第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题l分，共15分)
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有下划线，请从每个句子后面 所给的4个选项中选择l个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡 相应的位置上。
1. Our English teacher is sick.
A. fat
B. weak
C. ill
D. mad
2. Mary is looking for the book she lost yesterday.
A. trying to find
B. trying to read
C. trying to buy
D. trying to bo
3. I rarely play basketball.
A. normally
B. seldom
C. frequently
D. usually
4, My father is a physician.
A. researcher
B. professor
C. doctor
D. student
5. The Foreign Service is a branch of the Department of State.
A. center
B. division
C. root
D. base
6. In order to survive man needs to consume food and water.
A. work
B. play
C. live
D. walk
7. The researchers have just completed a study of driving situations.
A. started
B. finished
C. changed
D. made
8. It seems highly unlikely that she will pass the exam.
A. very
B. completely
C. usually
D. mostly
9. Their parents once lived under very severe condition.
A. sound
B. hard
C. strict
D. tight
1O. Michael is now merely a good friend.
A. largely
B. possibly
C. just
D. rarely
11. Since ancient times people have found various ways to preserve meat.
A. eat
B. cook
C. freeze
D. keep
12. We packed up the things we had accumulated (积累) over the last three years and
left.
A. late
B. recent
C. past
D. final
13. The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning.
A. bottom of the mountain
B. foot of the mountain
C. top of the mountain
D. starting point
14. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous
record of performance.
A. beats
B. destroys
C. maintains
D. defends
15. The president proposed that we should bring the meeting to a close.
A. stated
B. said
C. suggested
D. announced
第2部分：阅读判断(第16-22题，每题l分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。
如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息， 请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息文章中没有提及.请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Breakfast
Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. It doesn't take much further thought to believe that adults will feel better and perform better at work as well. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip (故意略去) breakfast.
If we don't eat breakfast, we are likely to become fired when our brains and bodies run low on fuel. By mid-morning, a lot of us grab a cup of coffee, or wolf down a sugary candy bar to wake up again. This might work for a few minutes, but by lunchtime we are hungry, bad- tempered, and perhaps our mood might make us a little more likely to make unhealthy choices at lunch. Eating a good breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day.
People who eat breakfast are generally more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Many people believe that they will lose weight if they skip meals, but that isn't a good ideA. The body expects to be refueled a few times a day, so start with a healthy breakfast. A healthy breakfast should contain some protein (蛋白质 ) and some fiber (纤维 ). Protein can come from meat, eggs, beans, or soy (大豆). Fiber can be found in whole cereals (谷物), grains or in fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with soy milk.
16. Adults who eat breakfast will perform better at work.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17. It is okay to skip breakfast if you work at home.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. Men are more likely to skip breakfast than women.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
19. A person who skips breakfast is more likely to eat unhealthily at lunch.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. Skipping breakfast is a good strategy for losing weight.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. A simple breakfast cannot be a healthy breakfast.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. People who eat breakfast are seldom in a bad mood.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选 项中为第2—5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选 项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Intelligent Machines
1. Medical scientists are already putting computer chips (芯片) directly into the brain to help people who have Parkinson's disease, but in what other ways might computer technology be able to help us? Ray Kurzweil is author of the successful book The Age of Intelligent Machines and is one of the world's best computer research scientists. He is researching the possibilities.
2. Kurzweil gets computers to recognize voices. An example of this is Ramona, the virtual (虚拟的) hostess of Kurzweil's homepage, who is programmed to understand what you say. Visitors to the site can have their conversations with her, and Ramona also dances and sings.
3. Kurzweil uses this technology to help people with physical disabilities. One of his ideas is a "seeing machine". This will be "like a friend that could describe what is going on in the visible world," he explains. Blind people will use a visual sensor (探测器 ) which will probably be built into a pair of sunglasses. This sensor will describe to the person everything it sees.
4. Another idea, which is likely to help deaf people, is the "listening machine" This invention will recognize millions of words and understand any speaker. The listening machine will be able to translate into other languages, so even people without hearing problems are likely to be interested in using it.
5. But it is not just about helping people with disabilities. Looking further into the future, Kurzweil sees a time when we will be able to download our entire consciousness onto a computer. This technology probably won't be ready for at least 50 years, but when it arrives, it means our mind will be able to live forever.
