第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1．I have been trying to quit smoking．
A．give up
B．pick up
C．build up
D．take up
2．Relief workers were shocked by what they saw．
A．moved
B．touched
C．surprised
D．worried
3．The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain．
A．auestion
B．problem
C．title
D．topic
4．This is not typical of English，but is a feature of the Chinese language．
A．Darticular
B．characteristic
C．remarkable
D．idiomatic
5．It is virtually impossible to persuade him to apply for the job．
A．simply
B．almost
C．totally
D．completely
6．These are defensive behavior patterns which derive from our fears．
A．stem
B．rely
C．develop
D．grow
7．Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others．
A．easv
B．possible
C．1ikely
D．difficult
8．They have the capability to destroy the enemy in a few days．
A．possibility
B．necessity
C．ability
D．probability
9．We have never seen such gorgeous hills．
A．beautiful
B．stretching
C．spreading
D．rolling
10．The leaves have been swept into huge heaps．
A．loads
B．1ayers
C．pyramids
D．piles
11．The news will horrify everyone．
A．attract
B．terrify
C．tempt
D．excite
12．The article sketched the major events of the decade．
A．described
B．offered
C．outlined
D．presented
13．I won’t tolerate that kind of behavior．
A．bear
B．receive
C．admit
D．take
14．Their style of playing football is utterly different．
A．barely
B．scarcely
C．hardly
D．totally
15．Her sister urged her to apply for the job．
A．advised
B．caused
C．forced
D．promised
第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。
16.Babies can learn language even in their sleep.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mennoned
17.An infant can recognize a lot of vowels by the time he or she is a year old.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not ment xoned
18.Finnish vowels are easy to distinguish.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not ment xoned
19.The three vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
20.The study shows that the infant’s cerebral cortex is working while he is asleep.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
21.If an adult wants to learn a language faster，he can put a language tape under his pillow.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not menuoned
22.Cheour’s finding is worthless.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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2～5段其中四段选
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。
Screen Test
Every year millions of women are screened with X—rays to pick up signs of breast cancer.If this happens early enough，the disease can often be treated successfully.According to a survey published last year，21 countries have screening programmes.Nine of them，including Australia，Canada，the us and Spain，screen women under 50.
But the medical benefit of screening these younger women are controversial，partly because the radiation brings a small risk of inducing cancer.Als0，younger women must be given higher doses of X—rays because their breast tissue is denser.
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia analysed the effect of screening more than 160.000 women at ll local clinics.After estimating the women’s cumulative dose of radiation，they used two models to calculate the number of extra cancers this would cause.
The mathematical model recommended by Britain’s National Radiological Protection Board(NR—PB)predicted that the screening programme would cause 36 cancers per l00，000 women，180f them fatal.The model preferred by the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation led to a lower figure of 20 cancers.
The researchers argue that the level of radiation-induced cancers is“not very significant”corn—pared to the far larger number of cancers that are discovered and treated.The Valencia programme，they say，detects between 300 and 450 cases of breast cancer in every l00，000 women screened.
But they point out that the risk of women contracting cancer from radiation could be reduced by between 40 and 80 percent if screening began at 50 instead of 45，because they would be exposed to less radiation.The resuits of their study，they suggest，could help“optimise the technique’’for breast cancer screening.
“There is a trade—off between the diagnostic benefits of breast screening and its risks.”admits Mi—chael Clark of the NRPB.But he warns that the study should be interpreted with caution.“0n the basis of the current data，for every lo cancers successfully detected and prevented there is a risk of causing one later in life.That’s why radiation exposure should be minimised in any screening programme.”
23.Paragraph 2————————————
24.Paragraph 3—————————————
25.Paragraph 4—————————————
26.Paragraph 5—————————————
A.Harm Screening May Do to a Younger Woman
B.Investigating the Effect of Screening
C.Effects Predicted by Two Different Models
D.Small Risk of Inducing Cancers from Radiation
E.Treatment of Cancers
F.Factors That Trigger Cancers
27.Early discovery of breast cancer may____________.
28.Advantages of screening women under 50 are ____________.
29.Delaying the age at which screening starts may____________.
30.Radiation exposure should be____________.
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。
31.What are the symbols of the Netherlands according to the first paragraph?
A.The flat landscape.
B.Wooden shoes and wooden windmills.
C.Metal-pole turbines.
D.Both A and B.
3 2.Which statement best describes the urban turbine mentioned in the second paragraph?
A.It is a windmill put on rooftops of buildings for energy generation.
B.It is a high—tech machine designed to generate energy for urban people.
C.It is light and quiet and therefore more efficient.
D.It is driven by urban wind.
