第1部分：词汇选项（第1—15题，每题1分，共15分）

　　

1.After wards there was just a feeling of let-down.

A. excitement B. anger C. Calm D. disappointment

2.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation

A.copy B. furnish C. publish D. summariza

3.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid

A.hidden B.inflexible C.traditiona D.official

4.He led a very moral life

A.honourable B.human C.intelligent D.natural

5.The majority of people around here are decent

A.real B.honest C.normal D.wealthy

6.His knowledge of French is fair

A.very useful B.very limited C.quite good D.rather special

7.The group does not advocate the use of violence

A.limit B.regalate C.support D.oppose

8.The worst agonies of the war were now beginning

A. pains B. parts C. aspects D. results

9.It was a magic night until the spell was broken

A.time B.charm C.space D.opportunity

10.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system

A. prove B. discover C. consider D. imagine

11.Several windows had been smashed

A.cleaned B.replaced C.broken D.fixed

12.She felt that she had done her good deed for the day

A. homework B. act C. justice D. model

13.London quickly became a flourishing port

A.major B.large C.successful D.commercial

14.His professional career spanned 16 years

A.stareed B.changed C.moved D.lasted

15.His stomach felt hollow with fear

A. empty B. sincere C. respectful D. terrible

 

第2部分：阅读判断（第16—22题，每题1分，共7分）

　　According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 5.900 kids were treated at hospital emergency rooms, clinics, and doctors’offices last year for sprians(扭伤)and strains caused by backpacks. Such injunes are so widespread that more than 70 percent of physicians as a potential clinical problem for children.

　　How do you avoid such problems? Choose bags that have wide, padded straps(有垫的背带)and a belt. That will help transfer some of the weight from the back and shoulders to the hips. You should also tighten both straps firmly, so the pack rests about 2 inches above your waist. Also, remember to pack your bag with the heaviest items closest to your back and to bend both knees when you pick it up.

　　I low much should you stuff into your pack? That depends on your size and strength, but a general rule is not to exceed 20 percent of your body weight. So if a child weights 100 pounds, the backpack and its load should not be more than 20 pounds. One hint: Make frequent trips to your locker(储物柜)to exchange books between classes.

　　Backpacks with wheels let you pull the weight along the ground,but they have problems too. Many are larger than the average shoulder bag, so students are tempted to carry more than they would in a conventional pack.

　　Roller bags often don’t fit into a locker. They can also lead to tripping and falls in crowded halls. Whatever you use. 10 or 15 minutes of stretching and back strengthening is a good idea.

 

　　16.About six thousand American kids were injured by carrying backpacks last year.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　17. 70 percent of UK physicians have treated children with sprains and strains.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　18. Backpacks with wide, padded straps and a belt can help to avoid problems of sprains and strains.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　19. A 100-pound child should carry a backpack of more than 20 pounds.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　20. Children should put all the books in their lockers.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　21. Roller bags tend to be heavier than ordinary backpacks.

　　A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

　　22. A 10-15 minutes’exercise will help you bear a heavier backpack.

　　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）

　　1 Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine which is based on the use of very concentrated essential oils from the flowers, leaves, bark, branches or roots of plants which are considered to have healing properties. In aromatherapy these powerful oils are mixed with other oils, such as almond(杏仁)oil, or they are diluted(稀释)with water. These solutions(溶液剂)can be rubbed on the skin, sprayed in the air, or applied as a compress(敷药)。

 

　　2 Many people have aromatherapy massages(按摩),and depending on the treatment a person is having, the aromatherapist will massage the oil into the hands or shoulders. The massage is smooth and flowing, as it is designed to create a sense of relaxation and calm. The sessions are tailored to the individual's health and mood at the time, so every session is unique.

 

　　3 Praclitioners of aromatherapy believe that the aroma of the essential oils directly stimulates the brain or that the oils are absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream, where they can affect the whole body and promote healing. Other claims in support of aromatherapy are that it aids digestion, improves the functioning of respiratory system, reduces muscular aches and pains, and promotes muscle relaxation and tone. It has also been argued that aromatherapy can improve circulation, lower blood pressure, and help combat insomnia(失眠) and other stress-related disorders such as tension headaches, anxiety, and mild depression.

 

　　4 However, while aromatherapy may have real effects that promote a sense of well-being, some traditional medicine practitioners remain doubtful about its powers. While research has confirmed that aromatherapy does have some positive short-term effects on most people, it also suggests that aromatherapy is not an actual science or medicine that should be used to treat illness. Furthermore, not all aromatherapy is considered beneficial to health. There are precautions which should be taken before having aromatherapy because some oils can have negative effects on people with certain medical conditions. The study of aromatherapy is relatively new and unexplored. More research needs to be conducted to make scientific conclusions about its use and effects.

