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Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸相应的位置上。

1._______ English，you had better learn another foreign language.
A. BesideB. Except for
C. ExceptD. In addition to

2.Diamonds are the hardest substance _______ in nature.
A. find B. to find
C. findingD. found

3.The most common use of telecommunication satellites has been for ______ telephone calls.
A. transforming B. translating
C. transmitting D. transporting

4.The escaped prisoner is still _______.
A. wondering B. arresting
C. at freeD. at large

5.The editors of a dictionary collect the _______ of each word－the sentences in which it appears，along with the word itself.
A. contactB. context
C. connectD. conclusion

6.Our space and time laws don‘t seem _______ objects in the area of a black hole.
A. apply to B. apply for
C.to be applied toD. to be applied for

7.Some other cases，though less dramatic，are equally _______ of attention.
A. preservingB. conserving
C. deserving D. serving

8._______ how to minimize the worst effects of Jet Lag，and your flight will be less stressful.
A. If you understand B. Understand
C. To understand D. By understanding

9.It _______ 36 monkeys to test a sample of polio vaccine，now it takes only 22.
A. used to takingB. used to take
C. is used to takeD. was used to taking

10.His tastes and habits _______ surprisingly with those of his wife.
A. coincide B. like
C. similarD. alike

Ⅱ.Mistake Recognition
下面的句子中每个句子都有四处划有横线并标以A、B、C、D，其中有一处是错误的。指出你认为错误之处，并把答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。

11. diamonds grease，they are by the rocks and mud flow down the tables.
12. chance， ?
13.Serious injury or death not a subject to discuss;we would rather about football or weather or .
14.Although a large of people heart surgery，critics point that the surgical treatment has clear disadvantages.
15.If fish were brain food，many people more than usualtheir memory.
16. ，such attitudesa recognition leisure is an important area of life and a belief that leisure can and should .
17. voters accept this image，however，external factors than on a personal characteristics.
18. ，new technology is making easier to find of testing.
19.When you the tape，it will profound questions about is in our world and our society.
20.Little the police about him.

Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸相应的
位置上。

Passage One
Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following passage.

There is much discussion today about whether economic growth is desirable.Atan earlier period，our desire for material wealth may have been justified.Now，however，this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems.Even though we have good intentions，we may be producing too much，too fast.

Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slow down.They believe that society is approaching certain limits on growth.These include the fixed supply of natural resources，the possible negative effects of industry on the natural environment，and the continuing increase in the world‘s population.As society reaches these limits，economic growth can no longer continue，and the quality of life will decrease.

People who want more economic growth，on the other hand，argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world.These proponents of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the capital needed to improve the quality of life in the world.Furthermore，they argue that only continued growth can provide the financial resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization.

21.According to those who argue against economic growth we must slow down for the following reasons EXCEPT that _______.
A. our natural surroundings are in danger of being destroyed by industry
B. the fixed supply of natural resources marks a point beyond which economic growth cannot continue
C. the world population is ever increasing
D. more efforts should be made to improve the quality of our material life.

22.The word “proponents" probably means _______.
A. arguments in support of something
B. disagreements
C. people who argue for something
D. people who argue against something

23.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. the conflict between economists and the industrial business
B. the present debate on economic growth
C. the advantages and disadvantages of economic growth
D. the importance of the debate on economic growth

24.We may infer from the passage that _______.
A. the author describes the case as it is
B. the author is for economic growth
C. the author is against continued economic growth
D. the author is very much worried about the problems caused by continued economic growth

Passage Two
Questions 25 to 27 are based on the following passage.

It is clear that some chemicals can damage the health of animals and humans.However，this is not the only problem that can be caused by the careless use of chemicals.Chemicals can also disturb the ecological balance of the environment.If the ecological balance is disturbed，the consequences can be extremely serious.

The history of DDT illustrates the problem.DDT，a chemical which kills insects，at first，seemed to be a perfect answer to many problems.It would control insects that caused dangerous diseases，as well as insects that caused billions of dollars of damage to crops every year.Governments permitted and even encouraged the use of DDT.Farmers in many countries began to spray it on their crops. The immediate results were good:Damage to crops went down，and profits went up.However，the chemical had effects which the scientists did not predict.First，it also killed insects which were the natural enemies of the harmful insects and which were therefore beneficial to farmers.Second，and perhaps worse，DDT did not kill every harmful insect.A few insects had natural resistance to the chemical.They survived and multiplied.In a few years there were large numbers of insects which were not affected by DDT，and there were fewer insects which could act as natural controls on these new “super-insects".Finally，it became clear that DDT was not solving the insect problem.In fact，it was making the problem worse.It then became necessary to find a second cure for the effects of the first!

25.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell that DDT can not solve the insect problem.
B. To compare the effects of DDT with those of other cures.
C. To argue that the ecological balance can be damaged by chemicals.
D. To show that some chemicals can damage the health of humans and animals.

26.According to the author，what is one of the problems with DDT?
A. It also killed insects that helped farmers.
B. It could kill most of the harmful insects.
C. It caused a decrease in domestic animals.
D. It made some farmers suffer a disease which could not be cured.

27.If a farmer used DDT today，in a few years _______.
A. he would have no problems with harmful insects
B. insects would be an even greater problem for him
C. his situation would not be quite different
D. he would be in a very dangerous situation

Passage Three

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following passage.

The standard of living of any country means the aver

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