(A)

　　The Chinese New Year is not

　　1 without understanding the Chinese calendar. The Chinese calendar 2 both the Gregorian and lunar calendar systems, where the latter divides the year into twelve months of twenty-nine and a half days each. Chinese tradition 3 harmony and balance, which is epitomized in the Chinese calendar as both the Lunar and Solar cycles are 4 by incorporating the 5 of the moon and the path of the sun.

　　It is said that the Xia people 6 the Chinese calendar around 2,205 BC. The ability to

　　7 the seasons, especially the arrival of spring, is 8 to an agrarian society. This was done by

　　9 the length of the shadow made by a pole. Ancient astronomers calculated the seasons into 24 intervals of roughly 15 days each; however,

　　10 in the earth's rotations makes summer intervals slightly longer than winter intervals.

　　1. A. perfectB. complete

　　C. finishedD. true

　　2. A. is made up of B. consists of

　　C. is comprised ofD. is including

　　3. A. propagandasB. generalizes

　　C. emphasizesD. speaks of

　　4. A. harmonizedB. combined

　　C. causedD. led

　　5. A. partsB. areaC. roundD. phases

　　6. A. producedB. created

　　C. adjustedD. adopted

　　7. A. perceiveB. discover

　　C. conceiveD. determine

　　8. A. vitalB. significant

　　C. fatalD. critical

　　9. A. makingB. varying

　　C. measuringD. calculating

　　10. A. modificationB. corporation

　　C. adaptationD. variation

　　(B)

　　London-Scientists have developed a(n) 1 lie detector technique which 2 mini hot flushes around the eyes and could 3 truth tests becoming standard at airport check-in.

　　In the new tests developed by scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, a high 4 thermal-imaging camera 5 a person's face to see if they blush when answering a question. In 6 , blood should rush to the eye area of liars, researcher James Levine said, while the innocent remain coolly and calmly 7 .

　　Experiment in which 20 people were randomly asked to stab a mannequin, rob it of $20 and then 8 their innocence, showed the technique to be as effective as existing lie detector, or polygraph test.

　　The polygraph has long been considered for increasing security at airport but current technology, which links tiny changes in heart and breathing rates to blood pressure and sweating, takes too long to 9 , making it 10 for large numbers of people.

　　1. A. simultaneousB. simulating

　　C. stimulantD. instant

　　2. A. picks in B. picks at

　　C. picks upD. picks out

　　3. A. be resulted inB. result from

　　C. lead to D. be caused by

　　4. A. definitionB. standard

　　C. evaluationD. assessment

　　5. A. stares atB. peers

　　C. photosD. scans

　　6. A. practiceB. theory

　　C. researchD. methodology

　　7. A. indifferentB. objective

　　C. conspiredD. unaffected

　　8. A. commitB. profess

　　C. confessD. admit

　　9. A. processB. control

　　C. manipulateD. elaborate

　　10. A. invalidB. inaccessible

　　C. unavailableD. impractical

　　参考答案：(A)1-5 BCCAD 6-10 BDACD

　　(B)1-5 DCCAD 6-10 BDBAD

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