Passage 1
Cinema-goers are to be bombarded by a shocking new advertisement from Friends of the Earth. It is a direct appeal for membership, but 1 the problem of acid rain.
The 40-second film shows the 2 to which acid rain affects the environment we live in.
In the film, a billboard (广告牌), covered in litmus (石蕊) paper is shown turning from blue to red during a 3 Oxford day.
The advertisement was shown during BBCl's Going Live 4 on Saturday.
So what 5 does acid rain do?
• To the environment
It pollutes lakes and rivers, making them too acidic to support fish, plants and other 6 of life. In Southern Norway, 85,000 square kilometers of lakes have been polluted by acid rain.
It destroys trees and forests. The acid attacks 7 or needles, or goes into the tree, damaging its core (心). The acid water may also remove essential 8 from the soil, so the tree cannot grow 9 It is estimated that 64 percent of Britain's trees have been damaged by acid rain.
• To the wildlife
It poisons fish. Some 10 species, such as the shark, are threatened with extinction. It also threatened fish-eating birds and animals which eat 11 fish from polluted lakes and rivers.
• To crops
It affects crop production, damaging growth and reducing 12 to disease.
• To buildings
It makes stonework crumble (碎掉) and corrodes (腐蚀) metals. It is estimated that the cost of 13 to the buildings in Britain from acid rain is £100 million a year.
• To 14
It damaged our health. People suffer from breathing in 15 . People who rely on wells for water may find the water turning acidic.
A. features B. explains C. solves D. raises
A. range B. area C. extent D. state
A. sunny B. cloudy C. foggy D. wet
A. channel B. programme C. information D. forecast
A. effect B. benefit C. harm D. function
A. ways B. forms C. means D. styles
A. roots B. bushes C. seeds D. leaves
A. nutrients B. elements C. materials D. foods
A. significantly B. naturally C. basically D. healthily
A. small B. different C. rare D. scarce
A. harmful B. terrible C. dead D. poisoned
A. treatment B. resistance C. cure D. infection
A. harm B. response C. damage D. repair
A. people B. children C. living things D. animals
A. dust B. fumes C. fog D. smoke
Keys: 1—5 ACDBC 6—10 BDADC 11—15 DBCAB
Passage 2
More and more young women want to look beautiful. Young women's desire to achieve the figure of a fashion model has an 1 form of expression in the problem of anorexia nervosa(神经性厌食症). Anorexia nervosa is a(n) 2 disorder which occurs largely among young girls; 3 , it is also found among 4 of the young women, and in some cases, among boys.
Anorexia nervosa is 5 starvation attitudes toward food, and distorted(扭曲的)body image. 6 they are often extremely thin, anorexic girls believe that they are fat and are 7 on dieting. Their perceptions(理解) of their own bodies are very much distorted. They do not see themselves as thin but 8 , as fat. Most 9 of anorexia lose 25 percent or more of their body fat. Anorexia also causes them to become 10 . Five to six percent of anorexics actually die from starvation.
Anorexia, which means "without food", seems to be quite 11 among young girls, although it was 12 a problem twenty years ago. The 13 of anorexia is not known. Researchers are trying to find out its 14 but it is related to a psychological(心理的)need. One theory is that they want to 15 becoming an adult, since starvation can 16 down physical growth and the beginning of puberty (青春期). Another theory is that anorexia is related to refusal of the mother figure or to 17 the daughter of an overly protective and controlling mother. By being anorexic, the girl shows her ability to 18 at least one aspect of her own life.
In addition, researchers 19 that the problem may result in a wrong body image ideal of female beauty of being very 20 .
