[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
There is progress toward a possible treatment for lung diseases such as SARS ( severe acute respiratory syndrome ). Researchers have learned more about how the SARS virus works: it (47) with a system in the body that uses enzymes (酶) to control blood pressure and fluid balance. Scientists say the virus (48) to an enzyme known as ACE-two. The virus blocks the enzyme, permitting fluid to enter the lungs.
A team from Europe and Asia reported the (49) in Nature Medicine. Doctor Josef Penninger of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in the Austrian Academy of Sciences was the (50) writer of the report. The discovery could lead to a new (51) of treating not just SARS but also other diseases that can cause lung failure. These include avian flu (禽流感) and influenza in humans.
The first (52) of SARS were discovered in Guangdong provi

[单项选择] Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
BRITAIN’S universities are in an awful spin. Top universities were overwhelmed by the 24% of A-level applicants with indistinguishable straight As newer ones are beating the byways for bodies.
Curiously, both images of education—the weeping willows of Cambridge and the futuristic architecture of UEL—are cherished by the government. Ministers want to see half of all young people in universities by 2010 (numbers have stalled at 42%), without letting go of the world-class quality of its top institutions.
Many argue that the two goals are incompatible without spending a lot more money. Re searchers scrabble for funds, and students complain of large classes and reduced teaching time. To help solve the problem, the government agreed in 2004 to let universities increase tuition fees.
Though low, the fees have introduced a market into higher education. Universities can offer cut-price tuition, althoug
A. Many top universities struggled to enroll straight-A students.
B. Britain’s universities are required to become the world-class universities.
C. Britain’s universities are facing an unbalanced enrollment.
D. Most Britain’s universities are found by the government.

[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.


Most people ______ this new machine.
A. are pleased with
B. are afraid of
C. dislike and resent
D. have doubt about

[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.

The speaker compares the Internet to______.
A. a map
B. cities
C. towns
D. roads

[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.
What is the best way of traveling to Waterside
A. By bus.
B. By feet.
C. By organized coach trips.
D. Self drive.

[单项选择] Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.
The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy person would be the more to be critical. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps
A. they focus on different aspects of their life
B. they have different attitudes towards other people
C. they have different personalities
D. they come from different family backgrounds

[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 police must take vigorous measures to defend the scientists.
B. The organizations should make sure about their members’ positions on violence against men.
C. The chairman and chairwoman should take on the responsibility to protect their members.
D. The organizations should cooperate with the police to ensure the security of the members.

[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 does the speaker say about doctors and lawyers
A. They should prevent their clients’ personal information from being known by others.
B. They are not entitled to getting any personal information about their clients.
C. Although they hold the rights of learning personal situations of the clients, they are not imposed to keep confidentiality.
D. They are not allowed to publicize the clients’ personal situation without legal permission of the party.

[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
For many people in the U.S., sports are not just for fun. They are almost a religion. Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and athletes play in (47) . Other fans watch the games at home, not leaving their TV sets a minute. The most (48) sports fans never miss a game. Many a wife becomes a " sports widow" during her husband’s favorite season. America’s devotion to athletics has created a new class of (49) people: professional athletes. Sports stars often receive million-dollar salaries. Some even make big money appearing in (50) for soft drinks, shoes and so on.
Not all Americans (51) sports, but athletics are an important part of their culture. Throughout their school life, Americans learn to play many sports. All students take physical education classes in school. Athletic events at universities attract many

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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 the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


John William’s house is made of ______.
A. wood
B. bricks
C. animal skin
D. old stones