[简答题]Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic Augusta Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustavo Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of US independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the b
A. A．a small present or gift
B．a kind of postcard
C．the power of seeing
D．something that you can see

[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.
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Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag by
A. making laws.
B. enforcing discipline.
C. educating the public.
D. holding ceremonies.

[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.
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Jules Verne was
A. an inventor as well as a scientist.
B. a scientist rather than an inventor.
C. not a scientist but an inventor.
D. neither a scientist nor an inventor.

[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.

According to the passage, the work of "Youth Summit" refers to
A. visits to the Nixon Library.
B. the Chinese students’ visit to the U.S.
C. a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.
D. activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students.

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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. a shy person
B. a realistic person
C. a sensitive person
D. a reserved person

[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Gardening is the laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables.
Gardening can be considered both as an art, concerned with arranging plants (47) in their surroundings and as a science, involving the principles and techniques of plant cultivation. Because plants are often grown in conditions markedly different from those of their natural environment, it is necessary to (48) the cultivation techniques modified by the experience of the planter and (49) from plant physiology. The basic principles involved in growing plants are the same in all parts of the world, but the practice naturally needs much (50) to local conditions.
Gardening in its ornamental sense needs a certain level of civilization before it can (51) Wherever the level has been attained, in all parts of th

[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Recently a sociologist from the University of New Hampshire, Murray Straus, presented a paper suggesting that corporal punishment leaves a long-lasting mark—in the form of lower IQ. Straus found that kids who were physically punished had up to a five-point lower IQ score than kids who weren’t—the more children were spanked, the lower their IQ—and that the effect could be seen not only in individual children, but across entire nations. Straus found that countries with higher GDP tended to be those where corporal punishment was used less often. In the U. S., the tendency to hit also varies with income, geography and culture.
So how might getting spanked on the butt actually affect the workings of the brain Straus notes that being spanked or hit is associated with fright and stress; kids who experience that kind of trauma (创伤)have a harder time focusing and learning.
It’s not clear if spanking ca

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Questions 30 to 34 are based on the following passage.
One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery there is every-growing expansion of existing facilities, and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much Capital is invested in machinery and "heavy" industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles result in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials, including farmer
A. cautiously
B. in a confident manner
C. indifferently
D. opportunely

[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Almost everyone agrees that America’s health-care system has the incentives all wrong. Under the fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals get paid for doing more, even ff added tests, operations and procedures have little chance of improving patients’ health. So what happens when someone proposes that we alter the incentives to reward better care, not more care
Spiraling health spending is the crux (症结)of our federal budget problem. In 1965, health spending was 2.6 percent of the budget. In 2010, it was 26.5 percent. The Obama administration estimates it will be 30.3 percent in 2016. By contrast, defense spending is about 20 percent; scientific research and development is 4 percent.
Uncontrolled health spending isn’t simply crowding out other government programs; it’s also restraining overall living standards. Health economists Michael Chernew, Richard Hirth and David Cutler recently repo
A. The health-care providers would reduce cost and improve quality to meet demand.
B. Beneficiaries and health-care delivery system would feel less pressured for better service.
C. Medicare beneficiaries would get higher-quality insurance coverage with the same cost.
D. Medicare beneficiaries would receive a large amount of money each’time to spend freely.

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Questions 25 to 29 are based on the following passage.
Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money
A. unusual ways to advertise products.
B. types of payment plans for service.
C. theories about how products affect different levels of society.
D. how certain elements of a price "package" influence its market value

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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. is in favor of prohibiting passengers-use of electronic devices completely
B. has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference
C. hasn’t formed his own opinion on this problem
D. regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight