2012年全国大学生英语竞赛C类决赛赛卷

2012年全国大学生英语竞赛C类决赛赛卷

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2012年全国大学生英语竞赛2012NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudentsC类决赛赛卷(LevelC-Final)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Eachquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,B,andC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Whatdoesthewomenthinkaboutthejobapplication?A.Sheisnotquiteconfidentaboutit.B.Shehasgotbetterqualifications.C.Shemightbeluckytosucceed.2.Whydoesthewomansupportimmigration?A.Shethinksitisrighttoshareresources.B.Shethinksimmigrationbringsjobopportunities.C.Shethinksthey’vegotenoughimmigrants.3.Howdoesthewomanthinksaboutretirement?A.It’smostpeople’sdesire.B.Peopledon’tneedtoretireearly.C.Itshouldn’tbeseenasanillness.4.Whydostudentsjoinintheactivityof40-hourFamine?A.Toraisemoneyforbuyingfoodandwaterforpoorstudents.B.Topromoteawarenessofcherishingwhatonehasgotnow?C.Todrawattentiontopoorpeoplesufferingfromfamine.5.Whatdoesthewomanmostprobablydo?A.Sheisadirector.B.Sheisanactress.C.Sheisastudent.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation.therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Conversationone6.Howmanypre-constructedsectionsaremadeonland?A.54,000B.45,000C.50,0007.What’sthemaindifferencebetweenmaglevtrainsandconventionaltrains?A.Maglevtrainstravelonrails.B.Maglevtrainsdon’thavewheels.C.Maglevtrainstravelat300km/h.8.Whatwastheideaofmaglevtreesfirstlyinvented? A.InGermanyB.IntheUSA.C.IntheU.K.9.Whyaremaglevtreesfreeofnoise?A.Theydon’tuserails.B.Theyrununderwater.C.Theytravelathighspeed.10.Whatmightcausedamagetoanunderwatermaglevtrains?A.Shipsatsea.B.Atrainfromtheoppositedirection.C.Thepowerfulocean.Conversationtwo11.Whichorganizationdoestheguestworkfor?A.EngineerswithoutBorders.B.DoctorswithoutBorders.C.CareCanada.12.WhendidGeorgeandParkerstarttohavetheinspiration?A.Aftertheydroppedoutofschool.B.Aftertheystartedtheirwok.C.Aftertheygraduatedfromcollege.13.What’stheinitialideaforsettingupsuchanorganization?A.Topurifywaterindevelopingcountries.B.Toimprovepeople’slifewiththehelpofthchnology.C.Tohelppeopleinpoornationsgetmedicalcare.14.Whatwouldtheydowithnext-stateprojects?A.Toimplementsomeofthetechnologies.B.Toengagemoreengineers.C.Toconductmoreexperiments.15.Whoprovidethemwiththeseedfundingtokeeptheprojectgoing?A.Thegovernment.B.SuncorEnergyFoundationandOntarioPowerGeneration.C.Individualsincommunity.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.HowlongdidthefirstThanksgivingDaylast?A.Threeweeks.B.Twoweeks.C.Threedays.17.What’sthepurposeofAmericaJobsActcallingforcuttingwagetaxes?A.Topreventpublicemployeesfromlosingtheirjobs.B.Tocallforlessspendingonroadsandinfrastructure.C.Toencouragemorepeopletolookforjobs.18.Whydoestheproblemofdebtsaffectalotmorenationsthanjusttheonesthatarestrugglingwithmoney.A.Thenationsusethesamecurrency.B.Thenationshavejointbusinesscorporations.C.Thosenations’economiesareindependent.19.Howmuchmoneycaneachchildbeggarearnadayfortheirminders?A.Dozensofdollars. B.Hundredsofdollars.C.Adozenorsodollars.20.WhydidSpain’stopfootballersholdastrike?A.Leadingplayersgotkilledinarow.B.Twoimportantgameswerepostponed.C.Therewasapaydispute.SectionC(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.MillionsoftelevisionsetsandoldcomputermonitorstakentocivicamenitysiteasrubbisharebeingcollectedandshippedtoAfricaandAsia,anillegaltradeworth£7,000,000ayear,accordingtounpublishedreportbytheEnvironmentAgencyandthe(21)_______.Thebusinesscarriedoutbytotters–peoplewhosiftthroughrubbishforsaleableobjects–becomeillegalonthe1stofJanuary2002underEuropeanUnionlegislation(22)_______preventtoxicwastematerialbeingshippedtodevelopingcountries.Electronicequipment(23)_______leadedglasses,particularcomputersandtelevisions,werereclassifiedastoxicwaste.Theagencyisalarmedhalfamilliontelevisionsandasimilarnumberofcomputermonitorswhichpeoplethoughtwerebeing(24)_______inEnglandarebeingre-usedordumpedinthedevelopingworld.Theagencyisfindingthetradinghardtocontrolbutisplanningtopublishguidancetotheindustrysoon.Environmentgroupspointoutthisactionwillnotbe(25)_______tostopanillegalbusiness.ClaireWiltonofFriendsiftheEarthsaid,“Theagencyhasknownaboutthissituationfortwoyearsbuthasstill(26)______act.”ThecompaniesinvolvedinthisillegaltrademustbepreventfromdumpingBritain’stoxicwasteondevelopingcountries.Actionmustbetakennowtostoptheenvironmental(27)_______continuing.TheIndustryCouncilforElectronicRecyclingestimatethat11,000tons0foldTVsets,about500,000(28)_______,andasimilarnumberofoldcomputermonitorsfindtheirwaytodevelopingcountieseachyear.Manyarecannibalizedforsparepartsbutsomearerepairedandsoldtopeoplewhowouldnot(29)_______haveatelevisionorcomputer.TheIndustryCouncilforElectronicRecyclingdefendsitsmemberswhobuycomputersandotherofficeequipmentfromindustryandshipthemabroad,becauseunderEUruesthebusinessisillegaliftheyareworkingmodelsandintendedtobesoldonthesecond-handmarket.Theproblemarisewhenequipmentisthrownaway.Thelawsaysifitis(30)_______,evenifitmaybeworking,itmustbeclassedasrubbishandcannotberesoldtoadevelopingcountrybecauseitistechnicallytoxicwaste.PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Thepresident’seducationspeechescontained_______thetongueleadingtoapublicconfusionovereducationpolicy.A.aslideofB.aslipofC.askipofD.aglideof32.Theword“right”,inmostlanguage,isusuallyconnected_______themeaningof“correct”,whereasthewordsassociate_______“left”,generallyhavenegativemeanings.A.to;withB.with;toC.to;toD.with;with33.Gaspricerose4%inApril,a_______risebutthesmallestsinceJanuary. A.MightB.SevereC.SteepD.massive34.Itseemsaverysimplethingtotellthetruth,butbeyondallquestions,thereisnothing_______lying.A.halfsoeasyasB.sohalfeasyasC.halfeasyasD.soeasyashalf35._______untilrecently,peoplewhoarelefthandedhavebeenconsideredabnormal.A.UpB.UnlessC.DownD.Not36.Sorryabouttheloss.Butitwillgiveyousomereliefifyourhouseis_______againstfire.A.AssuredB.EnsuredC.InsuredD.pledged37.When_______inadownpourwithoutanumbrellaoraraincoat,mostpeoplewouldpickuptheirpace.A.SunkB.CaughtC.PlungedD.grabbed38.In1993,V.S.NaipoulwasawardedtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraturePrizein_______ofhislifetime’sachievement.A.IdentificationB.AcquaintanceC.RecognitionD.perspective39.Manylinguists_______thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovideduswithinnatelanguageAbilitynotfoundinlowerorganism.A.SuggestB.ClaimC.PromiseD.convince40.I’minaslightly_______positioninthatheisnotarrivinguntil12:00whichis3hourslate.A.TightB.WeirdC.AwesomeD.awkward41.Tactlessshemaybe,butungrateful_______thinkher.A.shouldnotyouB.shouldyounotC.notshouldyouD.youshouldnot42.Morethan30peoplediedinthetrainaccident,mostof_______arechildren.A.WhichB.themC.WhomD.that43.Headmitsthathisteamreally_______himtoplayaroleofresponsibility.A.lookforwardtoB.lookdownonC.lookuptoD.lookon44.