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第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Experts debunk Maya doomsday(末日) predictions -- But that hasn"t stopped books, movies from cashing in.
If the ancient Maya and filmmaker Roland Emmerich are correct, the apocalypse(大灾变) will happen very fast, maybe quicker than his new 2½-hour movie.
Predictions of global ruination are rippling around the globe with seismic(地震的) force, all loosely based on a 5,000-year Maya calendar that ends Dec. 21, 2012. Countless Web sites and blogs anticipate(预料) the end of days, as do various New Age groups and would-be prophets(预言者) offering guidance and how-to tips. On Amazon.com , you can read hundreds of book titles combining the year 2012 with terms such as “apocalypse,” “catastrophe” and “end of the world.”
As always, doomsday sells — and a lot of people are buying it.
“There"s the psychobabble(心理呓语) aspect,” said Robert Epstein, former editor of Psychology Today magazine and a lecturer at the University of California San Diego. “It"s the Sigmund Freud/death wish idea: People glom onto(对…感兴趣) doomsday predictions because there"s some small part of them that wants to die, and die spectacularly(壮观的). I don"t believe it, but it"s one way to look at this.”
It"s Emmerich"s way. The German director specializes in wreaking havoc on an epic scale, from climatic cataclysm in 2004"s “The Day After Tomorrow” to angry aliens and reptiles in “Independence Day” and “Godzilla.” In “2012,” he finishes the job.
The digitized disasters of “2012” are oversized, overwrought and sometimes literally over the top, as when a humongous tsunami washes over the Himalayan mountains, whose average height exceeds 20,000 feet. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, a 10.5-magnitude earthquake — a temblor at least 30 times more powerful than any real quake ever recorded — yanks the city apart like a giant zipper, sending chunks sliding into the Pacific Ocean.
That"s not physically possible, of course. Nor is a 10.5-magnitude quake, said Thomas Rockwell, a geologist at San Diego State University. To generate that much energy, “you"d need a rupture that extends all around the planet.”
All of that other stuff “is pure Hollywood bunk,” said Bernard Jackson at the UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences.
Entertaining, though, unless you happen to believe the Maya really predicted the end of the world. They didn"t, said Geoff Braswell, a UCSD anthropologist. The long-count calendar doesn"t signal the end of anything except the end of that particular calendar. “It"s just like a car odometer. Unfortunately, hardly anybody reads ancient Mayan. Modern media hype(骗局), on the other hand, is almost inescapable.
Nicholas Christenfeld, a professor of psychology at UCSD, suggests a more elemental human need. Being swallowed by the Earth or incinerated in a giant fireball “fits neatly with the idea that people want to believe there"s a plan, that existence isn"t random and pointless,” Christenfeld said.
“We all missed creation, but if we can bear witness at the other end, be part of some grand cosmic destruction, that gives life meaning,” he said.
It helps, too, not to think very hard about the facts, said Lou Manza, a professor of psychology at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. “These claims have been around forever, and they have all been false, 100 percent wrong,” Manza said.
Of course, prognosticators(预言者, 占卜者) usually have an explanation for that, Christenfeld said.
“They might say it was a misinterpretation,” he said. “They got the date wrong. They might claim humanity acted in time to prevent the destruction. Or faith came to the rescue because people believed something bad was going to happen, it didn"t have to happen.”
答案
71. media 72. basis 73. viewing 74. nature 75. purely
76. signaling 77. witness 78. meaningful 79. true 80. timely
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试题【第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单】;主要考察你对数词等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________ (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.
B
Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6:30 am - 8:00 am and 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan. Air-conditioned buses cost more.
C
We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.
D
We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.
We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge.
阅读下面短文,按照要求回答问题
The Monster of Lake Tianchi
The "Monster of Lake Tianchi" in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. "It jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai"s western peak saw it," he said. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.
In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. "It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns", one of the soldiers said.
A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.
There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.
51. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?
_________________________________________________________________________
52. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
_________________________________________________________________________
53. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
_________________________________________________________________________
54. When was the monster first sighted?
_________________________________________________________________________
55. What is special about Lake Tianchi?
________________________________________________________________________
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线()划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
By midday the sun was very strong. Jim was so tired 1.
to walk. There was no trees near the road, so he rested 2.
under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his 3.
shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once. 4.
He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening. 5.
He was just about to jump while he felt something moving 6.
near his feet. He looked up and saw a long black snake. 7.
Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The 8.
snake began to crawl(爬) across his legs. It crawled on and 9.
on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped 10.
to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.
IV: 任务型读写
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每空格1个单词。
One of the roles of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to choose the host city for the Olympic Games. The host city election takes place in a country which does not have a candidate city for the Olympics in question. Except for unusual circumstances, the election is held seven years before the Olympic Games take place. There have been two phases leading to the election of the host city since December 1999.
Phase 1: applicant cities
Any city that wishes to host the Olympic Games must be proposed to the IOC by its National Olympic Committee (NOC), with a letter from the city itself. During the first phase, which lasts around ten months, each applicant city must answer a questionnaire to provide general information about itself. Then the applications will be examined carefully. A number of things will be considered, such as government support, public opinion, general infrastructure(基础设施), safety, accommodations and transport. The IOC Executive Board(执行董事会)will determine which applicant cities will be accepted as candidate cities. Only candidate cities can continue with the procedure.
Phase 2: candidate cities
Candidate cities must provide a candidature(候选资格)file according to the instructions given by the IOC. After all the files are examined and the IOC Evaluation Commission(评估委员会)produces its report, the IOC Executive Board draws up a list of final candidate cities. The general assembly of the IOC then takes a vote on the host city.
Choosing the host city of the Olympics | |||
Place | The host city election is (56) _________ in a country that does not apply to be the host city of the Olympics in question. | ||
(57)______ | The election takes place seven years (58) ________ the Olympic Games. | ||
Procedure | Phase 1 | Participant | Any city that wants to be the (59) _________ of the Olympic Games can be an applicant. |
Process | All cities involved should first ask the NOC to propose them to the IOC; then they need to (60) ________ a questionnaire about themselves. | ||
Result | The IOC Executive Board (61) ________ the candidate cities. | ||
Phase 2 | Participant | The (62)_________ cities | |
Process | The cities have to (63) ________ a file confirming themselves as the candidates. The file should be (64) _________ on the instructions given by the IOC. | ||
Result | The IOC Executive Board chooses several cities from the candidate cities. The general assembly of the IOC then (65) _______ for the host city. |
第三部分:写作(共三节,满分55分)
第一节:单词拼写(共10小题,每题1分,满分10分)
66.She cried, (撕扯)her newly bought skirt into pieces.
67.Children need lots of (鼓励)when they are learning new things.
68.I don’t think the color on this TV is properly (调整).
69.Smoking is strictly (禁止)in or near the gas station.
70.It’s very difficult to breathe at high (海拔).
71.He (全神贯注)on what the teacher said, not noticing what happened outside the window.
72.Your work will be (评价)by members of the management team.
73.The exercises are designed to (增强)your arm muscles.
74.The game had to be (放弃)due to bad weather.
75.She spent the afternoon (漂浮)on her back in the pool.
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