( ) 1. A. extreme B. ordinary C. interesting D. last
( ) 2. A. acting B. sleeping C. eating D. studying
( ) 3. A. generally B. however C. anyhow D. regularly
( ) 4. A. few B. all C. some D. none
( ) 5. A. brought by B. found in C. regarded as D. characterized by
( ) 6. A. Because B. When C. If D. Although
( ) 7. A. put B. held C. fixed D. checked
( ) 8. A. rather B. nevertheless C. further D. even
( ) 9. A. victims B. lovers C. women D. patients
( )10. A. anxious B. worried C. weak D. disappointed
( )11. A. ordinary B. common C. great D. often
( )12. A. hopefully B. certainly C. hardly D. exactly
( )13. A. medicine B. truth C. result D. cause
( )14. A. possibility B. opportunity C. necessity D. importance
( )15. A. enjoy B. imagine C. risk D. avoid
( )16. A. slow B. cut C. break D. turn
( )17. A. doing B. becoming C. turning D. being
( )18. A. control B. improve C. build D. instruct
( )19. A. advise B. note C. announce D. doubt
( )20. A. fat B. healthy C. thin D. weak
答案解析
1. A 由下文“in the problem of anorexia nervosa”可知：为了瘦身都导致生病了。这里表示程度很重。
2. C 神经性厌食症，根据这个病名，可以推测是饮食失调，故选eating．
3. B 前后文是转折关系，故选however。
4. C 根据常识，指可能还有“某些”成年妇女。不可能所有妇女都患或一个也不患神经性厌食症。
5. D characterized by意为“具备……的特点”。
6. D 由下句“anorexic g irls believe that they are fat”可推知，这里应是although引导的让步状语从句。
7. C 句意：“她们认为自己胖，就把目光盯在节食上。” fix… on是固定词组，意为“把目光盯在…上”。
8. A 句意为“她们不是把自己看成瘦子，而是把自己看成大胖子”。rather意为“而是”。
9. A 下文有“die from starvation:'，可知这些人是厌食的受害者。
10. C 按逻辑推理，厌食者应该是“虚弱”的。
11．B 厌食在年轻的姑娘们中是很“普遍的”。
12．C hardly表否定，句意为：“20年前几乎不是个问题，而现在却很普遍。”
13．D 由下文的解释可知厌食症的原因迄今未找到，故选cause。
14．A 承接上文，研究者极力想找到可能的原因。
15．D 瘦身者可能会对长大成人持回避的态度。
16．A slow down是固定词组，表示降低、减慢。
17．D being表示“成为”。
18．A 她们想摆脱父母的约束，这方面可以自己控制自己。
19．B 句意为：调查者注意到这个问题。
20．C 瘦身者认定女性越瘦越美。
Passage 3
Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly. 1 when you try, you can run into trouble.
Many people 2 that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is " 3 up". Yet the 4 is that exercise burns fat from all over the 5 .
Studies show muscles which are not 6 lose their strength very quickly. To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will 7 a normal level of physical strength .
To 8 weight you should always "work up a good sweat" when exercising, 9 sweating only 10 body temperature to prevent over heating. This is nothing but water loss. Once you replace the liquid, you replace the 11 
.
Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise. It helps the circulation of blood 12 the body, and has a direct 13 on your overall feeling of health. Experience says that 20 minutes' exercise a day is minimum amount. 14 your breathing doesn't return to normal state within minutes after you finish 15 , you've done too much.
( ) 1. A. While B. When C. As D. So
( ) 2. A. understand B. believe C. wish D. know
( ) 3. A. built B. burned C. piled D. grown
( ) 4. A. reply B. possibility C. truth D. reason
( ) 5. A. arm B. leg C. stomach D. body
( ) 6. A. exercised B. examined C. protected D. cured
( ) 7. A. lose B. raise C. burn D. keep
( ) 8. A. lose B. gain C. keep D. burn
( ) 9. A. not B. but C. fortunately D. probably
( )10. A. raises B. reduces C. destroys D. keeps up
( )11. A. weight B. muscle C. sweat D. strength
( )12. A. over B. around C. throughout D. with
( )13. A. effect B. use C. usage D. affect
( )14. A. But if B. But C. If D. And if
( )15. A. working B. walking C. exercising D. breathing
Keys: 1-5. DBBCD 6-10. ADABB 11-15. ACAAC
Passage 4
Plants are intelligent 1 of life that have a strong will to survive, and are capable of communication and preference. They are able to adapt, and have many similarities 2 humans.
A book about plants describes how they "talk to" other living things, and what they "talk about." Staying alive and safe 3 the list.
To protect themselves, plants have developed smart ways of living. According to the book, "plants seem to know which ants will steal their nectar (花蜜). so they 4 when these ants are about, open only when there is enough dew (露水） on their stems to keep the ants from 5 .
In fact, plants respond not only to insects and animals, but to human 6 and intention. Plants can 7 between people who are kind to them and who are not, and our green friends cooperate with those of us that they like.
In an experiment, a new scientist 8 study some test plants. 9 , these test plants which previously had been very responsive, did not respond at all during the new scientist's tests. Later, it was discovered that the new scientist 10 the plants in his personal research once his tests were completed. Before long, the new scientist left, and the plants again became 11 .
