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1、? ? a oD? ? ? ? a ? o ? o2007-03-06 ? 3463 ? ?:NB ? ?0 ?CET4 ? ? ? ? ?t ? a o ?2? ? a? e a? 2? ? e a? 2? e? Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired toselectonewordforeachblankfroma listofch0icesgivenin

2、a wordbankfollowing thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore making your choices.Each choice in bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.

3、Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only afewwordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea 47.? I couldntunderstandanything,? hesaid.He 48fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthoughtaboutdroppingout.Then Mrs. Malave, a bil

4、ingual educator, began to work with him while teachinghimmathandscienceinhis49Spanish.? Shehelpedme staysmartwhileteachingme English,? hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,he50confidenceand began to succeed in school.Today,he isa 51 doctor,runshisown clinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Every

5、 day,he uses the language and academic skills he 52 through bilingual education totreat his patients.Robertosstoryisjustone of53 successstories.Researchhasshownthatbilingual educationisthemost54 way bothtoteachchildrenEnglishand ensurethattheysucceed academically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents5

6、5outperformtheir peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif., implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college 56 rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scoresfrom the lowest in Texa

7、s to among the highest in the nation. a o ?2? ? a? e a? 2? e? A) wonder I)hidB) acquired J)prominentC) consistently K)decentD) regained L)countlessE) nightmare M)recalledF) native N)breakthroughG) acceptance O)automaticallyH) effective Section BDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

8、followedbysome questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices markedA) ,B),C),D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestion 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.? Tear em a

9、part!? ? Kill the fool!? ? Murder the referee(2?D) !? These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made,they may seem innocent enough. But lets not kid ourselves.They havebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsucha wayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshave been written

10、aboutthe waywordaffectus. It hasbeenshownthatwords having certain connotations (o? ?) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what weconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm? opponent? asoneofthose words.Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.Thedictionarymeaningof

11、theterm? opponent? is? adversary? ;? enemy? ? one who opposes your interests. ? Thus, when a player meets an opponent,he or she maytendtoeveryactionnomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallan incidentinahandballgamewhena refereerefuseda playersrequestfora timeout fora glovechangebecausehed

12、idnotconsider them wet enough.The player proceededto rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed, ? Are they wet enoughnow? Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthe court without considering the consequences the such a move might have on anyone intheirway.Ihav

13、ealsowitnesseda playerreactingtohisopponentsintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashe couldduring thecourseofplay.Offthe court, theyaregoodfriends.Does that make anysense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which departs from normal behavior.Therefore, I be

14、lieve it is time we elevated ( y) the game to the level whereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacing the term ? opponent? with ? associate? could be an ideal way to start.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm? associate?is? colleague? ;? friend? ;? companion.? Reflect a moment

15、! You may soon see andpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm? associate? ratherthan? opponent? . a o ?2? ? a? e a? 2? e? 57. Which of the following statements best expresses the authors view?A) The words people use can influence their behavior.B) Unpleasant words in sports are often used b

16、y foreign athletes.C) Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences.D) Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.58. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players .A) are too eager to winB) treat their rivals as enemiesC) are usually short-tempere

17、d and easily offendedD) cannot afford to be polite in fierce competitions59. Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochange his gloves?A) He angrily hit the referee with a ball.B) He refused to continue the game.C) He claimed that referee was unfair.D) He wet his gloves by rubbing the

18、m across his T-shirt.60. According to the passage, players in a game may .A) kick the ball across the court with forceB) lie down on the ground as an act of protestC) deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their wayD) keep on screaming and shouting throughout the game61. Theauthorh

19、opestohavethecurrentsituationun sportsimprovedby .A) regulating the relationship between players and refereesB) calling on players to use clean language in the courtC) raising the referees sense of responsibilityD) changing the attitude of players on the sports field Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 ar

20、e based in the following passage.IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge( ? ?)(ANWR) to help secure Americas energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He hasarguedthattappingANWR soilwouldhelpeaseCaliforniaselectricitycrisisand providea majorboosttothecountrysenergyindependen

21、ce.Butnooneknowsforsure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth, with the last governmentsurvey, conducted in1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as muchas10% ofU.S. consumptionfo

22、raslong as six years. Bypumping morethan1million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two to three decades, lobbyists claim,the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.An oilboom wouldalsomean a multibillion-dollarwindfall( a a?2?)in

23、taxrevenues,royalties(?a2 1?a?n)dleasingfeesforAlaskaand theFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetothe environmentWouldbeinsignificant.Weveneverhada documentedcaseofan oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice, say Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.Notsofast,sayenvironmenta

24、lists.Stickingtothelowend ofgovernmentestimates the National Resources Defends Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR, a dropinthe bucketthatwoulddo virtuallynothingtoeaseAmericasenergyproblems.And consumers would wait up to a dec

25、ade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin onlyafter mush bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review.AsforANWRsimpacton the Californiapower crisis, environmentalists pointout that oilisresponsibleforonly1% oftheGoldenStateselectricityoutput-andjust 3% of the nati

26、ons. a o ?2? ? a? e a? 2? e? 62. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A) It will increase Americas energy consumption.B) It will exhaust the nations oil reserves.C) It will help reduce the nations oil imports.D) It will help secure the future of ANWR.63. We learnfromthesecondparagra

27、phthattheAmericanoilindustry .A) shows little interest tapping oil in ANWRB) expect to stop oil imports from Saudi ArabiaC) tend to exaggerate Americas reliance on foreign oilD) believes that drilling for ANWR will produce high yields64. Those against oil drilling ANWR argue that .A) it will drain t

28、he oil reserves in the Alaskan regionB) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problemC) it can cause serious damage to the environmentD) it will not have much commercial value65. Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmean bysaying? Not sofast? (Line1,Psra.3)?A) Dont be too optimistic.B) Dont expect fast returns

29、.C) The oil drilling should be delayed.D) Oil exploitation takes a long time.66. Itcanbe learnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWRsfrozen earth .A) involves a lot of technological problemsB) remains a controversial issueC) is expected to get under way soonD) will enable the U.S. to be oil independent