Passage 1

　　Human sympathy 1 whales is only natural of all the creatures in the sea. 2 are closer relatives to us than these warm-blooded mammals. And how they got into the sea is one of the most fascinating stories of 3 . Most authorities believe that 60 million years ago ancestors of modern whales were four-legged, wolf-size animals living on the sea shores, 4 an abundance of fish and shrimp tempted them to try wading. 5 ten to 15 million years, their bodies grew, forelegs shrank into flippers used for balance and steering and hind legs disappeared. As a result of some amazing transformations, they are now helpless on land.

　　If stranded on a beach, they can barely breathe.

　　With abundant 6 of food, whales grew into the largest creatures that lived, 7 larger than dinosaurs. A blue whale can grow to 100 feet. Its tongue is ten feet thick and heavier than an elephant.

　　Some arteries are big enough for a child to 8 . The half-ton heart has walls two feet thick and pumps eight tons of blood. 9 its size comes awesome strength. A blue whale swimming 10 15 knots generates 1,000 horsepower. 11 their size, these giants move at a good speed. An 18-ton whale can even 12 20 m.p.h., over short distances. A whale can 13 to 9,000 pounds of food a day. The world's biggest creature 14 itself almost entirely on shrimp-like krill smaller than a person's thumb.

　　Maternal instincts are also 15 . Because a calf is born underwater, the mother must get it to the surface before it 16 . Often another whale will help.

　　The mother pushes it gently 17 the baby is confident with its swimming-usually after about 30 minutes. If the calf is 18 , she may support it on her back until it gradually rots away. Like all mammals, whale babies

　　19 mother's milk. And the milk is more than 30-percent fat, over ten-percent protein, and the babies grow extremely fast. A blue whale calf lengthens 20 two inches a day and gains an average seven pounds per hour.

　　1. A. withB. toC. forD. in

　　2. A. NoneB. Not anyC. NobodyD. Nothing

　　3. A. revolutionB. resolution

　　C. solution D. evolution

　　4. A. whatB. whereC. whichD. when

　　5. A. For B. Over C. With D. Through

　　6. A. supportB. preparation

　　C. supplies D. provisions

　　7. A. littleB. fairly C. very D. far

　　8. A. swim through B. swim across

　　C. swim into D. swim within

　　9. A. FromB. For C. With D. Of

　　10. A. in B. with C. onD. at

　　11. A. Despite with B. Despite

　　C. Despite for D. Despite from

　　12. A. top B. cross

　　C. overcome D. speed

　　13. A. feed up B. eat up to

　　C. eat up D. feed up to

　　14.A. provides B. feeds

　　C. supplies D. offers

　　15. A. fast grown B. much trained

　　C. quite fostered D. highly developed

　　16. A. drownsB. drowns to death

　　C. drowns to be dead D. drowns itself

　　17. A. untilB. up to C. while D. unless

　　18. A. born to be dead B. born dead

　　C. born to death D. born died

　　19. A. feed with B. feed up

　　C. feed on D. feed from

　　20. A. withB. forC. asD. by

　　Passage 2

　　Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means 1 which products and services that are 2 limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network 3 of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, 4 labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices 5 up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product of service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in 6 everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.

　　If one 7 ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money 8 by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words 9 price is the money values of a product or service 10 agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, 11 as far as it goes. 12 a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money 13 must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be 14 with not only the money amount, 15 with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be 16 , the form of money to be used, the credit terms and dis-counts that apply to the transaction, guarantees 17 the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully 18 of all the factors that 19 the to-tal "package" being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may 20 a given price.

　　1. A. byB. ofC. inD. for

　　2. A. in B. of

　　C. about D. beyond

　　3. A. kept B. made

　　C. composed D. persisted

　　4. A. included B. excluding

　　C. excluded D. including

　　5. A. catchB. make C. endD. keep

　　6. A. / B. that C. whichD. what

　　7. A. were toB. was toC. wereD. was

　　8. A. sentB. paid C. offeredD. promised

　　9. A. asB. whichC. soD. that

　　10. A. asB. that C. which D. was

　　11. A. vainB. valid C. valiantD. vague

　　12. A. WithB. To C. For D. As

　　13. A. required B. involved

　　C. demanded D. withdrawn

　　14. A. familiar B. as

　　C. since D. when

　　15. A. also B. besides

　　C. and D. but

　　16. A. suspend B. made

　　C. expected D. advanced

　　17. A. of B. on C. in D. to

　　18. A. ignorant B. short

　　C. aware D. oblivious

　　19. A. comprise B. compromise

　　C. surmise D. premise

　　20. A. value B. evaluate

　　C. assess D. measure

　　Passage 3

　　It is the firm belief of astronomers 1 there are 2 creatures on other planets. It is also their earnest wish that some day 3 may be made with such creatures 4 sending messages in the 5 of radio signals. The 6 of communicating with people on other planets may one day come true since radio telescopes 7 .