—Doyouknowthestudentshavebeenprotestingagainsttheincreasedtuiton?—I’veheartabouttheprotest,but_______A.I’vejoinedinittosupportthestudents.B.Idon’tseeanygooditwilldo.C.Idoknowthereasonforit.D.Ithinkit’llbeagreatsuccess.45.—Ihearyouareajournalistnow,Paul.Thatmustbeexciting.—_______mostofthetime.Butlikealljobs,ithasitsdisadvantages.A.It’sboringB.It’sapieceofcakeC.IthasdrawbacksD.It’sabuzzPartⅢCloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Fillinginthefollowingblanksinoneofthethreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Thereisaphenomenonthatsociologistscallreferenceanxiety—or,morepopularly,keepingupwiththe(46)Jo_______.Accordingtothatthinking,mostpeoplejudgetheirpossessionsincomparisonwithothers’.People tendnottoaskthemselves,“Doesmyhousemeetmyneeds?”(47)Ins_______theyask,“Ismyhousenicerthanmyneighbor’s?”Ifyourtwo-bedroomhouseissurroundedbythreeandfour-bedroomhouse,withsome(48)ar_______thecornerdoingatear-downtobuildaMcMansion,yourreferenceanxietymayrise.Suddenlythattwo-bedroomhouse-onethatyourgrandparentsmighthaveconsideredquitenice,evenluxurious–doesn’tseemenough.Andsothemoneyyouspendonitstops(49)_______(provide)youwithasenseofwellbeing.Americans’soaringreferenceanxietyisaproductofthewideninggapinincome(50)_______(distribute).Inotherwords,thericharegettingricherfaster,andtherestofthepopulationarenonetoohappyaboutit.DuringmuchoftheU.S.history,the(51)_______(major)livedinsmalltownsorurbanareaswhereconditionsformostpeoplewereapproximatelythesame-hence,lowlevelanxiety.Also,mostpeopleknewrelativelylittleaboutthosewhowerelivinghigheronthehog.Butinthepastfew(53)de______,neweconomyforceshavechangedallthat.Rapidgrowthinincomeforthetop5percentofhouseholdshasbrought(54)_______asubstantialcohortofpeoplewholivenotablybetterthanthemiddleclassdoes,amplifyingourreferenceanxiety.Thatwealthierminorityisoccupyingever-largerhomesandspendingmoreoneachchangeofclotheswhenthemiddleisdoingO.K.InnationswithhighlevelsofincomeequalityliketheScandinaviancountries,well-beingtendstobehigherthaninnationswithunequalwealthdistributionsuchastheUnitedStates.PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Question56—60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.SeveralresearchgroupsintheUnitedStatesareconductinggeneticresearchaimedatretardingaging.Ifthebreakthroughsofrecentyearsareanythingtogoby,it’slikelythatwewillseeseveral-foldlongevityincreasesinmicewithinthenextdecadeorso.Alreadysuchgeneticmanipulationhasincreasedbyalmost50%thelifespanofflies.Resultsarealsopromisinginmammals;scientisthaveextendedlongevityinmiceby50%throughgeneticinterventions.Achievingsimilarresultsinhumanswillbeharder.Scientistshavealreadyidentifiedgenesthatappeartoacceleratehumanaging,butthyhaveyettofindgeneswithoppositeeffect.Butwiththesequencingofthehumangenome,wearenowinabetterpositiontofindoutmoreaboutaginginhumansaswellasanimals.Forthosewhocannotwaitthereisonemethodavailabletodaythanmightdelayhumanaging:caloricrestriction.Thissimplymeansadietwithfewcalories.Experimentshaveshownlongevityincreasesofmorethan50%incertainmammalsthatfollowsuchdiets.Mostpeople,however,feelthesecondaryeffectsofthisoutweighthebenefits.Afterall,whatisthepointoflivinglongerifyoucannotenjoylife?Ifscienceistoextendhumanlongevity,itwillhavetodosobyextendingthedurationofhumanlifeinage—relateddisability.Theextrayearsoflifemustallowfuturegrandparentstoenjoylife,notjustlife.Althoughsomescientistarguesthatagingwillneverbecuredandourgrandparentswillcontinuetofitourstereotypes,manyothersremainconfidentthatwewillsoonlearnhowtomodulatethehumanagingprocess.“Ibelieveourgenerationisthefirsttobeabletomapapossibleroutetoindividualimmortality,”saysWilliamHaseltine,CEOofHumanGenomeSciencesInc.inRockville,Maryland.Ifatherapycouldslowhumanagingby50%,forinstance,wecouldhave30or40moreyearoflife.Inthattime,newdiscoveriescouldbemadethatwouldallowustoliveevenlonger,andthecyclecouldcontinueuntilacureforagingisdiscovered.“It’spossiblethatsomepeoplealivenowmaystillbealive400yearsfromnow,”claimsgerontologistS.MichalJazwinskiofLouisianaStateofUniversityHealthSciencesCenter.Butwhatcouldbeconsequencesofextendinghumanlongevityorfindingarealcureforaging?Question56—60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank. Researchershaveachievedsuccessin(56)______theagingofflies.Butsimilarresultsinhumansarenotencouraging.Otherthanfindinggenesthatslowdownhumanaging,scientisthaveidentifiedgenesthatappearto(57)_______it.However,theremightbeonewayofdelayingaging,i.e.caloric(58)_______whichmeansfollowingcertaindietswithfewcalories.Meanwhile,it’snecessarytothinkaboutthesignificanceoflivinglonerofhowto(59)______theagingprocess.Someoptimisticpeoplebelievethatit’spossibletoextendhumanlongevitywhileothersarequiteconcernedaboutthe(60)_______ofit.SectionB(10marks)Question61—65arebasedonthefollowingpassageNomatterhowcarefullyyouplanatripwithafriend,orfamilymember,therewillprobablybeconflictsalongtheway.Evenafterthedates,destinationandlengthofthetriparedecided,there’sstillthechancethatproblemscouldhappenonthetrip.Hereareafewtipstohelpyousolvetheproblemsthatmaycomeupbetweenyouandyourtravelcompany:Planthetriptogether:Sometimesonepersontaketheleadsandplanthetriptofithisorherinterests.Planningtogetherallowforamorediverseanbalancedvacation.Somepeoplewanttowalk;somepeoplewouldratherusepublictransportation.Soit’simportanttofindouthowcompatibleyouareintermofeverythingconcerned.Findoutaboutlifestyle:Differencesinlifestylecanbechallengingiftheyhaven’tbeendiscussedinadvance.There’snothingworsethanbeingintheroomandawakeat6:00a.m.Whenyourcompanionwantstosleepuntilnoon.Sleeppatternscanbeverydisruptivetopeoplethatdon’thavethesamepattern.Thesamecanbesaidfordietaryandotherrestrictions.Knowingthosedifferencesinadvancehelpspeopleadapttoeachothermorequickly.Beawareofcopingstrategies:Askquestionsanduseyourunderstandingofyourcompanion’scopingstrategies—howtheymayrespondtostressfulsituations.Youcanaskyourtravelcompanyabouthis/herbestandworsttrips.Whathappened?Howdidthatpersonrespond?Knowingalittleabouthowyourcompaniondealswithdifficultsituationcanbehelpful.Compromise:Trytocompromiseinordertohaveagoodtime.Agreetodisagree.Doyoureallywanttouseyourenergyfeelingangeronyourvacationwhenyoushouldberelaxingandenjoyingit?Buttraveljournalsforyourselfandyourtravelpartners.Writinginjournalscanbeawaytoreflectonthetriptorelievesomeofthefrustrationthatmaycomeup.Takeabreak:Splitupwhentensionsarehighandyourinterestsaredifferent.Besuretosetatimeandmeetingplaceandhaveabackupmeetingsetincaseofanunforeseendelay.Peopletendtofeelliketheyhavetosticktogetherwhentheyaretogetheronatrip.Butanybodywithsomeone24hoursadayneedsabreakfromtheotherperson.Question61—63Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.Thispassageaimstohelptravelerssolveproblemsbetweenthemandtheirtravelpartners.62.Lifestyledifferencescancausetravelproblemsbecauseallpeopleenjoysleepingtillnoonwhenonvacation.63.Eventhoughyourtravelinterestsaredifferent,youmustalwaysstaytogetherwithyourtravelpartners. Question64—65Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.64.Whydopeoplehavetoasktheirtravelcompanionabouthis/herbestandworsttrips.65.Whichwaymighthelprelievethefrustrationthatmaycomeup?SectionC(10marks)Question66—70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.KnowingthatMrs.Mallardwasafflictedwithaheartdisease,greatcarewastakentobreaktoherasgentlyaspossiblethenewsofherhusband’sdeath.Shedidnothearthestoryasmanywomanhaveheartthesame,withaparalyzedinabilitytoacceptitssignificance.Sheweptatonce,withsudden,wildabandonment,inhersister’sarms.Whenthestormofgriefhadpassedshewentawaytoherroomalone.Sherefusedtohaveanyonetofollowher.Therestood,facingtheopenwindows,acomfortable,roomyarmchair.Intothisshesank,presseddownbyaphysicalexhaustionthatfilledherbodyandseemedtoreachintohersoul.Shesatwithherheadthrownbackuponthecushionofthechair,quitemotionless,expectwhenasobcomeupintoherthroatandshookher,asachildwhohascrieditselftosleepcontinuestosobinitsdreams.Shewasyoung,withafair,calmface,whoselinesindicatedrepressionandevenacertainstrength.Butnowtherewasadullstareinhereyes,whosegazewasfixedawayoffinthedistanceonapatchofbluesky.Itwasnotaglanceofreflection,butratherindicatedasuspensionofaintelligentthought.Therewassomethingcomingtoherandshewaswaitingforit,fearfully.Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow;itwastoosubtleandelusivetoname.Butshefeltit,creepingoutofthesky,reachingtowardherthroughthewounds,thescents,thecolorthatfilledtheair.Nowherbosomroseandfellwithexcitement.Shewasbeginningtorealizethisthingthatwasapproachingtopossessher,andshewasstrugglingtobeatitbackwithherwill,aspowerlessashertwowhiteslenderhandswouldhavebeen..Whensheabandonedherselfalittlewhisperedwordescapedhersightedpartedlips.Shesaiditoverandoverunderherbreath,“free,free,free!”Theemptystareandthelookofterrorthathadfolloweditwentfromhereyes.Theystayedsharpandbright.Herpulsesbeatfast,andthecoursingbloodwarmedandrelaxedeveryinchofherbody.Shedidnotstoptoaskifitwereorwerenotamonstrousjoythatheldher.Aclearandexaltedperceptionenabledhertodismissthesuggestionasoflittleimportance.Sheknewthatshewouldweepagainwhenshesawthekind,tenderhandsfoldedindeath;thefacethathadneverlookedexceptwithloveuponher,fixedandgrayanddead.Butshesawbeyondthatbittermomentalongprocessionofyearstocomethatwouldbelongtoherabsolutely.Andsheopenedandspreadherarmsouttotheminwelcome.Question66—68Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof2wordsforeachblank.66.Mostwomenwereshockedintoa______onhearingthenewsoftheirhusbands’death,butMrs.Mallardwasnot.67.Whenreturningtoherroom,Mrs.Mallardwaspresseddownby_______bothphysicallyandmentally.68.Mrs.Mallard’sdullstareindicateda_______ofdeepthinkingratherthanasignofcontemplation.Question69—70Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.WhatwasMrs.Mallard’sfirstreactiononhearingherhusband’sdeath?A.Shepulledherselftogetherwiththehelpofhersister.B.Shestayedinherroomandrefusedtomeetanyone.C.Sheabandonedherselfintogriefforawhile.D.Shecouldn’tstopweepingandcrying. 