[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The Olympic games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The (47) Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393. There are many myths and (48) of the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular one describes that Hercules was the creator of the Olympic Games, and built the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings to (49) his father Zeus. The date of the Olympic Games’ beginning based on the count years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars’ opinions differ between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC. From then on, the games became much more important throughout ancient Greece, (50) their peak in the sixth and seventh century BC.
Interest in (51) the Olympic Games was fir

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Questions 20 to 24 are based on the following passage.
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness "for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am 1 making Do they like me Do I sound stupid Am I wearing unattractive clothes
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people adversely. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing". Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel
A. Shyness helps us to live up to our full potential.
B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.
C. Shyness blocks our chances for a rich life.
D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.

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Questions 15 to 19 are based on the following passage.
The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun , but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones. RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such
A. They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
B. They may have taken Place during take-off and landing.
C. They were proved to have been caused by the passengers, portable computers.
D. They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.

[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.The substance released when tomatoes are cooked can help______.
A. reduce the risk of cancer in the digestive system
B. process food in the digestive system
C. protect against cancer of stomach
D. prevent problems in developing fetuses

[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.All the following are the reasons why parents choose home schooling EXCEPT______.
A. religious beliefs
B. avoiding problems of traditional schools
C. getting a good education
D. having more time to be together with family

[单项选择] Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
To say that the child learns by imitation and that the way to teach is to set a good example is a bit oversimplified. No child imitates every action he sees. Sometimes, the example the parent wants him to follow is ignored while he takes over contrary patterns from some other ’ example. Therefore we must turn to a more subtle theory than "Monkey see, monkey do".
Look at it from the child’s point of view. Here he is in a new situation, lacking a ready response. He is seeking a response which will gain certain ends. If he lacks a ready response for the situation, and cannot reason out what to do, he observes a model who seems able to get the right result. The child looks for an authority or expert who can show what to do.
There is a second element at work in this situation. The child may be able to attain his immediate goal only to find that his method brings criticism from people who observe him. When
A. they only imitate authorities and experts
B. they are not willing to copy their parents
C. the process of identification has been ignored
D. the nature of their imitation as a form of behavior has been neglected

[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
As the world excitedly greeted Snuppy, the first cloned dog, commentators celebrated our cleverness. Many feel proud that our age is marked by technological (47) . But an article in British newspaper The Observer recently said true innovation has (48) from our society.
The writer was Peter Watson, author of the book Ideas — A History from Fire to Freud. Watson began: "The year 2005 can’t begin to compete with 1905 in terms of (49) innovations."
"Writing a history of ideas over the past three ears, I have been (50) time and again by the fact that, contrary to what we tell ourselves all the time-on TV, in newspapers and magazines, in (51) and in government propaganda — our present world is nowhere near as (52) and innovative as it thinks it is, certainly in comparison with past ages."
"Yes, we are dazzled by mobile phones, camera

[单项选择]Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. (80) The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the chil-dren happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago-so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interestedrather than giving them actual instruction.
The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co- operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for
A. children are reluctant to help each other
B. schools lay too much emphasis on cooperation
C. children should grow up with competitive ideas
D. schools give little actual instruction to children

[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. It was 10 years ago, on a warm July night, that a newborn lamb with took her first breath in a small shed in Scotland. From the outside, she looked no different from thousands of other sheep born on __36__ farms. But Dolly, as the world soon came to realize, was no __37__ lamb. She was cloned from a single cell of an adult female sheep, __38__ long-held scientific dogma that had declared such a thing biologically impossible. A decade later, scientists are starting to come to grips with just how different Dolly was. Dozens of animals have been cloned since that first little lamb — mice, cats, cows and, most recently, a dog — and it’s becoming __39__ clear that they are all, in one way or another, defective. It’s __40__ to think of clones as perfect carbon copies of the original. It turns out, though, that there are various degrees of genetic __41__. That may come as a shock to people who have paid thousands of

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


Why did the couple recognize Rod’s voice on the radio immediately
A. Because Rod was the most naughty student they had ever had.
B. Because Rod now is a famous politician who always makes speech on radio program.
C. Because Rod now is a famous scientist in area of AIDS.
D. Because Rod always spoke with an unusual slow voice since he was a student.

[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.

Which of the following is hue
A. Man should not protect the chicken and sheep they raise.
B. The species mentioned has disappeared on the earth.
C. Man’s killing of wild animals can be justified.
D. Man should realize the earth is not his alon

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

Why didn’t the people of Mutton know where the fire had started
A. Because they were wandering about.
B. Because they were trapped.
C. Because the smoke and dust blurred everything.
D. Because they couldn’t find the signs of the fir

[单项选择]Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The state of Hawaii turns 50 this year. People there should be happy. But it’s hard.
The economy is really bad. The housing market and construction industry are in deep slumps. Tourism has been hammered by the recession and swine flu. Unemployment is double what it was a year ago. To close a $688 million budget gap, the governor announced the most drastic holiday program in the country. She’s closing state offices three days a month, for two years. Aloha Fri day, where people go to work in aloha shirts and muumuus, is going to be Holiday Friday, where they stay home in pajamas and look for jobs on the Internet.
And now, a communist dictator supposedly wants to blow up Hawaii. A Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, reported this week that North Korea planned to launch a ballistic missile in Hawaii’s direction around the Fourth of July.
You can take the threat for what it’s worth. Hawaii isn’t p
A. the Hawaiians’ political status
B. the Hawaiians’ economic status
C. the judicial system of the Hawaii State
D. the environmental protection in Hawaii