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Passage 2
People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable without meaning to or sometimes without even realizing it. Most Americans have 21 been out of the country and have very 22 experience with foreigners. But they are usually spontaneous, friendly and open, and 23 meeting new people, having guests and 24 people together formally or informally. They tend to use first names in most 25 and speak freely about themselves. 26 if your American hosts do something that makes you 27 , try to let them know how you feel. Most people will 28 your honesty and try 29 you uncomfortable again. 30 you?ll all learn something about another culture!
Many travelers find it 31 to meet people in the U.S. than in other countries. They may just 32 and introduce themselves or even invite you 33 before they really know you. Sometimes Americans are said to be 34 friendly. Perhaps it seems so, but they are probably just 35 just 36 anywhere else, it takes time to become 37 friends with people in the U.S.
If and when you 38 American friends, they will probably enjoy 39 you to their friends and family, and if they seem proud 40 you, it?s probably because they are. Relax and enjoy it! 21. A) over B) never C) sometimes? D) often 22. A) much B) little C) many D) a great deal 23. A) enjoy B) avoid C) dislike D) like
24. A) receiving B) gathering C) taking D) bringing 25. A) situations B) conditions C) circumstances D) cases 26. A) And B) Hence C) So D) But
27. A) awkward B) uncomfortable C) pleasant D) comfortable 28. A) confirm B) praise C) appreciate D) appraise
29. A) not to let B) letting not C) not to make D) not to cause 30. A) Thus B) Then C) And D) Moreover 31. A) easier B) happier C) simpler D) harder
32. A) come to B) come around C) come on D) come up 33. A) over B) out C) in D) around
34. A) naturally B) superficially C) heartily D) extremely 35. A) killing time B) make a good time C) having a good time D) taking their time 36. A) like B) unlike C) as D) different to 37. A)real B) true C) devoted D) loyal
38. A) live with B) stay with C) stay away from D) are helpful to 39. A) inviting B) leading C) being acquainted D) introducing 40. A) to have recognized B) to know C) recognizing D) of knowing Passage 3
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless 41 who they are or what they do, Americans spend 42 time at work that at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours 43 any industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country 44 Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year compared 45 1,951 in the US and 1,603 in the 46 West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans 47 an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work-week 48 at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year: 49 ,
paid time off ---holidays, vacations, sick leave --- shrank 50 15 percent in the 1990s.
As corporations have 51 stiffer competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting layoffs in the 1980s 52 the professional and managerial ranks, 53 fewer people to get the job done. In lower-paid occupations, 54 wages have been reduced, workers have added hours 55 overtime or extra jobs to 56 their living standard. The Government estimates that more than seven million people hold a second job.
For the fist time, large 57 of people say they want to cut 58 on working hours, even if it means earning less money. 59 most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The Government, which has stepped back from its traditional 60 as a regulator of work time, should take steps to make shorter hours possible.
41. A. of B. with C. for D. by 42. A. less B. same C. more D. much 43. A. by B. for C. than D. as 44. A. and B. but C. as D. or 45. A. for B. with C. in D. at
46. A. past B. early C. earlier D. former 47. A. added B. increased C. brought D. totaled 48. A. stood B. stopped C. remained D. set
49. A. However B. Nevertheless C. Therefore D. Moreover 50. A. by B. at C. with D. below
51. A. suffered B. experienced C. undertaken D. endured 52. A. shortened B. reduced C. lessened D. relieved 53. A. leaving B. left C. leave D. to leave 54. A. when B. where C. while D. though 55. A. by B. for C. to D. in
56. A. preserve B. conserve C. improve D. protect 57. A. numbers B. amounts C. figures D. quantities 58. A. off B. out C. in D. back
59. A. For B. And C. But D. Furthermore 60. A. rule B. function C. task D. role
V. Reading Comprehension （阅读理解） Passage One
In recent years the populations of many of the migratory birds familiar to Americans have declined drastically. The North American Breeding Bird Survey shows an annual drop of two to six percent from 1980 to 1994 for the Baltimore oriole (金黄鹂), the Tennessee warbler (刺嘴鸟), and the Cape May warbler. Other migratory birds have suffered similarly. These birds winter in northern Latin America and summer in North America. Scientists attribute their decline partly to the destruction of forests throughout the hemisphere.