70.HowdidMrs.Mallardfeeltowardsherhusband’sdeathattheend.A.Bitterbutrelieved.B.Fearfulbutrelaxed.C.Dullanddesperate.D.Calmandsuspicious.SectionD(10marks)Question71—75arebasedonthefollowingpassageNocreaturecanstrideashumanbeings.Theyarenotphysicallydesignedtosupportandbalanceaverticalbodybalancedontwolonglowerlimbs,propelledforwardbyafootengineeredexclusivelyforbodysupportandforwardpropulsionandtodosowithastrideathigh-speedlocomotion.Whileotherbipedswalkinasimilarfashion,humanwalkisunique.Bipedalismitselfoffersnocomparisonwiththedistinctivehumangaitform.And,significantly,nootherbipedcanactuallycovermorethanatinyfractionofthewalkingdistancethatcanbesustainedbyhumans.Stridingrequiresaspecialdesignofhip,knee,ananklejoints,plusanarchedfoot,pluslonglower-limbbones.Those“finishingtouches”demandedextendedevolutionarytime.Stridingprovidednumerousadvantagesoverthesimplesteppinggait.Forexample,theabilitytocovertwicethedistancewiththesamenumberofstepsisadefinitesurvivaladvantage.Italsoaddedmuchspeedtorunning,moreheighttojumping.Noneofthiswouldhavebeenpossiblewithout,first,afootequippedtosupportandbalanceanerectbodyandtoproducetheleveragenecessarytopropelthebodyforwardinlocomotion.Theapefootwasnotsuitedforthis.Anewkindoffootwasessentialifthosehominidsweretobecomefull-scalebipeds.Indeedapairofhumanfeethasone-fourthofallthebody’s206bonesand244joints.Whythisextraordinarynumberofbonesandjointsconcentratedinsuchasmallpartofthebody?(74)Becausetheintricatenetworkofthemanydifferentpartsrequirednotonlyforsupportingandbalancingaheavysuperstructurebuttoenablethemultiplemotionsandactions,hundredsorthousandsoftimesdaily.Nootherpartofthebodycomesevenclosetotheamountanddegreeofstressesimposedonit.Thehumanfoothadtogothroughanextensiveevolutionarydevelopmentinwhichitunderwentenormousdesignchangesincoheringits28bones,37jointsand107ligaments,and32musclesandtendonstoadapttothebodyweightandnumeroustorsions.(75)Infact,itprobablywasn’tuntilonlyabout400,000yearsagothatearlyhumanswerefullystriding,thefinaltouchofhumangait.OrthopedistPhilipJ.MayerwritesintheOrthopedistReview:“Thedevelopmentofatruestrideonanorthopedicfootwasthemostcrucialofallthestepsofhumanevolutions.”Naturehadperhapsneverundertakenananatomicalengineeringprojectofsuchcomplexity.Question71—73Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.71.What’sthedifferencesbetweenhumansandotherbipedsregardingwalkingdistance?72.Whyisthehumanfootequippedthewayitis?73.Whatkindofevolutionhasthehumanfootundergone?Question74—75TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.(74)Becausetheintricatenetworkofthemanydifferentpartsrequirednotonlyforsupportingandbalancingaheavysuperstructurebuttoenablethemultiplemotionsandactions,hundredsorthousandsoftimesdaily.(75)Infact,itprobablywasn’tuntilonlyabout400,000yearsagothatearlyhumanswerefullystriding,thefinaltouchofhumangait.PartⅤTranslation(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.RemembertowriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.76.