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第4部分：阅读理解（第31~ 45题，每题3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

Mr. Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.
A held
B increased
C expected
D offered

Things to Know about the UK
1From Buckingham Palace to Oxford,the UK is loaded with wonderful icons(标志)of past eras.But it has also modernized with confidence.It’s now better known for vibrant(充满活力的)cities with great nightlife and attraction.Fashions,fine dining,clubbing,shopping-the UK is among the world’s best.
2Most people have strong preconceptions about the British.But if you’re one of these people,you’d be wise to abandon those ideas.Visit a nightclub in one of the big cities,a football match,or a good local pub and you might more readily describe the English people as humorous and hospitable.It’s certainly true that no other country in the world has more bird-watchers,sports supporters,pet owners and gardeners than the UK.
3Getting around England is pretty easy.Budget(廉价的)airlines like Easyjet and Rynnair fly domestically.Trains can deliver you very efficiently from one major city to another.Long distance express buses are called coaches.Where coaches and buses run on the same route,coaches are more expensive (though quicker) than buses.London’s famous black cabs are excellent but expensive.Minicabs are cheaper competitors,with freelance(个体的)drivers.But usually you need to give a call first.London’s underground is called the Tube.It’s very convenient and can get you to almost any part of the city.
4The UK is not famous for its food.But you still need to know some of the traditional English foods.The most famous must be fish and chips.The fish and chips are deep fried in flour.English breakfast is something you need to try.It is fried bacon,sausages,fried eggs,black pudding,fried tomatoes,fried bread and baked beans,with toast and a pot of tea.Other things like shepherd’s pie and Yorkshire pudding are also well-known as a part of English food culture.
5Pubbing and clubbing are the main forms of English nightlife,especially for the young.Pubbing means going to a pub with friends,having drinks,and chatting.Clubbing is different from pubbing and includes going to a pub,or a place of music,or a bar,or any other places to gather with friends.Clubbing can be found everywhere.Usually there is some kind of dress code for clubbing,such as no jeans,no sportswear,or smart clubwear,while pubbing is much more casual.
23.Paragraph 2 _______.
24.Paragraph 3 _______.
25.Paragraph 4 _______.
26.Paragraph 5 _______.
A.Education
B.People
C.Transport
D.Drinks
E.Food
F.Nightlife
27.The UK is a country that is_______..
28.The British people are_______..
29.Coaches in the UK are_______..
30.Fish and chips are_______..
A.faster but more expensive than buses
B.both ancient and modern
C.humorous and hospitable
D.cheap and efficient
E.traditional and famous
F.clever and hardworking

Global Warming
l  Smoke is clouding Our view of global warming, protecting the planet from perhaps three-quarters of the greenhouse(温室)effect．That might sound like good news，but experts say that as the cover diminishes in coming decades，we are facing a dramatic increase of warming that could be two or even three times as great as official best guesses．
2 This was the dramatic conclusion reached last week at a workshop in Dahlem，Berlin, where top atmospheric scientists got together, including Nobel prize winner Paul Crutzen and Swedish scientist Bert Bolin，former chairman of the UN’S Intergovemmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)．
3  IPCC scientists have suspected for a decade that aerosols(浮质)of smoke and other particles from burning rainforest，crop waste and fossil fuels are blocking sunlight and counteracting the warming effect of carbon dioxide(二氧化物)emissions．Until now，they reckoned that aerosols reduced greenhouse warming by perhaps a quarter, cutting increases by 0．2。C．So the 0．6。C of warming over the past century would have been 0．8。C without aerosols．
4  But the Berlin workshop concluded that the real figure is even higher--aerosols may have reduced global warming by as much as three—quarters，cutting increases by 1．8。C．If SO，the good news is that aerosols have prevented the world getting almost two degrees warmer than it is now．But the bad news is that the climate system is much more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously guessed．
5 As those gases are expected to continue accumulating in the atmosphere while aerosols stabilize or fall, that means“dramatic consequences for estimates of future climate change”，the scientists agreed in a draft report from the workshop．
23 Paragraph 2 ______________ .
24 Paragraph 3 ______________ .
25 Paragraph 4 ______________ .
26 Paragraph 5 ______________ .
A Atmospheric Scientists
B The Calculations Made at the Berlin Workshop
C The Previous Calculations of the Effect of Aerosols
D The Scientists’Agreement
E The Authoritative Conclusion
F Greenhouse Gases
27  When the cover diminishes in the coming decades，temperature  ______________ .
28 The conclusion reached at the Berlin workshop ______________ .
29 The Berlin workshop concluded that the real figure ______________ .
30 The increase of greenhouse gases ______________ .
A will influence future climate change
B was somewhat surprising
C will rise rapidly
D was known to US all
E  was much higher than had been expected
F  will drop dramatically

