职称英语《综合类A》模拟试卷四
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一、单选题
下列每小题的选项中，只有一项是最符合题意的正确答案，多选、错选或不选均不得分。
1
The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
- A.stated
- B.declared
- C.suggested
- D.announced
2
She was never courageous enough to ask for promotion in front of her boss.
- A.passionate
- B.brave
- C.confident
- D.enthusiastic
3
The most crucial issue at present is how to solve the problem of food safety.
- A.necessary
- B.important
- C.demanding
- D.urgent
4
The Chinese medicine eventually cured her disease.
- A.fortunately
- B.apparently
- C.finally
- D.naturally
5
Can you find out the flaw in their research papers?
- A.argument
- B.failure
- C.feature
- D.defect
6
The famous athlete expressed his regret at the failure of the running race.
- A.disapproval
- B.sorry
- C.shame
- D.disagree
7
Only native-born citizens are eligible for the U.S.Presidency.
- A.encouraged
- B.enforced
- C.expected
- D.entitled
8
Niagara Falls is a great tourist attraction，drawing millions of visitors every year.
- A.holding
- B.attracting
- C.making
- D.enabling
9
Your interruptions only serve to irritate the entire staff.
- A.tease
- B.protect
- C.attract
- D.annoy
10
Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.
- A.replaced
- B.took
- C.seized
- D.occupied
11
Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.
- A.command
- B.tax
- C.nationalize
- D.distributed
12
You think you are one of the high and mighty;remember pride goes before a fall.
- A.very fast
- B.very long
- C.very great
- D.very strong
13
A collapsible operating table was provided in his medical team.
- A.clean
- B.colored
- C.folded
- D.portable
14
The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.
- A.split
- B.combine
- C.break
- D.divide
15
This letter will ensure you an interview.
- A.guarantee
- B.offer
- C.prove
- D.secure
二、共享题干题
下列每小题的选项中，只有一项是最符合题意的正确答案，多选、错选或不选均不得分。
Culture Shock
Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance,disorientation（茫然失措）,or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one.When it is a common experience,the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another.Individual personality, previous cross-cultural experience,and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture.The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, leading to a sense of isolation.
When an individual enters a strange culture,all or most of those familiar signs and hints are removed.He or she is like a fish out of water.No matter how broad-minded or good-willed he may be,a series of properties have been knocked from under him.This may be followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.People react to the frustration in much the same way.First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort:"The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad."
Another aspect of culture shock is regression（倒退）.The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance,and everything becomes irrationally glorified.All difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered.It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes.These are excessive concerns over delays and other minor frustrations;fear of being cheated,robbed or injured; sleeplessness or a desire to sleep more;and a great longing to go home.Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging,of being an outsider.
Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance,disorientation（茫然失措）,or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one.When it is a common experience,the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another.Individual personality, previous cross-cultural experience,and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture.The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, leading to a sense of isolation.
When an individual enters a strange culture,all or most of those familiar signs and hints are removed.He or she is like a fish out of water.No matter how broad-minded or good-willed he may be,a series of properties have been knocked from under him.This may be followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.People react to the frustration in much the same way.First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort:"The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad."
Another aspect of culture shock is regression（倒退）.The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance,and everything becomes irrationally glorified.All difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered.It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes.These are excessive concerns over delays and other minor frustrations;fear of being cheated,robbed or injured; sleeplessness or a desire to sleep more;and a great longing to go home.Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging,of being an outsider.
16
Culture shock is basically caused by feeling desperately homesick.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
17
The degree of culture shock could be different from person to person.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
18
In face of frustration,people react differently.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
19
The first response a person tends to have when coming to a new land is to reject the uncomfortable environment.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
20
Longing to travel is a one of the symptoms of culture shock.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
21
A home-coming trip will help you solve the problems.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
22
People with previous cross-culture experience will better adapt themselves in face of a new culture.
- A.Right
- B.Wrong
- C.Not mentioned
Physician-assisted Suicide
1.The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications forhow medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
2.Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide,the Court in effect supported the medical principle of"double effect,"a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects一a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen一is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
3.Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high dose of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain,even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient.
4.Nancy Dubler,director of Montefiore Medical Center,contends that the principle will shield doctors who until now have very,very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient medication to control their pain if that might hasten death.