23. Paragraph 1______

24. Paragraph 2______

25. Paragraph 3______

    26. Paragraph 4______

　　A. Doubts about the benefits aromatherapy

　　B. Introduction to aromatherapy

　　C. Personalized aromatherapy massage

　　D. Different views about aromatherapy

　　E. Aromatherapy and conventional medicine

　　F. Current research into aromatherap

    27. Aromatherapy is a mixture oil from parts of the plants to ____.

　　28. The sessions of aromatherapy massages are designed to ______.

　　29. Aromatherapy is believed to _________ in various ways.

　　30. The used and benefits of aromatherapy need to _______.

 

　　A. have healing effects

　　B. be used externally

　　C. be promoted

　　D. help the disabled

　　E. be further explored

　　F. suit different people

 

第4部分：阅读理解（第31～45题，每题3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文回答其后面的问题，为每题确定一个最佳答案。

 

    

It bays to be smart, but we are not all smart in the same way .You may be a talented musician, but you might not be a good reader. Each of us is different.

Psychologists disagree about what is intelligence and what are talents or personal abilities .Psychologists have two different views on intelligence .Some believe there is one general intelligence .Others believe there are many different intelligences .

    Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests .These psychologists support their view with research that concludes that people who do well on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests .They do well on tests using words, numbers or pictures. They do well on individual or group tests, and written or oral tests .Those who do poorly on one test, do the same on all tests.

Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence .The brain of intelligence people use less energy during problem solving .The brain waves of people with higher intelligence show a quicker reaction .Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence result from differences in the speed and effectiveness of information processing by the brain .

Howard Gardner, a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education, has four children .He believes that all children are different and shouldn’t be tested by one intelligence test .Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists, he doesn’t think it tells much about the talents of a person outside of formal schooling .He think that the human mind has different intelligences .These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds of problems we are presented with in life .Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences .Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences .

Gardner says that his theory is based on biology .For example ,when one part of the Brain is injured ,other parts of the brain still work .People who cannot talk because of Brain damage can still sing .So ,there is not just one intelligence to lose .Gardner has Identified 8 different kinds of intelligence; linguistic, mathematical, spatial, musical, Interpersonal, intrapersonal, body-kinesthetic(身体动觉的),and naturalistic .

 

31. What is the main idea of this passage?

A . The importance of intelligence

B . The development of intelligence tests

C . How to understand intelligence

D . How to become intelligent

32. Which of the following statements is true concerning general intelligence?

A . Most intelligent people do well on some intelligence tests

B . Intelligent people do not do well on group tests

C . Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral tests

D . People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests

33. Gardner believe that

A . all children are alike

B . children have different intelligences

C . children should take one intelligence test

D . there is no general intelligence

34. According to Gardner schools should

A . promote development of all intelligences

B . test student's who do poorly on tests

C . train students who do poorly on tests

D . focus on finding the most intelligent students

35. Gardner thinks that his theory has a

A . musical foundation

B . intrapersonal foundation

C . linguistic foundation

D . biological foundation

第二篇             The Workers' Role in Management

Traditionally， it has been the workers' role to work and management's role to manage. Managers have planned and directed the firm's operations with little thought to consulting the labor force. Managers have rarely felt compelled to obtain the workers' opinions or to explain their decisions to their employees. At most， companies have provided “suggestion boxes” in which workers could place ideas for improving procedures. In recent years， however， many management specialists have been arguing that workers are more than sellers of labor-they have a vital stake in the company and may be able to make significant contributions to its management. Furthermore， major company decisions profoundly affect workers and their dependents. This is particularly true of plant closings， which may put thousands on the unemployment lines. Should workers， then play a stronger role in management?

Workers should have a role in management. At the very least the labor force should be informed of major policy decisions. (A common complaint among rank-and-file workers is the lack of information about company policies and actions.)Between 1980 and 1985 about five million workers were the victims of plant closings and permanent layoffs， often with no warning. At least 90 days——notice ought to be given in such instances so that workers have time to adjust. Management should consult workers before closing a plant because the workers might be able to suggest ways of improving productivity and reducing costs and might be willing to make concessions that will help keep the plant operating.