As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
A express          B divide             C influence          D voice

第6部分：完形填空（第51-65题，每题1分，共15分）
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions.
A  statements  B  beliefs         C  suggestions     D  claims

Practically all animals communicate through sounds
A.Almost
B.Clearly
C.Absolutely
D.Basically

What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?
A,advancement B,replacement C,retirement D,advertisement

Waste Not，Want Not
1 Bob and Clara Darlington，who own and run a farm in the North of England，have alwayslooked for new ways of making money out of the produce they grow．Their SUCCESS began when theyestablished a shop on their farm，so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly fromthem．
2 The business was an immediate SUCCESS，and soon scored top marks in a competition set upby the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country．The Association's inspectorsfound the Darlingtons'shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit andvegetable．
3 Clara Darlington is a trained chef and，in addition to a range of home-grown foods andother local produce，she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had made herself inthe farmhouse kitchen．A small cafe alongside the farm shop was soon added，with everything thatvisitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop．
4 Clara admits that starting the business was expensive，and she has worked very hard，butmaintains that if the product is good，the public recognize this and buy it．"I aim to offer the highestquality to our customers，whether they come in for a loaf of bread，or take a whole dinner-partymenu．I take it as a compliment(恭维)if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves．"
5 So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop．Clara，not wishing to see themget thrown away，decided to turn them into soup．
6 The soup met with the immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now producesten different varieties．She spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail，doing presentations of the soups．As a result，they are now served in first-class railway restaurant carsbelonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores．
23．Paragraph 2_______________．
24．Paragraph 3________________．
25．Paragraph 4______________．
26．Paragraph 5____________．
A．Time well spent is rewarded
B．Professional recognition is obtained
C．A necessary alternative to farming
D．Professional skills are exploited
E．Continuing investment in high standards
F．Ensuring that nothing gets wasted
27．Bob an Clara Darlington established a shop to____________．
28．Apart from quality fruit and vegetables，the couple____________．
29．Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away，the couple__________．
30．Clara spent much of the summer going to London to____________．
A．sell fresh vegetables
B．sell as much as possible
C．offer a variety of prepared meals
D．turn them into soup
E．fill a gap in the market
F．promote her soups

She always finds fault with everything.
A simplifies
B evaluates
C examines
D criticizes

第1部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

第三篇
Is the Tie a Necessity？
Ties， or neckties， have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So， are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties？
Maybe. Last week， the UK’s Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tie less era. Fie hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.
In fact， Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities （知名人士） without ties， which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.
For some more conservative British， the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier， Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan， the tie was a sign of being complete， of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church， to work in the office， to a party - almost every social occasion.
But today， people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions.
The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a “band”。 The term could mean anything around a man’s neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear （颈饰） impressed Charles II， the king of England who was exiled （流放） to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660， he brought this new fashion item along with him.
It wasn’t， however， until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful， flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then， clubs， military institutions and schools began to use colored arid patterned ties to indicate the wearer’s membership in the late 19th century. After that， the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen.
But now， even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway， the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.
41 The tie symbolizes all of tile following except
A.  respect.  
B.  elegance.  
C.  democracy.  
D.  politeness.  
42 Why does Blair sometimes show up in a formal event without a tie？
A.  Because he wants to make a show.  
B.  Because he wants to attract attention.  
C.  Because he wants to live in a casual way.  
D.  Because ties are costly.  
43 Which of the following is NOT a social occasion？
A.  Going to church.  
B.  Going to work in the office.  
C.  Going to a party.  
D.  Staying at home.  
44 Who brought the Frenchmen’s neckwear to Britain？
A.  Charles ii.  
B.  Tony Blair.  
C.  Jim Callaghan.  
D.  Andrew Turnbull.  
45 When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly？
A.  In the 1630s.  
B.  After the late 19th century.  
C.  In 1660.  
D.  In the late 18th century.  