5.George Annas,chair of the health law department at Boston University,maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose,the doctor has done nothingillegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death."It's like surgery,"he says."We don't callthose deaths homicides because the doctors didn't intend to kill their patients,although they risked their death.If you're a physician,you can risk your patient's suicide as long as you don't intend theirsuicide."On another level,many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide debate has been fueled in part by the despair of patients for whom modern medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying.
6.Just three weeks before the Court's ruling on physician-assisted suicide,the National Academy of Science(NAS)released a two-volume report,Approaching Death:Improving Care atthe End of Life.It identifies the under-treatment of pain and the aggressive use of"ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying" as the twin problems of end-of-life care.
7.The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train in hospices（临终关怀医院）, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management therapies,to develop a Medicare billing code for hospital-based care,and to develop new standards for assessing and treating pain at the end of life.Annas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives trans-late into better care.
1.The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications forhow medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
2.Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide,the Court in effect supported the medical principle of"double effect,"a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects一a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen一is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
3.Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high dose of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain,even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient.
4.Nancy Dubler,director of Montefiore Medical Center,contends that the principle will shield doctors who until now have very,very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient medication to control their pain if that might hasten death.
5.George Annas,chair of the health law department at Boston University,maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose,the doctor has done nothingillegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death."It's like surgery,"he says."We don't callthose deaths homicides because the doctors didn't intend to kill their patients,although they risked their death.If you're a physician,you can risk your patient's suicide as long as you don't intend theirsuicide."On another level,many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide debate has been fueled in part by the despair of patients for whom modern medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying.
6.Just three weeks before the Court's ruling on physician-assisted suicide,the National Academy of Science(NAS)released a two-volume report,Approaching Death:Improving Care atthe End of Life.It identifies the under-treatment of pain and the aggressive use of"ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying" as the twin problems of end-of-life care.
7.The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train in hospices（临终关怀医院）, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management therapies,to develop a Medicare billing code for hospital-based care,and to develop new standards for assessing and treating pain at the end of life.Annas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives trans-late into better care.
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Paragraph 1________
- A.Doctors' Practice of the Principle
- B.The Effects of Modern Medicine to Their Illness
- C.The Decision of Physician-assisted Suicide
- D.Protection of the Doctors
- E.Constitutional Support for Physician-assisted Suicide
- F.The Double-effect Principle
24
Paragraph 2________
- A.Doctors' Practice of the Principle
- B.The Effects of Modern Medicine to Their Illness
- C.The Decision of Physician-assisted Suicide
- D.Protection of the Doctors
- E.Constitutional Support for Physician-assisted Suicide
- F.The Double-effect Principle
25
Paragraph 3________
- A.Doctors' Practice of the Principle
- B.The Effects of Modern Medicine to Their Illness
- C.The Decision of Physician-assisted Suicide
- D.Protection of the Doctors
- E.Constitutional Support for Physician-assisted Suicide
- F.The Double-effect Principle
26
Paragraph 4________
- A.Doctors' Practice of the Principle
- B.The Effects of Modern Medicine to Their Illness
- C.The Decision of Physician-assisted Suicide
- D.Protection of the Doctors
- E.Constitutional Support for Physician-assisted Suicide
- F.The Double-effect Principle
27
The Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication________.
- A.help the dying end their lives
- B.can be prescribed
- C.the needless suffering of the patients
- D.the helplessness of the patients
- E.inadequate treatment of pain
- F.prescribe a drug
28
According to the NAS,one of the problems in end-of-life care is________.
- A.help the dying end their lives
- B.can be prescribed
- C.the needless suffering of the patients
- D.the helplessness of the patients
- E.inadequate treatment of pain
- F.prescribe a drug
29
George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they prolong________.
- A.help the dying end their lives
- B.can be prescribed
- C.the needless suffering of the patients
- D.the helplessness of the patients
- E.inadequate treatment of pain
- F.prescribe a drug
30
It is still illegal for a doctor to________.
- A.help the dying end their lives
- B.can be prescribed
- C.the needless suffering of the patients
- D.the helplessness of the patients
- E.inadequate treatment of pain
- F.prescribe a drug
第三篇
Dorm Cooking
Long time ago,eating in an American college dorm meant soup in a hotpot or getting pizza delivered.The most interesting thing about the campus dining hall was often the salad bar.
No more.These days,US college students have refined tastes and a growing interest in preparing their own food.Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
"The cooking awareness of college students is increasing,"said Tom Post,president of campus dining for Sodexo,a major food service company."Students today grew up watching celebrity chefs on TV,eating organic food and valuing good nutrition."