　　Scientific project of various kinds are now 8 to 9 signals or to receive signals from 10 planets. The question now 11 : what 12 should be sent so that it could be understood? To send a message in any language would be impractical 13 it would certainly not be 14 . It is the opinion of scientists that a signal in the form of a simple arithmetic 15 might be understood. Scientists think that pictures might also be understood, so it 16 a good idea to send pictures of the people 17 our planet. Pictures of domestic animals together with various crops we 18 for our food might also be transmitted. Pictures of houses and buildings might 19 further information about our life and society. As time goes on, TV pictures might be sent which would further acquaint the beings on other planets 20 life and the level of civilization on our planet.

　　1. A. which B. what C. why D. that

　　2. A. alive B. lively C. living D. life

　　3. A. connection B. contact

　　C. touch D. relationship

　　4. A. from B. by C. with D. to

　　5. A. form B. type C. kind D. sort

　　6. A. nightmare B. dream

　　C. fancy D. imagination

　　7. A. being invented B. invented

　　C. have now invented D. have now been invented

　　8. A. launched B. being launched

　　C. to launch D. launching

　　9. A. send B. post C. deliver D. release

　　10. A. distant B. distance

　　C. far away D. far-reaching

　　11. A. rises B. arises C. occurs D. raises

　　12. A. sort of message B. sorts of message

　　C. sorts of messages D. message of sort

　　13. A. becauseB. as C. for D. since

　　14. A. intelligent B. unintelligent

　　C. intelligible D. unintelligible

　　15. A. logic B. form C. formula D. sequence

　　16. A. had to be B. would be

　　C. must have been D. was going to be

　　17. A. settling B. inhabiting

　　C. existing D. establishing

　　18. A. raise B. breed

　　C. manufacture D. reproduce

　　19. A. delay B. deliver

　　C. convey D. communicate

　　20. A. on B. as C. with D. about

　　Passage 4

　　At 11:10 p.m. people in Beijing and nearby provinces sit by their radios, phones ready, tuned into Life Line, a popular radio talks how the Beijing People's Broadcasting Station has aired since March 1, 1993. Listeners call in to discuss their problems, on the air, 1 the host or hostess of the show. This 2 program, and many others like it 3 the country, has become a sensation in China, 4 people a chance to share their 5 and hear about those of others. Since the early 1990s, many Chinese 6 telephones installed in their homes, opening a 7 for these kind of television or radio talk shows. 8 hot lines provide free and anonymous consultation to anyone who needs 9 . They have been arising all over major cities to enjoy great popularity. In Beijing alone there are as 10 as 30 such talk shows, 11 which Life Line is one of the most popular. Every night 12 broadcast time, the station receives a(n) 13 of 30 to 50 calls. Some people who have 14 telephones in their homes go to the streets 15 with their portable radios to find a(n) 16 phone. Listeners from outside Beijing 17 make long distance calls, hoping for a 18 to get some advice from an expert invited to be guest host or hostess by the radio station. The hot lines offer 19 on a wide range of 20 , but most of them offer psychological consultation.