23. Paragraph 2
24. Paragraph 3
25. Paragraph 4
26. Paragraph 5
A.A new pair of ears
B.Computers that can communicate
C.Everlasting consciousness on a computer
D.Time to break off a friendship
E.An author and researcher
F.A new pair of eyes
27. Ray Kurzweil works with computers to help people
28. Ramona is able to understand
29. Blind people will be able to see the world with
30. People without hearing problems may also be interested in using
A.what you say
B.a pair of sunglasses
C.the listening machine
D.a visuaI sensor
E.who have disabilities
F.1iving forever in a computer
第4部分：阅读理解(第31一45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容 从每题所给的4个选项中选择l个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
US States Do Poorly in Women's Health
Not a single US state meets basic federal goals for women's health, and the nation as a whole fails except in two areas -- mammograms ( 乳腺X光照片) and dental (牙齿的) check-ups -- researchers said on Thursday.
Millions of women lack health insurance, and states make it difficult to enroll (加入) in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance plan for the poor, according to the report. And few states are doing anywhere near enough to help women quit smoking -- the leading cause of death in the United States.
"The nation as a whole and the individual states fall short of meeting national goals," reads the report, put together by the National Women's Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University. "These health goals provide a road map for assessing the status of women's health. " Of 27 measures examined by the group, from screening for diseases to actually treating them, the nation passes on only two, the researchers saiD. "The nation is so far from the health goals that it receives an overall grade of 'unsatisfactory' ," they wrote. The problem seems to be a lack among states of an overall plan for health in general, the NWLC said.
"State policy makers' piecemeal (一件一件做的) approach to our health care crisis has resulted in a complex and ineffective system that fails to meet the health care needs of women," Judy Waxman NWLC Vice President for Health, said in a statement.
"Lawmakers need to take a comprehensive, long-term approach to meeting women's health needs and tackle this serious problem that troubles so many families. "
31. In which area is the nation successful?
A. Dental check-ups.
B. Health promotion.
C. Disease screening.
D. Cancer treatment.
32. Medicaid is a program aimed at helping
A. women
B. the poor
C. the old
D. children
33. Which is America's number one killer?
A. Stress.
B. Heart disease.
C. Cancer.
D. Smoking.
34. The national goals for women's health make it easier to
A. meet women's health needs
B. assess the status of women's health
C. solve women's health problems
D. deal with the health care crisis
35. Which approach was recommended by Judy Waxman?
A. The piecemeal approach.
B. A state-federal approach.
C. A comprehensive, long-term approach.
D. A complex approach
A Desert Between Paul and Clara
Paul had long promised to marry ClarA. But at thirty-three he met and married Alice. Clara was driven mad.
Paul was taken to court. The judge ordered him to pay Clara $ 600 because of the broken promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to pay back $ 5 a month--for twenty years. His wages at the time were $16 a month.
Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to arrive. Each month Paul paid $ 5 to the money lender. He worked hard, never taking a holiday. In time, there were seven mouths to feed.
Illness was always with them. It grew serious when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger weakened the family, because each month Paul paid $ 5. The details of the sickness were ugly, but the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.
He lived alone, except for memories. Work was not now a god for him: it was a pain-killer. Each month he paid, and in time the twenty years endeD. From that moment his wages were his own.
One day, It was a holiday went to the seaside. He sat down on a seat by the sea. A middle-aged woman came and sat down near him. They recognized each other at once.
The woman saiD. "The $ 600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me. It is now $ 6, 000, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me share it with you?"
"No," said Paul, gently. "Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never bring any happiness. "
36. Paul was ordered to pay Clara $600 because
A. he had borrowed $600 from her
B. he had broken his word to marry her
C. he had promised to give her $600
D. he had spent a lot of her money
37. How many children did Paul and Alice have?
A. Two.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Eight.
38. Twelve years after his marriage, Paul was
A. poor but not sad
B. very sick
C. free from debt
D. lonely and unhappy
39. After his wife and children died, Paul turned to his work to
A. ease his pain
B. forget his debt
C. get pleasure
D. seek friendship
40. When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
A. to share the $ 600 with her
B. not to marry her
C. to ask back the $600
D. not to refuse her offer