In response,cafeteria menu,have changed.Sodexho's top campus foods for 2009 include Vietnamese noodle soup,goat cheese salad,and Mexican chicken.But colleges are also catering to student demands for more flexible and personalized dining options.
Chartwells,the company that prepares food for dining halls at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio,offers microwaveable meals that students can take away,as well as a program where students can have food individually prepared.Or they can even do their own cooking.
This fall,Sarah Lawrence College in New York will offer students on its meal plan a chance to pick up groceries in the cafeteria as an alternative to a cooked meal.
"Students want things that are easy to make,things that don't take long and will still taste good,"said Rachel Holcomb,a University of Massachusetts Amherst student who updated recipes for the new edition of The Healthy College Cookbook.
Angelo Berti,a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,Massachusetts,teaches cooking in dorm kitchens.But Berti says he's not just teaching recipes.He is encouraging students to use dining together as a way to socialize and as a means of self-expression."The meal is your canvas,"Berti said."You paint what you want."
That is why at the College of William&Mary in Virginia,students produce a cooking show filmed in a dorm called"Everyday Gourmet".One episode was"Date Night Cooking:A 3-Course meal for under $20,"featuring grilled chicken stuffed with goat cheese and basil.
Dorm Cooking
Long time ago,eating in an American college dorm meant soup in a hotpot or getting pizza delivered.The most interesting thing about the campus dining hall was often the salad bar.
No more.These days,US college students have refined tastes and a growing interest in preparing their own food.Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
"The cooking awareness of college students is increasing,"said Tom Post,president of campus dining for Sodexo,a major food service company."Students today grew up watching celebrity chefs on TV,eating organic food and valuing good nutrition."
In response,cafeteria menu,have changed.Sodexho's top campus foods for 2009 include Vietnamese noodle soup,goat cheese salad,and Mexican chicken.But colleges are also catering to student demands for more flexible and personalized dining options.
Chartwells,the company that prepares food for dining halls at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio,offers microwaveable meals that students can take away,as well as a program where students can have food individually prepared.Or they can even do their own cooking.
This fall,Sarah Lawrence College in New York will offer students on its meal plan a chance to pick up groceries in the cafeteria as an alternative to a cooked meal.
"Students want things that are easy to make,things that don't take long and will still taste good,"said Rachel Holcomb,a University of Massachusetts Amherst student who updated recipes for the new edition of The Healthy College Cookbook.
Angelo Berti,a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,Massachusetts,teaches cooking in dorm kitchens.But Berti says he's not just teaching recipes.He is encouraging students to use dining together as a way to socialize and as a means of self-expression."The meal is your canvas,"Berti said."You paint what you want."
That is why at the College of William&Mary in Virginia,students produce a cooking show filmed in a dorm called"Everyday Gourmet".One episode was"Date Night Cooking:A 3-Course meal for under $20,"featuring grilled chicken stuffed with goat cheese and basil.
31
According to the text,which of the following is NOT a basic equipment in today's student dorms?
- A.Fridges.
- B.TV sets.
- C.Microwaves.
- D.Notebook computer.
32
Which of the following statements is true according to the author?
- A.The salad bar is still the most interesting food to them up to now.
- B.Today Pizza remains the most popular food to US college students.
- C.Colleges have made no changes to、 meet students' needs.
- D.US college students expect more flexible and personalized choice in dining.
33
________is NOT on the list of Sodexho's top campus foods for 2009?
- A.Italian Pizza
- B.Vietnamese noodle soup
- C.Goat cheese salad
- D.Mexican chicken
34
Which of the following statements about Angelo Berti is true?
- A.He is a chef at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio.
- B.He teaches cooking in a cooking school.
- C.He believes that cooking means preparing food with the recipes.
- D.He regards dining together as a good way to make friends.
35
What does Angelo Beth mean by saying"The meal is your canvas"?
- A.Cooking is so boring that it is not worthy for students to have a try.
- B.Cooking is a good way to express oneself freely.
- C.College students should make their meal as simple as possible.
- D.If one wants to become a successful cook,he'd better learn painting first.
第三篇
The Gene Industry
Major companies are already in pursuit of commercial applications of the new biology.They dream of placing enzymes in the automobile to monitor exhaust and send data on pollution to a microprocessor that will then adjust the engine.They speak of what the New York Times calls "metal-hungry microbes that might be used to mine valuable trace metal from ocean water".They have already demanded and won the right to patent new life forms.