These are the motives for doing it
A  reasons 
B  excuses
C answers 
D  replies

Gross National Happiness
In the last century， new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However， one country resisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains of Asia， the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people and Buddhist（佛教）culture had not been affected for almost a thousand years. Bhutan， however， was a poor country. People died at a young age. Most of its people could not read， and they did not know much about the outside world. Then， in 1972， a new ruler named King Jigme Singye Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan to become modern， but without losing its traditions.
King Wangchuck looked at other countries for ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their Gross Natonal Product（GNP）。 The GNP measures products and money. When the number of products sold increases， people say the country is making progress. King Wangchuck had a different idea for Bhutan. He wanted to measure his country’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased， the king could say that Bhutan was making progress. To decide if people were happier， he created a measure called Gross National Happiness（GNH）。
GNH is based on certain principles that create happiness. People are happier if they have health care， education， and jobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy， protected environment. They are happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally， people are happier when they have a good， stable government.
Now these is some evidence of increased GNH in Bhutan. People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated and employed. Teenty-five percent of the land has become national parks， and the country has almost no pollution. The Bhutanese continue to wear their traditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist customs. Bhutan has also become a democracy. In 2008， King Wangchuck gave his power to his son. Although the country still had a king， it held its first democratic elections that year. Bhutan had political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally， Bhutan has connected to the rest of the world through television and internet.
Bhutan is a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested in Bhutan’s GNH. These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. They want to create new policies that take care of their people， cultures， and land.
Brazil may be the nest country to use the principles of GNH. Brazilian leaders see the principles of GNH as a source of inspiration. Brazil is a large country with a diverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil， perhaps the rest of the world will follow.
41. Who was Jigme Singye Wangchuck?
A. A president.
B. A Buddhist priest.
C. A general.
D. A king.
42. Apart from modernizing Bhutan, what else did Wangchuck want to do for Bhutan?
A. To make its population grow.
B. To keep it separate from the world.
C. To encourage its people to get rich.
D. To keep its tradition and customs.
43. A country shows its progress with GNP by
A. selling more products.
B. spending more money.
C. spending less money.
D. providing more jobs.
44. According to GNH, people are happier if they
A. have new technology.
B. can change their religion.
C. have a good, stable government.
D. have more money.
45. Today, many countries are
A. using the principles of GNH to measure their progress.
B. working together to develop a common scale to measure GNH.
C. taking both Bhutan and Brazil as symbols for social progress.
D. trying to find their own ways to measure happiness.

New Ideas
Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson is trying to drive carbon dioxide 1 underground to _____(51) its release into the air.
Over the next two years, a team of scientists will try to ___(52) carbon dioxide-charged　water 2 into the rock underground. Scientist theory says this should work 3. The CO2 will react　with the rock to form a stable mineral that remains in the ____(53) for millions of years.
If the experiment succeeds, Iceland could give the world a new ____(54) to reduce CO2 emissions.
Sigurdur Gislason, a university professor in Iceland, says his country has an ___(55) over other countries: "We have enormous amounts of clean _____(56) and a small society. You can do experiments here that you can't do anywhere else."
In an attempt to cut back on the use of air conditioners during summer, the Japanese　government in 2005 ___(57) a campaign to keep office temperatures at 28°C degrees in summer. Men were also encouraged to change business suits for ___(58) wear. In other words, no more ties.
"The ___(59) is meant to show the government's resolve to achieve Japan's target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda. The ___(60) has cut an estimated 79,000 tons of carbon dioxide gas emissions each year.
As the country's 2005 Energy Policy Act __(61) into force this year, more Americans will be encouraged to use ___(62) cars and energy sources.
According to the new law, those who buy hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius can earn tax　credits; or rebates, of ___(63) to $2,600 a year. Homemakers can also save when they renovate, claiming tax rebates ____(64) up to $500 simply by fitting their homes with　energy-saving insulation. If they ___(65) in solar water heating, the payoff at tax time equal to 30 percent of the appliance's cost or a maximum of $2,000.
51   A) narrow    B) reduce     C) interrupt    D) interfere
52   A) spread    B) splash      C) flow          D) inject
53   A) rock       B) air            C) water        D) soil
54   A) era        B) period       C) way           D) page
55   A) merit     B) benefit      C) advantage  D) profit
56   A) energy   B) oil            C) gas           D) solar-power
57   A) called    B) mounted   C) opened      D) broke
58   A) decent   B) formal       C)fashionable D) casual
59   A) move    B) pledge       C) promise     D) statement
60  A) war        B) campaign  C) activity       D) move
6l   A) makes    B) takes        C) comes         D) bring
62  A) fast        B) cheap       C) expensive    D) environment-friendly
63  A) up         B) under        C) on              D) from
64  A) worth     B) give        C) donate         D) invest
65  A) spend    B) give          C) donate        D) invest

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23-30题，每题1分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1～4段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

There was something peculiar in the way he smiles.
A different         B strange           C wrong          D funny