12 their feelings, plants have tastes of music. When 13 to heavy rock music, the plants not only grew 14 the music source, but some either grew abnormally tall or stopped growing. 15 , the plants died. When classical music was played, the plants grew toward the music source with healthy growth.
1. A. ones B. forms C. manners D. articles
A. with B. in C. to D. of
A. on B. tops C. writes D. remains
A. close B. die C. sleep D. scream
A. spreading B. chewing C. climbing D. riding
A. infection B. fantasy C. illustration D. emotion
A. separate B. classify C. distinguish D. select
A. came to B. went on C. pulled through D. took over
A. Surprisingly B. Fortunately C. Dramatically D. Eventually
A. watered B. burned C. raised D. moved '
A. alive B. green C. reluctant D. cooperative
A. Better than B. Instead of C. In addition D. Apart from
A. listened B. exposed C. related D. offered
A. away from B. besides C. without D. in front of
A. However B. On the other hand C. In some cases D. What's more
Keys: 1-5. BCBAC 6-10. DCAAB 11-15. DDBAC
Passage 5
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The 1 again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is 2 for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our 3 tolerable and some ultraviolet rays(紫外线) penetrate the 4 . Cosmic rays of various kinds come 5 the air from outer space, but 6 quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. 7 men leave the atmosphere they are 8 to this radiation; but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, 9 prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in 10 . Doses of radiation are measured in 11 called "rems (雷目)". We all 12 , radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The " 13 " dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it 14 according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than damaged; the 15 of 60 rems has been agreed.
A. atmosphere B. rock C. soil D. sunshine
A. essential B. additional C. magnificent D. moral
A. environment B. arrangement C. conditions D. phenomenon
A. environment B. space C. atmosphere D. earth
A. across B. to C. from D. through
A. valid B. enormous C. various D. proper
A. As soon as B. As well as C. As much as D. As possible as
A. shown B. exposed C. faced D. covered
A. get B. make C. have D. do
A. earth B. atmosphere C. space D. environment
A. pieces B. units C. parts D. elements
A. receive B. accept C. bring D. catch
A. conventional B. common C. general D. normal
A. shifts B. converts C. modifies D. varies
A. figure B. amount C. weight D. radiation
Keys: 1-5. DAACD 6-10. BABDC 11-15. BADDA
Passage 6
Baloney is a kind of sausage (香肠) that many Americans eat often. The word has another meaning in English. It is used to describe something—usually something someone says—that is 1 or wrong or foolish.
Baloney sausage 2 the name of the Italian city, Bologna. The city is famous for its 3 , a mixture of spiced (加香料的) meat from cows and pigs. But, baloney sausage does not taste the same as beef or pork 4 . Some language experts think this different taste 5 the birth of the expression baloney. Baloney is an idea or statement that is 6 the truth, in the same way that baloney sausage tastes nothing like the 7 that is used to make it.
Baloney is a word often used by 8 to describe the ideas of their opponents. Fifty years ago, a former governor of New York State, Alfred Smith, 9 some claims by President Franklin Roosevelt about the successes of the Roosevelt administration. Smith said, "No matter how thin you slice it, it is still 10 ."
A similar word has almost the same meaning as baloney. It even sounds almost the same. The word is 11 . It began in Ireland around the 16th century. The lord of Blarney castle agreed to surrender (交出) the 12 to British troops. But he kept making 13 for postponing the surrender. And, he made them sound like very good excuses.
The Irish castle now is famous for its Blarney stone. 14 the stone is thought to give a person special powers of speech. One who has kissed the Blarney stone can speak words of praise so 15 and sweetly that you believe them, even when you know they are false.
A. fantastic B. favourable C. false D. feasible
A. comes from B. takes after C. takes in D. comes across
A. landscape B. food C. meat D. sausage
A. lonely B. alone C. only D. together
A. gives birth B. comes into being C. is responsible for D. pays attention to
A. nothing B. very C. mainly D. nearly
A. animals B. food C. meat D. snacks
A. athletes B. politicians C. architects D. us
A. accepted B. praised C. criticized D. refused
A. sausage B. baloney C. false D. mistake
A. blarney B. balcony C. boloney D. blorney
A. city B. secret C. prisoner D. castle
A. excuses B. speeches C. up D. expenditure
A. Moving B. Touching C. Throwing D. Kissing
A. Loudly B. illegibly C. smoothly D. sharply
Keys: 1-5. CADBC 6-10. ACBCB 11-15. ADADC
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