[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
China is casting such a huge shadow on the United States that many Americans are trying hard to learn the Chinese language with an effort to keep their competitive edge.
"Interest in learning Chinese among American youth and their parents has grown (47) in the past five years," said Vivien Stewart, vice president at the Asia Society, a US group trying to bridge the (48) between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
China’s rapid progress is driving the interest to (49) the language, experts say. "The Chinese rich cultural traditions and (50) economy mean that it is now essential for all of our students to be better prepared to engage them and seize opportunities together," said Michael Levine, Asia Society’s executive director of education.
A 2004 College Board survey found that 2400 high schools--an (51) number--would b

[单项选择]Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
If a mother pushes her small son in a swing (秋千), giving only a light force each time he returns, eventually he will be swingirg.quite high. The child can do this for himself by using his legs to increase the motion, but both the mother’s push and the child’s leg movements must occur at the proper moment, or the extent of the swing will not increase. In physics, increasing the swiag is increasing the amplitude (振幅); the length of the rope on the swing determines its natural oscillation (摆动) period. This ability of an object to move periodically or to vibrate when stimulated by a force operating in its natural period is called resonance.
Resonance is observed many times without consciously thinking about it; for example, one may find an annoying vibration or shimmy in an automobile, caused by a loose engine mount vibrating with increasing amplitude because of an out of-round tire. The bulge (凸出部分) on t
A. vibrate
B. resonate
C. swing
D. oscillate

[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
What did NOT happened, when Sandburg was 13
A. He left school.
B. War broke out.
C. He began to write poetry.
D. He joined the army.

[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Lance Armstrong is thirty-three years old and is one of the best athletes in the world. Scientists say his body operates better than the (47) person. For example, his heart can (48) more than two hundred times a minute. It pumps an extremely large amount of blood and oxygen to his legs.
Edward Coyle, head of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Texas in Austin, tested Armstrong five times from 1992 until 1995. Each time, the cyclist rode a (49) bike for twenty-five minutes with the work rate increasing every five minutes.
Scientists measured Armstrong’s (50) against the amount of oxygen he breathed. Doctor Coyle discovered an 8% increase in Armstrong’s muscle power. Doctor Coyle (51) Armstrong might have developed more of a certain kind of muscle during his seven years of training.
Doctor Coyle also discovered that A

[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
What’s the difference between human beings and other animals when shedding tears
A. Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears.
B. Only humans shed tears to get rid of irritating stuff in their eyes.
C. Only human tears can resist the invading bacteria.
D. Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals.

[单项选择]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


Sickness and starvation will be results of ______.
A. a nuclear war
B. nuclear weapons
C. a deficiency of food
D. a shortage of medicine

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Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer t. he questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


When Rod Laver got behind, he would ______.
A. play a "safe" game
B. become nervous
C. forget what the score was
D. play a relaxed game

[单项选择]Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because they’ve been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that spit from African lions perhaps 100000 years ago, hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory.
India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary(保护区). It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest—and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen, but a lion stands its ground, curious and unafraid—lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close, Gir’s lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during
A. The lions don’t show intimacy among them any more.
B. The 1ions may not need to fight for food.
C. Food is not readily available in that region.
D. Meals Call be obtained only with great effort.

[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The current emergency in Mexico City that has taken over our lives is nothing. I could ever have imagined for me or my children. We are living in an environmental crisis, an air-pollution emergency of severity. What it really means is that just to breathe here is to play a dangerous game with your health.
As parents, what terrorizes us most are reports that children are at higher risk because they breathe more times per minute. What more can we do to protect them and ourselves Our pediatrician’s(儿科医师的) medical recommendation was simple：abandon the city permanently. We are foreigners and we are among the small minority that can afford to leave. We are here because of my husband’s work. We are fascinated by Mexico—its history and rich culture. We know that for us, this is a temporary danger. However, we cannot stand for much longer the fear we feel for our boys. We cannot stop them from br
A. sell
B. transport
C. place
D. deliver

[单项选择]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Why didn’t the closest ships come to the Titanic’s rescue
A. Because they did not hear Titanic’s desperate calls for help.
B. Because they didn’t want to get involved in the accident.
C. Because they hit each other while rushing to rescue.
D. Because they didn’t have enough fuel.

[单项选择]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
According to the passage, how did American people receive Thorpe when he came back from Stockholm in 1912
A. They held grand banquets in his honor.
B. They welcomed him with parades and celebration.
C. They gave him the title of "the highest type of citizen".
D. They made him a professional athlet

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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.

How long did it take Byrd and his colleagues to fly from Little America to the South Pole and back（）
A. 19 hours.
B. 18 hours.
C. 17 hours.
D. 16 hours.