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[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
With the global economy now taking more executives to far-away places like Beijing and Mumbai, jet lag is becoming a bigger problem, leading sleep researchers to work harder than ever to find suitable remedies.
Trips to the other side of the globe make adjusting a traveler’s body clock a more lasting process. Jet lag experts say they believe it takes one day for each time zone away from home, up to a maximum of six or seven days, to get fully in sync (同步) with local time.
There is no easy remedy. One problem in developing solutions is all the variation in travelers’ ability to handle jet lag. Sleep researchers have found that people who have dealt with sleep loss over long periods—on night shifts, for example can tolerate jet lag better than most. And older travelers also tend to get harder hit than the young by jet lag. About eight million corporate travelers made overseas trips last year, most of whom were
[单项选择] Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these development, which have two objectives: to arouse public attention and to frighten people working in research with animals. The first need is that everything should be done to identify those responsible for the crimes and to put them on trial. The Defence Research Society has taken the practical step of offering a reward of 10,000 pounds for information leading to those responsible, but past experience is not encouraging. People are unlikely to be tempted by such offers. The professional police will similarly be confronted by the usual problem of finding a needle in a haystack.
That is why the intellectual community in Britain and elsewhere must ac
A. the importance of the case
B. the responsibility of the police
C. the difficulty of the problem
D. the seriousness of the problem
[单项选择] Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstances. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth.
There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a larger, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual himself If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence. Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in a school, eliminates all envy and competition in the matter of dress, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing is not to be belittled by a wealthy per
A. importance
B. meaning
C. self-value
D. pride
[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.
How many pet dogs and cats were brought into Britain last year under the scheme
A. Only 40.
B. Less than 4,000.
C. Almost 40,000.
D. Over 400,000.
[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.
In the United States, the most popular months for weddings are______.
A. in June and July
B. in July and August
C. from June to August
D. from July to September
[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.
According to the passage, it is not easy to get seal ______.
A. in water
B. on the ice
C. in the polar region
D. on the pinnacle
[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.
According to what you have heard, how would you characterize the winter season in the city
A. January receives about 30 inches of snow.
B. Temperatures hover below freezing for the 3-month period.
C. Outdoor activities tend to be popular during this season.
D. Heavy snow storms are frequently experienced during this perio
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Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But
(47) way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use an evaporative cooler. This is easy to make and does not even use
(48) .
A. Cold
(54) in a freezer, however, can keep foods in good condition fox months after the
(55) season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage is at
(56) time while still in the field. Use a sharp knife to avoid damage.
- stayI) covered
- B) storageJ) under
- C) harvest
B. K) water - other
C. L) cold - growing
D. M) air - another
E. N) preparation - ice
F. O) take - cool
[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. Now, listen to the passage.
What is the topic of this talk
A. The salinity of the ocean.
B. Pollutants found at sea.
C. The composition of coral reefs.
D. The weather patterns of coastal areas.
[单项选择] 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.
All of the following are the themes of the songs of The Beatles EXCEPT ______.
A. love
B. death and poverty
C. old age and daily life
D. conflict and struggle
