著的)in an airless space for 45 hours．Three years later he went on to light

　　up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan，even though only one of the six power plants in

　　his design worked when he turned it on，on September 4，1882．

　　3 “Many of 1ife’S failures”the supreme innovator said．“are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”Before that magical moment in October 1879．

　　Edison had worked out no fewer than 3．000 theories about electric light．But in only two cases did

　　his experiments work．

　　4 N0 one likes failure，but the smart innovators learn from it．Mark Gumz．the head of the

　　camera maker Olympus America Inc．a(chǎn)ttributes some of the company’S successes in technology

　　to understanding failure．His popular phrase is：“You only fail when you quit”

　　5 0ver two centuries,the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That is

　　another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing．Walt

　　Disney,the founder of Disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he

　　was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$1．50 to get his shoes from the

　　repair shop．Pioneering Car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of

　　another before he developed the Model T Car．

　　6 Failure is harder to bear in today’s open,accelerated world．Hardly any innovation works

　　the first time But an impatient society and the media want instant success When American

　　music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time，a critic said nastily that the only

　　difference between Geffen Records (Geffen’s company)and the Titanic(the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music．Actually，it wasn’t．After four years of 10sses．Geffen had so many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself．

　　第4部分：閱讀理解(第31～45題，每題3分，共45分)

　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個選項。請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容從每題所給的4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　第一篇

　　Two People，Two Paths

　　You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s

　　sure that they need to turn 1eft．But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better

　　sense of direction?Men or women?

　　They both do,a new study says．but in different ways．

　　Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their

　　way．Men look quickly at landmarks f地標)and head off in what they think is the right direction

　　Women．however．try to picture the whole route in detail and then f01low the path in their head，

　　“Women tend to be more detailed．”said Edward Cornell，who led the study。“while men

　　tend to be a little bit faster and…a little bit more intuitive(直覺感知的)”

　　In fact．said Cornell．“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．

　　The first is the“survey method，’．This is when you see an area from above，such as a printed

　　map You can see．for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the

　　supermarket is on its right

　　The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．Yon start

　　from the hospital．then turn 1eft．turn right，go uphill—and then you see the supermarket．

　　Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route

　　and follow directions

　　Both work．a(chǎn)nd neither is better

　　Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history．They argue it is because

　　of the difference in traditional roles．

　　In ancient times．young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt The trip

　　took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．The only way to know where you were was to

　　use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains．the 1akes and so on．

　　The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．These

　　activities were much closer to home but required learning well—used paths．So，women’s sense of space was based on learning certain routes

　　31 When finding his way Dad tends to rely on

　　A his intuitive knowledge

　　B his book knowledge．

　　C Mum’s assistance．

　　D the police’s assistance，

　　32 Women are more likely to use

　　A 山e survey method

　　B the traditional method．

　　C the route method

　　D the right method．

　　33 Which works better．the route method or the survey method?

　　A The survey method

　　B 111e route method．

　　C Either．

　　D Neither

　　34 Which of the following is NOT a landmark?

　　A Along river．

　　B A high mountain．

　　C A magnificent church

　　D A path in your head

　　35 Women developed a sense of space out of the need

　　A to go fishing．

　　B to go hunting．

　　C to learn well-used paths．

　　D to go swimming．

　　第二篇

　　Dancing in the Streets

　　If there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet，it is the Rio Carnival(狂歡節(jié))．

　　Held in Rio de Janeiro．the country’s biggest city．the carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momo—the Lord of Misrule(無序之皇)

　　On his orders，each year people turn the city into a paradise of dance and music．The

　　following six days are so fun of parades，street dancing，fantastic clothes and partying(聚會)that

　　many people forget about eating and sleeping

　　“It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me settle down in

　　Rio．”said Bob Nadkarni．a(chǎn) British man who has lived in the city for several years For many

　　Brazilians．the centrepiece of the carnival is samba(桑巴舞)，a typical Brazilian dance．Every

　　year,tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy iu the streets．

　　following the beat(節(jié)拍)of the Latin music．

　　The climax to this street party is the float(彩車)parade，in which floats decorated with tons

　　of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the city．On the

　　top of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen，who is chosen at the end of the party．

　　while most people are free to enjoy the celebrations。Rio’s police officers have to keep a

　　clear head．Following the murder of three offlcers in a gunfight early last week，the Brazilian

　　Government has tightened security in Rio．The street fighting，robbery and sex crimes that

　　accompany the carnival are very difficult to police．

　　Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves，in honour of the city’s founder who was said to have been raised by a she—wolf．Brazil gave new life to this tradition and so．despite the troubles．the carnival will remain a symbol of the country’s culture．

　　36 According to the passage．during the Carnival people in Rio did all of the following

　　EXCEPT

　　A dancing in the streets．

　　B putting on colorful clothes

　　C eating a lot of food．

　　D holding exciting parades．

　　37How long does the carnival last?