有人建议,中国所有的博物馆都应对中小学生免费开放,使他们有更多机会获得广博的知识。(access)77.校方对此次违纪事件既没有处罚相关责任人,也没有对其他师生解释原因。(倒装)78.在制定预算时候,他们忘记考虑价格上涨因素,因此才导致目前资金紧张。(account) 79.连年的战争不仅使人们丧失了对生活的热情,还让他们失去了对未来的希望。(deprive)80.此次团队训练留给我印象最深的是队员表现出的勇气、毅力和奉献精神。(主语从句)PartⅥErrorcorrection(10marks)Proofreadthepassageasrequired.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Correctthepassageinthefollowingway:forarightline,putthesign“√”inthecorrespondingblank;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritetherightoneintheblank;foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign“∧”andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblank;foranunnecessary,crosstheunnecessarywordwiththesign“”andputthewordwithsign“”intheblank.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.Forexample:OneofmyfavoritewriterareCharlotteBrontë.Shewasbornintheearly__is___Nineteenthcenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunities∧theyhavenow.__than___ShelivedinasmallvillageinYorkshireandshetakegreatpleasureinwalking___√__onthemoorswherenearherhome.__wherePyramidCityisanevenmoreambitiousprojecttosolveTokyo’shousingproblem.A1,000–metretallPyramid,12timeshigherthantheGreatPyramidofGizainEgypt,wouldcontain55smallerpyramids,eachofthem81._______WouldbethesizeoftheGizaoriginal.Ifitisbuilt,thepyramidwillConsistinaseriesofskyscraperssuspendedfromtheinsideofthestructure,82._______thepyramidwillbe80storeyhigh,withparklandin-betweentheskyscrap-83._______ers,Threequartersofamillionofpeoplewilllivethere.Theskyscraperwill84._______belinkedbyseriesofhollowtubescontainingahigh-speedtransportsystem.85._______Partsoftheconstruction,includemorethan150kilometersoftunnels,willbe86._______Builtbyspiderrobots,andpowerwillbeprovidedbywavesandwind.AmajorityproblemisthatJapanissituatingontheseismic“ringoffire”-87._______anareaofvolcanoactivitywherestretchesaroundthePacificOcean.88._______PyramidCitywillhavetowithstandearthquakes,tsunamisandunderwater89._______volcaniceruptions.ThedesignofPyramidCityarecertainthatitwillbebuiltandmake90._______Safefromearthquakes,butprobablynotforanother100years.PartⅦIQTest(5marks)Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.91.Afrog,askunk(臭鼬),andaduckwenttothemovies.Theadmissionwas$1.00.Whodidnotgetin?92.What’sthephraserepresentedbythefollowingpicture?STA4NCE 93.Iamveryfragile.Whenyousaymyname,youbreakme.What’smyname?94.Whichpicturecomesnext??A.B.C.D.95.Thereisafour—digitnumbermadewith0—9!Its2nddigitistwicegreaterthanits3rd.Thesumofallthedigitsisthricegreaterthanitslastdigit!Theproductofits3rdand4thdigitsis12timesgreaterthantheratioofits2ndand3rd.Whatisit?PartⅧWriting(30marks)Ⅰ(10marks)StudythechangeinworldofworksintheU.K.andwriteareportbasedontheinformationgiveninthechart.Youshouldstatetheinformation,explainpossiblereasonsanddrawyourconclusion.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsinaappropriateontheanswersheet.Ⅱ(20marks)Collegestudentshavemanywaystofinancetheircollegeeducation.Theymaygethelpfromtheirparents,findpart-timejobs,applyforloans,orwinscholarships.Whichwaydoyouthinkarebetterforcollegestudentstochooseinordertocovertuitionfeesandotherlivingcosts?Giveyourideasandstateyourreasonsforit.Writeanarticleofabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

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