It should become a general practice to include workers in some managerial decision making. There ought to be representatives of the workers on the firm's board of directors or other major policymaking groups. If rank-and-file workers are given a voice in the planning and management of the work flow， they will help to make improvements， their morale will rise， and their productivity will increase. As a further incentive they must be given a share in the company's profits. This can be done through employee stockownership plans， bonuses， or rewards for efficiency and productivity. Finally， when a plant can no longer operate at a profit， the workers should be given the opportunity to purchase the plant and run it themselves.

 

36. It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that managers

A . were not qualified

B . seldom obtain workers opinion

C . dislike suggestion workers opinions

D . never consulted the tapor torce

37. In recent years，many management specialists have been arguing they

A . should have a say in management of the company

B . are no longer sellers of the products

C . are less affected by company decisions than before                                                

D . are able to make final decisions for the company

38. The word rank-file Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A . senior

B . ordinary

C . intelligent

D . capable

39. According to the passage，what happened between 1980 and 1985

A . About five million workers were laid off without advance notice

B . Managers consulted workers before closing a plant

C . Workers did not make necessary concession

D . Many companies were closed because of strikes

40. If not give a voice in managerial decision making，workers

A . may lack the incentive to increase their productivity

B . cannot get a share in the company’s profits

C . can still get bonuses for efficiency and productivity

D . will not have the opportunity to purchase the plant

 

　　Obesity is rapidly becoming a new scourge of the western world, delegates agreed at the 11th European Conference on the issue in Vienna Wednesday to Saturday. According to statements before the opening of the conference —— of 2,000 specialists from more than 50 countries 一 1. 2 billion people worldwide are overweight, and 250 million are obese.

　　Professor Bernhard Ludvik of Vienna General Hospital said，“ Obesity is a chronic illness. In Germany，20 per cent of the people are already affected，but in Japan only one per cent. ” But he said that there was hope for sufferers thanks to the new scientific discoveries and medication.

　　Professor Friedrich Hopichler of Salzberg said, "We are living in the new age (but) with the metabolism(新陈代谢) of a stone-age man" “I have just been to the United States. It is really terrible. A pizza shop is springing up on every comer. We have been overrun by fast food and Coca-Cola-ization. ”

　　Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer, , , , , , , , , , . Hop, ichler said, “Eighty percent of all diabetics are obese，also fifty per cent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty per cent with adipose(脂肪的) tissue complaints. ” "Ten per cent more weight means thirteen per cent more risk of heart disease. Reducing one's weight by ten per cent leads to thirteen per cent lower blood pressure. ”

　　Another expert Hermann Toplak said that the state health services should improve their financing of preventive programs. "Though the health insurance pays for surgery (such as reducing the size of the stomach) when the body-mass index is more than 40. That is equivalent to a weight of 116 kilograms for a height of 1.70 meters. One should start earlier. ”

　　Ludvik said that prevention should begin in school. “ Child obesity (fat deposits) correlates(与……相关) with the time which children spend in front of TV sets. ”

　　The consequences were only apparent later on. No more than fifteen per cent of obese people lived to the average life expectancy for their population group.

 

　　41.Which of the following is true about obesi

　　A. People in Japan needn’t worry about obesity.

　　B. Obesity is a disease that lasts for a long time.

　　C.20% of the people in the world are overweight.

　　D.Obesity should be cured with new medication

　　42. Which of the following does Prof. Friendrich Hopichler probably agree?

　　A. Diabetes is mainly caused by obesity.

　　B. 50% of patients with high blood pressure complained about obesity.

　　C. The fast food supplied in American pizza shops is tasteless.

　　D. The more one weights, the more likely he is to suffer from heart disease.

　　43.Hermann Toplak suggested that more money should be spent on_______.

　　A. health insurance

　　B. preventive programs

　　C. state health services

　　D. obesity-related surgeries

　　44.Which of the following is most often accompanied by obesity?

　　A. Diabetes

　　B. High blood pressure

　　C. Stomachache

　　D. Adipose tissue complaints

　　

45.”The consequences” in the last paragraph result from people_____.

　　A. reducing their weight

　　B. eating fast food

　　C. getting obese

　　D. spending too much time in front of TV sets

 

第5部分：补全短文（第46—50题，每题2分，共10分）

　　下面的短文有5处空白；短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

 

 

When Carios Westez died at the age of 76. A language died, too.Westez, more commonly known as Red Thunder Cloud,was the last speaker of the Native American language Catawba.Anyone who wants to hear the songs of the Catawba can contact the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where, back in the 1940s, Red Thunder Cloud recorded a series of songs for future generations.      （46）They are all that is left of the Catawba language. The language that people used to speak is gone forever.