　　1. A. onB. concerningC. aboutD. with

　　2. A. 50 minuteB. 50-minute

　　C. 50-minutes'D. 50 minute's

　　3. A. through B. of

　　C. across D. supplying

　　4. A. giving B. supplying

　　C. sending D. allowing

　　5. A. beliefs B. problems C. doubtsD. ideas

　　6. A. had had B. had

　　C. haveD. have had

　　7. A. doorB. companyC. marketD. business

　　8. A. TheseB. WhoseC. That D. What

　　9. A. someB. onesC. soD. it

　　10. A. much B. suchC. long D. good

　　11. A. in B. beforeC. ofD. from

　　12. A. on B. atC. forD. during

　　13. A. averageB. numberC. dozenD. couple

　　14. A. fewB. noC. several D. some

　　15. A. to armB. have armed

　　C. armedD. arming

　　16. A. publicB. suitable

　　C. freeD. unoccupied

　　17. A. sometimeB. onceC. even D. already

　　18. A. purposeB. chance

　　C. opportunityD. right

　　19. A. informationB. suggestions

　　C. knowledgeD. advice

　　20. A. topics B. subjects

　　C. coursesD. lessons

　　Passage 5

　　Non-infectious diseases 1 stroke, heart attacks and cancer will become the 2 cause of death worldwide within 25 years and poorer countries are not prepared 3 the shift, 4 two international reports 5 on Sunday. These diseases are 6 leading killers in rich nations, but are 7 the rise in poorer countries as people live longer and 8 lives.

　　9 some grim developments, like the world AIDS epidemic, SARS epidemic and the threat of other newly emerging diseases, overall life expectancy 10 .

　　11 2020, life expectancy at birth will be 71 years worldwide, and almost 88 years 12 women in industrialized countries.

　　"The findings across regions are 13 the view that we live a longer, healthier life," said Christopher Murray, a Harvard expert 14 co-authored one of the twin reports prepared for the World Health Organization and the World Bank.

　　The studies 15 help national health systems and the international aid agencies prepare for changes and set priorities through to the year 2020. One recommendation is more research and development, investing in 16 vaccine research or public health, such as 17 programmes.

　　As in the industrial world, heart attacks and cancer will become major killers in the poorer nations. That is partly 18 tobacco-related health problems, 19 are growing faster than the AIDS epidemic. Murray found that smoking-related deaths could nearly triple to 8.4 million a year worldwide.

　　In addition, 20 and other mental problems will become one of the top causes of disability. Though they cause only 1 percent of deaths, they are a key element in the overall "disease burden".

　　1. A. with B. like

　　C. assembling D. similar to

　　2. A. leading B. only

　　C. necessary D. essential

　　3. A. at B. with C. to D. for

　　4. A. that's why B. in addition to

　　C. according to D. even though

　　5. A. reported B. given

　　C. written D. released

　　6. A. the only B. still the

　　C. already the D. not the

　　7. A. in B. at C. on D. to

　　8. A. healthier B. more healthier

　　C. more healthful D. healthful

　　9. A. Although B. Despite

　　C. However D. But

　　10. A. is rising B. are rising

　　C. has risen D. have been raised

　　11. A. To B. At

　　C. By D. During

　　12. A. on B. to C. as D. for

　　13. A. contrary to B. agree with

　　C. keep to D. consistent with

　　14. A. whom B. who

　　C. that D. which

　　15. A. aims at B. aim at

　　C. aim to D. aims to

　　16. A. such as areas B. such areas

　　C. so much areas D. such areas as

　　17. A. anti-smoking B. non-smoking

　　C. unsmoked D. dissmoking

　　18. A. due to B. considering

　　C. owing to D. thanks to

　　19. A. that B. which C. they D. as

　　20. A. desperation B. depression

　　C. disappointment D. anxiety

　　Passage 6

　　Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They 1 that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the 2 man. But they insisted that its 3 results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the 4 of the English population. 5 contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a 6 agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.

　　This view, 7 , is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists 8 history and economics, have 9 two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was 10 by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for majority of the populace.

　　1. A. admitted B. believed

　　C. claimed D. predicted

　　2. A. plain B. average

　　C. mean D. normal

　　3. A. momentary B. prompt

　　C. instant D. immediate

　　4. A. bulk B. host

　　C. gross D. magnitude

　　5. A. On B. With

　　C. For D. By

　　6. A. broadly B. thoroughly

　　C. generally D. completely

　　7. A. however B. meanwhile

　　C. therefore D. moreover

　　8. A. at B. in

　　C. about D. for

　　9. A. manifested B. approved

　　C. shown D. speculated

　　10. A. noted B. impressed

　　C. labeled D. marked

　　参考答案：

　　Passage 1: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D

　　Passage 2: 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B

　　Passage 3: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C

　　Passage 4: 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D 11.C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A

　　Passage 5: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B

　　Passage6: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D

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