Naturalists have long viewed shade coffee as an important habitat for wildlife, especially compared with other crops. From 1990 to 1994 a team from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center found more than 150 species of birds on shade coffee farms in Chiapas, Mexico, with numbers of migratory species particularly high. Species diversity on well-shaded farms can rival that in a tropical forest. Sun plantations, in contrast, hold little appeal for wildlife. Research in Colombia and Mexico has
found that sun farms have just a tenth as many bird species as do shade holdings. “a verdant (绿化的)open-to-the-sun coffee plantation qualifies as a ?green desert,? virtually devoid of bird activity,” writes Robert Rice, a policy specialist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
1. From 1980 to 1994, the Tennessee warbler was likely to suffer a population decline as high as ________ according to the North American Bird Survey. A. 28% B. 42% C. 56% D. 84%
2. It was found that the numbers of migratory birds were very high _________. A. on shade-coffee farms
B. on open-to-the-sun coffee plantations C. in a green desert D. in a destructed forest
3．Well-shaded farms boast _________. A. as many species as does a tropical forest
B. one-tenth as many bird species as does a tropical forest C. as many species as do sun plantations
D. one-tenth as many bird species as do sun plantations 4. In the “green desert”, __________. A. there is a variety of bird species B. there grows shade coffee C. there are a lot of people D. there grows sun coffee
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A . Growing shade coffee is beneficial to the environment. B. Sun coffee plants are desirable habitats for birds. C. Growing sun coffee leads to the decrease of birds D. Shade coffee farms attract more birds
Passage Two
Astronomers say they have found a Jupiter-like body circling a distant star in a planetary system like ours, an inspiring discovery that raises the prospect of someday finding a planet resembling Earth. Hugh Jones of Liverpool John Moores University said his team had discovered the system, illuminated by a star dubbed HD 70642, some 94 light years from Earth. The star is similar to the Sun in structure and brightness and appears to be about the same age, Jones said. The planet is traveling around the star in an orbital path similar in shape and distance to the one that Jupiter follows around our Sun. those similarities have led the planet-hunters in Jones? team of British, Australian and American scientists to conclude they have found something exciting-the possibility of finding another Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The discovery was found by measuring the star?s wobble (摇动) caused by the gravity of the planet. The technique measures the very slight wobble of a central star and then uses the magnitude of this motion to determine the presence of orbiting planets, the size and shape of their orbits and their mass. The technique works only for larger planets and cannot detect those much smaller. Before extra solar planets were discovered, researchers assumed other solar systems would be similar to ours. However, only a handful of the planets discovered do far follow the nearly circular orbit of our solar system. Most extra solar planets have elliptical orbits, and many orbit too close to
their host star for the planetary system to be similar to our own. 6. The planet found by the astronomers ___________. A. orbits the Sun B. is far from us C. orbits Jupiter D. resembles Earth
7. The star dubbed HD 70642 __________. A. is similar to Earth
B. seems to be as old as the Sun C. is similar to Jupiter D. has one planet
8. The planet and Jupiter are similar in _________. A. the shape of their orbital paths B. the distance to Earth C. the distance to the Sun D. mass
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. By measuring the wobbling of the star, we can determine the number of its planets. B. The discovery may lead to the finding of another Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy. C. Jones? team is made up of scientists from different countries. D. The newly-discovered planet is not small. 10. Many planets discovered so far __________. A. are rather small B. are orbiting the Sun
C. don?t have a circular orbital path D. cannot be measured
Passage Three
Increasing awareness of environmental factors and limited energy resources have led to a profound evolution in the way we view the generation and supply of energy. Although fossil and nuclear sources will remain the most important energy provider for many more years, flexible technological solutions that involve alternative means of energy supply and storage need to be developed urgently.
The search for cleaner, cheaper, smaller and more efficient energy technologies has been driven by recent developments in materials science and engineering. The aim of this collection of reviews is therefore to focus on what materials-based solutions can offer and to show how the rational design and improvement of chemical and physical properties of these materials can lead to energy alternatives that can compete with existing technologies.
The most pronounced breakthroughs are currently taking place for technologies using renewable energy sources, such as fuel cells and solar cells. At the same time, the use of these technologies requires reliable and effective ways of storing energy, and exciting developments are occurring in the fields of hydrogen storage, rechargeable batteries and high-temperature superconductivity. Exploring all the options under consideration would be impossible in such a collection. But we hope that these articles provide a flavour of the many scientific and technological challenges and future