Nervous critics, including many scientists, worry that there is corporate, national, international,and inter-scientific rivalry in the entire biotechnological field.They create images not of oil spills,but of"microbe spills"that could spread disease and destroy entire populations.The creation and accidental release of extremely poisonous microbes,however,is only one cause for alarm.Completely rational and respectable scientists are talking about possibilities that stagger the imagination.
Should we breed people with cow一with stomachs so they can digest grass and hay,thereby relieving the food problem by modifying us to eat lower down on the food chain?Should we biologically alter workers to fit the job requirement,for example,creating pilots with faster reaction times or assembly-line workers designed to do our monotonous work for us?Should we attempt to eliminate "inferior" people and breed a"super-race"?(Hitler tried this,but without the genetic weaponry that may soon issue from our laboratories.)Should we produce soldiers to do our fighting?Should we use genetic forecasting to pre-eliminate"unfit"babies?Should we grow reserve organs for ourselves, each of us having,as it were,a"savings bank"full of spare kidney,livers,or hands?
Wild as these notions may sound,every one has its advocates(and opposers)in the scientific community as well as its striking commercial application.As two critics of genetic engineering, Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard,state in their book Who Should Play God?,"Broad scale genetic engineering will probably be introduced to America much the same way as assembly lines,automobiles,vaccines,computers and all the other technologies.As each new genetic advance becomes commercially practical,a new consumer need will be exploited and a market for the new technology will be created."
The Gene Industry
Major companies are already in pursuit of commercial applications of the new biology.They dream of placing enzymes in the automobile to monitor exhaust and send data on pollution to a microprocessor that will then adjust the engine.They speak of what the New York Times calls "metal-hungry microbes that might be used to mine valuable trace metal from ocean water".They have already demanded and won the right to patent new life forms.
Nervous critics, including many scientists, worry that there is corporate, national, international,and inter-scientific rivalry in the entire biotechnological field.They create images not of oil spills,but of"microbe spills"that could spread disease and destroy entire populations.The creation and accidental release of extremely poisonous microbes,however,is only one cause for alarm.Completely rational and respectable scientists are talking about possibilities that stagger the imagination.
Should we breed people with cow一with stomachs so they can digest grass and hay,thereby relieving the food problem by modifying us to eat lower down on the food chain?Should we biologically alter workers to fit the job requirement,for example,creating pilots with faster reaction times or assembly-line workers designed to do our monotonous work for us?Should we attempt to eliminate "inferior" people and breed a"super-race"?(Hitler tried this,but without the genetic weaponry that may soon issue from our laboratories.)Should we produce soldiers to do our fighting?Should we use genetic forecasting to pre-eliminate"unfit"babies?Should we grow reserve organs for ourselves, each of us having,as it were,a"savings bank"full of spare kidney,livers,or hands?
Wild as these notions may sound,every one has its advocates(and opposers)in the scientific community as well as its striking commercial application.As two critics of genetic engineering, Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard,state in their book Who Should Play God?,"Broad scale genetic engineering will probably be introduced to America much the same way as assembly lines,automobiles,vaccines,computers and all the other technologies.As each new genetic advance becomes commercially practical,a new consumer need will be exploited and a market for the new technology will be created."
36
According to the passage,the exhaust from a car engine could probably be checked by________.
- A.using metal-hungry microbes
- B.making use of enzymes
- C.adjusting the engine
- D.patenting new life forms
37
According to the passage,which of the following would worry the critics the most?
- A.The unanticipated explosion of population.
- B.The creation of biological solar cells.
- C.The accidental spill of oil.
- D.The unexpected release of destructive microbes.
38
Which of the following notions is NOT mentioned?
- A.Developing a"savings bank"of one's organs.
- B.Breeding soldiers for a war.
- C.Producing people with cow-like stomachs.
- D.Using genetic forecasting to cure diseases.
39
According to the passage,Hitler attempted to________.
- A.change the pilots biologically to win the war
- B.develop genetic farming for food supply
- C.kill the people he thought of as inferior
- D.encourage the development of genetic weapons for the war
40
What does Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard's statement imply?
- A.The commercial applications of genetic engineering are inevitable.
- B.America will depend on other countries for biological progress.
- C.Americans are proud of their computers,automobiles and genetic technologies.
- D.The potential application of each new genetic advance should be controlled.
第二篇
The Exploding Lakes of Cameroon
What comes to mind when you think of a lake?You probably imagine a pretty scene with blue water,birds,and fish.For the people in the northwestern Cameroon,however,the image is very different.For them,lakes may mean terrible disasters.In 1984,poisonous gases exploded out of Lake Monoun and came down into the nearby villages,killing thirty-seven people.Two years later,Lake Nyos erupted.A cloud of gases rolled down the hills and into the valleys and killed 1,700 people.
Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater（火山口）lakes.They were formed when water collected in the craters of old volcanoes.The volcanoes under Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are not active anymore.However,poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake.This is normal in a crater lake.In most crater lakes,these gases are released often because the water"turns over"regularly.That is,the water from the bottom of the lake rises and mixes with the water at the top,allowing the gases to escape slowly.
However,in Lakes Nyos and Monoun,there is no regular turning over.No one knows the reason for this fact,but as a result,these lakes have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes.In fact,scientists who have studied Lakes Nyos and Monoun have found 16,000 times more gases.When a strong wind , cool weather, a storm, or a landslide（滑坡）causes the water to turn over suddenly,the gases escape in a violent explosion.
In the past,no one knew when the gases might explode,so there was no way for the villagers to escape disaster.Now scientists from the United States,France,and Cameroon have found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of Lake Nyos.They stood a 672-foot plastic pipe in the middle of the lake,with one end of the pipe near the bottom and the other end in the air.Near the top of the pipe,the team put several holes that could be opened or closed by a computer.Now,when the gas pressure gets too high,the holes are opened and some of the gas-filled water shoots up through the nine into the air like a fountain.With less pressure,a disastrous explosion is much less likely.However,the scientists are not sure that one pipe will be enough to prevent explosions.They hope to put in others soon and they plan to install a similar pipe and a computer system at Lake Monoun as well.
To protect people nearby until all of the pipes are in place,the scientists have installed early warning systems at both lakes.If the gas pressure rises to a dangerous level,computers will set off loud sirens（警报）and bright lights to warn the people in the villages.In that way,they will have time to escape from the dangerous gases.
The Exploding Lakes of Cameroon
What comes to mind when you think of a lake?You probably imagine a pretty scene with blue water,birds,and fish.For the people in the northwestern Cameroon,however,the image is very different.For them,lakes may mean terrible disasters.In 1984,poisonous gases exploded out of Lake Monoun and came down into the nearby villages,killing thirty-seven people.Two years later,Lake Nyos erupted.A cloud of gases rolled down the hills and into the valleys and killed 1,700 people.
Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater（火山口）lakes.They were formed when water collected in the craters of old volcanoes.The volcanoes under Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are not active anymore.However,poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake.This is normal in a crater lake.In most crater lakes,these gases are released often because the water"turns over"regularly.That is,the water from the bottom of the lake rises and mixes with the water at the top,allowing the gases to escape slowly.
However,in Lakes Nyos and Monoun,there is no regular turning over.No one knows the reason for this fact,but as a result,these lakes have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes.In fact,scientists who have studied Lakes Nyos and Monoun have found 16,000 times more gases.When a strong wind , cool weather, a storm, or a landslide（滑坡）causes the water to turn over suddenly,the gases escape in a violent explosion.
In the past,no one knew when the gases might explode,so there was no way for the villagers to escape disaster.Now scientists from the United States,France,and Cameroon have found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of Lake Nyos.They stood a 672-foot plastic pipe in the middle of the lake,with one end of the pipe near the bottom and the other end in the air.Near the top of the pipe,the team put several holes that could be opened or closed by a computer.Now,when the gas pressure gets too high,the holes are opened and some of the gas-filled water shoots up through the nine into the air like a fountain.With less pressure,a disastrous explosion is much less likely.However,the scientists are not sure that one pipe will be enough to prevent explosions.They hope to put in others soon and they plan to install a similar pipe and a computer system at Lake Monoun as well.
To protect people nearby until all of the pipes are in place,the scientists have installed early warning systems at both lakes.If the gas pressure rises to a dangerous level,computers will set off loud sirens（警报）and bright lights to warn the people in the villages.In that way,they will have time to escape from the dangerous gases.
41
What will happen when Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode?
- A.Water will flow down the hills.
- B.Poisonous gases will be released suddenly.
- C.A strong wind will rise from the lakes.
- D.The volcanoes will come to life.
42
Which of the following statements about Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun is true?
- A.They were formed in 1984.
- B.They are at the top of two active volcanoes.
- C.They are not like most other crater lakes.
- D.Water in them turns over regularly.
43
Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode because________.
- A.the gases rise to the top and mix with air
- B.people from the villages turn over the water
- C.scientists have put in a computer system
- D.they have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes
44
A team of scientists has________.