　　A Six days．

　　B A whole week．

　　C Eight days

　　D The whole of February

　　38The word“centerpiece’’in the 3rd paragraph means

　　A the most important part．

　　B the middle part

　　C the central part of the city

　　D the most attractive decoration

　　39According to the passage，Bob Nadkami is

　　A a Brazilian who has come back from Britain．

　　B a British man who visits Rio for the carnival．

　　C a British man who has come to live in Brazil．

　　D a Brazilian who is attracted by the carnival．

　　Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

　　A The earliest carnivals were held in ancient Rome

　　B Carnivals were originally a tradition of the Brazilians

　　C Carnivals were originally a tradition of the Romans．

　　D The Brazilians have integrated the Roman carnival into their culture．

　　第三篇

　　More Than a Ride to School

　　The National Education Association claims，“The sch001 bus is a mirror of the community．”

　　They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflect

　　the reality of a chosen community．They are right．a(chǎn)nd sometimes it reflects more!Just ask Liesl

　　Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl．

　　Bruce Hardy,school bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since

　　kindergarten Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her

　　new residence，she requested to ride the same bus．

　　This year Lieslis a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says．“It s been a

　　great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener．

　　Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important．Mr．

　　Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important．”Her friends Ashley

　　Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree

　　Bmce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975．This year he will

　　celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation．Company President，Larry Althouse

　　acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record．“Yon do not come by employees like Bruce

　　these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．Recognized in

　　2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，

　　HardY’s reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the

　　students that ride his bus．”

　　Althouse further added．“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has

　　been providing quality transportation ever since．My grandfather started the business with one

　　bus A1thouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and

　　safe service to our local sch001 and community and looks forward to continuing to provide

　　quality service for many more years to come．’’

　　Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed．Thanks to drivers like

　　Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother Carol

　　also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District．

　　41 The word‘‘mirror”in the first line could be best replaced by

　　A “vehicle”

　　B ‘‘device”

　　C “company”

　　D “reflection”．

　　42 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?

　　A For 30 years．

　　B For 70 years

　　C Since 1ast year．

　　D Since 2000．

　　43 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?

　　A He is c001．

　　B He is a good friend．

　　C He is impatient

　　D He has driven 350．000 accident free miles．

　　44 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?

　　A Larry Althouse．

　　B Althouse’s grandfather．

　　C Liesl’s mother．

　　D Ashley Batista．

　　45 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?

　　A Making as much money as possible．

　　B Building up its fame

　　C Developing its business．

　　D Providing the local community with quality service．

　　第5部分：補全短文 (第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)

　　閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　Every Dog Has His Say

　　Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say．Whenever she put on

　　makeup，it would pull at her sleeve___(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small

　　electronic gadget(裝置)．The following“human”translation appears on its screen：“Please take

　　me with you”“I realized that’s how he was feeling．”says Fukuda

　　The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed

　　when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation

　　machine in 2002．But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it．____(47)

　　“Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara．“We

　　spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could

　　understand dogs?”

　　Bowlingual has two pars____(48) The translation is done in the gadget using a

　　database containing every kind of bark．

　　Based 011 animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire．___(49)In this way, the database

　　scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．

　　When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow wow”．

　　___(0) It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed(嗅)

　　at the visitor

　　The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up

　　to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．

　　A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to the gadget held by the owner．

　　B Nobody really knows how a dog feels

　　C This translated as “Don’t come this way”

　　D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer~

　　E Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows．

　　F Each one of these emotions is then linked t0 a phrase like“Let’s play”。“Look at me”，or“Spend more time with me”

　　第6部分：完形填空 (第51～65題，每題i分，共15分)

　　閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　Where Did All the Ships Go?

　　The Bermuda Triangle(三角區(qū))is one___(51)the greatest mysteries of the sea．

　　In this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes

　　___(52)to disappear more often than in____(53)parts of the ocean．And they

　　do so___(54)leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies．

　　It is___(55)that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange

　　happenings in the area．His compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and a

　　wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away．

　　The most famous disappearanceinthe Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval(海軍的)Air

　　Flight 19.___(56)December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men____(57)

　　on a training mission from the Florida coast．Later that day,all communications with Flight 19

　　were lost They just disappeared without a trace．

　　The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history．

　　But they found nothing．

　　Some people blame the disappearances_____(58)supernatural(超自然的)forces．

　　It is suggested the____(59)ships and planes were either transposed to other times and

　　places，kidnapped(綁架)by aliens(外星人)____(60)attacked by sea creatures．

　　There are____(61)natural explanations，though．The US Navy says that the

　　Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth_____(62)a magnetic compass(指南針)

　　points towards true north______(63)magnetic north,____(64),planes and ships

　　can lose their way if they don’t make adjustments

　　The area also has changing weather and is known_____(65)its high waves.Storms

　　can tum up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship．Fast currents could then sweep away any trace

　　of an accident.

　　51 A from B of C about D on

　　52 A often B look C sometimes D seem

　　53 A rest B another C other D others

　　54 A without B by C from D upon

　　55 A saying B say C said D says

　　56 A On B In C From D Since

　　57 A took up B took on C took out D took off

　　58 A for B about C on D from

　　59 A missing B missed C miss D misses

　　60 A and B or C nor D neither

　　61 A also B no C barely D hardly

　　62 A which B there C where D that

　　63 A in stead of B except C but D out of

　　64 A Similarly B Furthermore C However D Therefore

　　65 A as B for C by D from

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