We are all aware of the danger that modern industry can cause the world’s ecology（生态）.However,few people are aware of the impact widely spoken languages have on other languages and ways of life. English has spread all over the world. Chinese, Spanish, Russian, and Hindi have become powerful languages as well. As these languages become more powerful, their use as tools of business and culture increases. As well,    （47）When this happens, hundreds of languages that are spoken by only a few die out.

    Scholars believe there are around 6,000 languages around the world, but more than half of them could die out within the next 100 years. There are many examples,Araki is a the language of the island of Vanuatu, located in the Pacific Ocean.It is spoken by only a few older adults，so like Catawba，Araki will soon disappear. Many languages of ethiopia will have the same fate because each one has only a few speakers.       （48）In the Americas, 100 languages, each of which has fewer than 300 speakers, are dying out.

Red Thunder Cloud was one of the first to recognize the danger of language death and to try to do something about it. He was not actually born into the Catawba tribe, and the language was not his mother tongue.　　（49）. The songs he sang for the Smithsonian Institution helped to make Native American music popular. Now he is gone, and the language is dead.

What does it mean for the rest of us when a language disappears?When a plant, insect, or animal species dies, it is easy to understand what has been lost and to for the balance of the natural word. However, language is only a product of the mind. To be the last remaining speaker of a language，like Red Thunder，must be a peculiarly lonely destiny, almost as strange and terrible as being the last surviving member of a dying species.    （50）

A . Some people might want to learn some of these songs by hearts.

B . Papus New Guines is an extremely rich source of different language，but more than 100 of them are in danger of extinction（灭绝）.

C . However，he was a frequent visitor to the Catawba reservation in South Carcinoma where he learned the language.

D . There language don’t have many native speakers.

E . For the rest of us, when a language dies, we lose the possibility of a unique way of seeing and describing the world.

F . As these language become more powerful.their use as tools of business and culture increase.

 

第6部分：完形填空（第51—65题，每题1分，共15分）

　　下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。Teaching and Learning Medicine Award

　　Two scientists who have won praise for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday , kicking off six days of Nobel announcements.

　　Australian-born U.S. citizen Elizabeth Blackbum and American Carol Greider have already won a series of medical    (51)for their enzyme(酶)research and experts say they could be among the front-runners for a Nobel.

　　Only seven women have    (52)the medicine prize since the first Nobel prizes were    (53) out in 1901. The last female winner was U.S. researcher Linda Buck in 2004, who    (54)the prize with Richard Axel.

　　Among the pair’s possible    (55)are Frenchman Piene Chambon and Americans Ronald Evans and Elwood Jensen, who    (56) up the field of studying proteins called nuclear hormone receptors(核激素受体).

　　As usual,the award committee is giving no    (57) about who is in the running before presenting its decision in a news conference at Stockholm’s Karolinska institute.

　　Alfred Nobel, the Swede who     (58) dynamite(炸药) established the prizes in his will in the      (59) of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace.The economics prize is technically not a Nobel but a 1968 creation of Sweden’s central bank.

Nobel left few instructions on how to   (60) winners, but medicine winners are typically  (61) for a specific breakthrough rather than a body of research.

　　Hans Jornvall, secretary of the medicine prize committee, said the 10 million kronor(瑞典克朗) prize encourages     (62) research but he did not think winning it was the primary goal for scientists.

　　“Individual researchers probably don’t    (63) at themselves as potential Nobel Prize winners when they’re   (64) work,” Jornvall told the Associated Press. They get their kicks from their research and their interest in how life   (65).

 

　　51. A. signs B. Claims C. deals D. honors

　　52. A. lost B. taken C.won D. snatched

　　53. A. Handed B. Shouted C. read D. delivered

　　54. A. had B .received C. shared D. collected

　　55. A. rivals B. matches C. counterparts D. partners

　　56. A. backed B. opened C. picked D. worked

　　57. A. proposals B. suggestions C. ideas D. hints

　　58. A. saw B. discovered C. invented D. heard

　　59. A. groups B. divisions C. samples D. categories

　　60. A. find B. select C. locate D. search

　　61. A. awarded B. sent C. invited D .demanded

　　62. A. ordinary B. historical C. ongoing D. groundbreaking

　　63. A. regard B. laugh C. look D. smile

　　64. A. on B. for C. with D. at

　　65. A. means B. passes C. functions D. rises

　　

答案：1-15：DBBAD CCABB CBA(D)DA

16-22：BBABB  CA

23-26：BCDA      27-30：AFBE

31-35：CDBAD

36-40：BABAA

41-45：BDBAC

46-50：AFBCE

51-55: DCACA　

56-60 :BDCDB　　

61-65 :ADCDC