- A.erected a pressure-releasing pipe in the lake
- B.identified the gases at the bottom of the lake
- C.built a beautiful fountain near the lakes
- D.removed all dangerous gases from the lakes
45
What do we learn from the last paragraph?
- A.Scientists are planning to install pipes in all crater lakes.
- B.Scientists still do not know how to prevent gas explosions.
- C.Explosion disasters could be avoided in the future.
- D.Warning systems have been set up in the villages nearby.
Rising Tuition in the US
Every spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones.They run the numbers and conclude一it seems,inevitably一that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.
According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.________(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.
According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks."Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year."said the university's president,Dr Bill Brown."Student tuition pays for 78 percent of
the university's operating costs." Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.________(47)
Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the
school's board of trustees (董事）.________(48)This board oversees（监管）all of a state's public
institutions.
John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state Law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever
possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.________(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.
Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news.Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government.The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans.________(50)
Every spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones.They run the numbers and conclude一it seems,inevitably一that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.
According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.________(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.
According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks."Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year."said the university's president,Dr Bill Brown."Student tuition pays for 78 percent of
the university's operating costs." Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.________(47)
Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the
school's board of trustees (董事）.________(48)This board oversees（监管）all of a state's public
institutions.
John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state Law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever
possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.________(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.
Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news.Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government.The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans.________(50)
46
__________（46）
- A.The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
- B.At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
- C.The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.
- D.Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
- E.That's more than double the rate of inflation.
- F.The state government covers the rest.
47
__________（47）
- A.The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
- B.At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
- C.The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.
- D.Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
- E.That's more than double the rate of inflation.
- F.The state government covers the rest.
48
__________（48）
- A.The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
- B.At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
- C.The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.
- D.Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
- E.That's more than double the rate of inflation.
- F.The state government covers the rest.
49
__________（49）
- A.The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
- B.At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
- C.The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.
- D.Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
- E.That's more than double the rate of inflation.
- F.The state government covers the rest.
50
__________（50）
- A.The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
- B.At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
- C.The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.
- D.Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
- E.That's more than double the rate of inflation.
- F.The state government covers the rest.
Urbanization and Its Influence
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year.The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States.Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.
Over half the world's people now live in cities.The latest"Global Report on Human Settlements"says a significant change took place last year.The report________(51)this week from U.N.Habitat,a United Nations agency.
A century ago,________(52)than five percent of all people lived in cities.________(53) the middle of this century it could be seventy percent,or ________(54)six and a half billion people.
Already three一fourths of people in________(55)countries live in cities.Now most urban population________(56)is in the developing world.
Urbanization can lead to social and economic progress,but also put________(57)on cities to provide housing and________(58).The new report says almost two hundred thousand people move________(59)cities and towns each day.It says worsening inequalities,________(60)by social divisions and differences in________(61),could result in violence and crime unless cities plan better.
Another issue is urban sprawl（无序扩展的城区）.This is where cities _________ (62) quickly into rural areas,sometimes________(63)a much faster rate than urban population growth.
Sprawl is common in the United States.Americans move a lot.In a recent study,Art Hall at the University of Kansas found that people are moving away from the________(64)cities to smaller ones.He sees a________(65)toward"de-urbanization"across the nation.
51
_________(51)
- A.came on
- B.came over
- C.came off
- D.came out
52
_________(52)
- A.more
- B.less
- C.other
- D.rather
53
_________(53)
- A.By
- B.Along
- C.Through
- D.To
54
_________(54)
- A.really
- B.ever
- C.barely
- D.almost
55
_________(55)
- A.flourishing
- B.thriving
- C.developed
- D.fertile
56
_________(56)
- A.extension
- B.thriving
- C.addition
- D.growth
57
_________(57)
- A.pressure
- B.restraint
- C.load
- D.weight
58
_________(58)
- A.surroundings
- B.concerns
- C.communities
- D.services
59
_________(59)
- A.onto
- B.around
- C.into
- D.upon
60
_________(60)
- A.pulled
- B.drawn
- C.driven
- D.pressed
61
_________(61)
- A.situation
- B.treasure
- C.wealth
- D.category
62
_________(62)
- A.expand
- B.invade
- C.split
- D.enlarge
63
_________(63)
- A.in
- B.with
- C.beyond
- D.at
64
_________(64)
- A.essential
- B.primitive
- C.prior
- D.major
65
_________(65)
- A.trend
- B.direction
- C.style
- D.path
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