33.The smallest models of an urban turbine___________.
A.is designed for private homes
B.weighs 2，000 kilograms
C.can be carried up to the rooftop without a crane
D.can be installed with a crane
34.Netherlands leads in the urban turbine technology because___________.
A.the Dutch are natural pioneers
B.the Dutch have a tradition with windmills
C.the Netherlands is windier than Germany，Finland and Slovenia
D.the Netherlands is a small country with a large population
35.According to the last paragraph，what are the advantages of wind power technology? A.It can be used for different purposes.
B.It can replace nuclear power plant.
C.It can be installed in one’s backyard.
D.Both A and C.
36.What IS Alvin?
A.A research institute.
B.A transporting vehicle.
C.A submersible.
D.A scientist.
37.Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?
A.It can carry explorers as deep as 6，500 meters.
B.It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions.
C.It was launched in the sixties of the twentieth century.
D.It has been used for more than 40 years.
38.“…a world that is still full of mysteries”refers to____________.
A.the earth
B.out space
C.the ocean
D.Mars
39.In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar?
A.Size.
B.Speed.
C.Capacity.
D.Shape.
40.In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin different?
A.Offering better views.
B.Speed.
C.Size.
D.Both A and b.
4 1.Which of the following is NOT true of what is mentioned about the winged robot in the second paragraph?
A.The two professors of CUT built the winged robot.
B.The two professors of CUT tested whether the winged robot could learn to fly.
C.The two professors of CUT programreed the data on how the robot flapped its wings.
D.The two professors of CUT tried to find out if the robot could fly by itself.
42.How did the robot behave at the beginning of the test?
A.It rotated its wings through 90 degrees.
B.It twitched but gradually gained height.
C.It was twitched and broke down.
D.It landed not long after the test.
43.Which of the following is nearest to Peter Bentley’s view on the winged robot?
A.The winged robot could never really fly.
B.The winged robot did not have a motor.
C.The winged robot should go through further evolution before it could fly.
D.The robot could fly if it were lighter.
44.What measured how much lift the robot produced?
A.TWO vertical rods.
B.A movement detector.
C.An elastic band.
D.Both B and C.
45.What does“the process”appearing in the last paragraph refer to? A.Pairing up successful instructions.
B.Sending instructions to the robot.
C.Generating new sets of instructions for evaluation.
D.All the above.
第5部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
A.High sound of 150 decibels can kill a healthy rat.
B.The vibration of air can produce infrasonic waves.
C.We cannot play high—pitched music with ordinary musical instruments.
D.If the intensity of infrasonic wave exceeds 160 decibels，it is extremely harmful.
E.Dolphins，whales and bats can make such high—frequency sound.
F.Therefore，the sound of Ordinary music alinstruments cannot harm your health. 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。
51.A.off B.on C.at D.of
52.A.is B.was C.were D.are
53.A.can B.have to C.need to D.should
54.A.after B.for C.in D.at
55.A.the B./ C.a D.an
56.A.With B.If C.But D.And
57.A.helping B.being C.get D.be
58.A.whose B.who C.that D.when
59.A.1ife B.cars C.warning D.problem
60.A.about B.to C.by D.on
61.A.use B.inform C.ask D.teach
62.A.1et B.allow C.make D.give
63.A.have helped B.helped C.had helped D.was helped
64.A.speak B.have C.link D.put
65.A.1awyer B.doctor C.customer D.specialist
参考答案
第1部分：词汇选项
1. A【解析】题意：我努力在戒烟。
句中quit意为：停止，放弃。
A项give up意为：放弃，抛弃;例句：After a few tries they decided to give up.试了几次后，他们决定放弃。
B项pick up意为：捡起，学会，接人;例句：We need to pick up on what’sgoing on here.我们需要了解一下这里的情形。
C项build up意为：建立，增强，逐步增长;例句：Some vitamin B and C will build up your resistance.吃些维他命B和C能增强你的抵抗力。
D项take up意为：占据，从事;例句：I won’t take up much of your time.我不想多占用你的时间。故本题选A。
2.C【解析】题意：救灾人员对他们所看到的情况感到震惊。
句中shocked意为：震惊，震动。
A项moved意为：使……感动;例句：We are moved in tears by his vivid stories.我们被他生动的故事感动地热泪盈眶。
B项touched意为：触摸，触动;例句：Touch your toes without bending your knees.用手够到你的脚趾，膝盖别弯曲。
C项surprised意为：使惊奇;例句：It surprised me that a driver of Alain’sexperience should make those mistakes.令我吃惊的是，像阿莱恩这样有经验的一位司机竟然会犯那些错误。
D项worried意为：担忧，担心;例句：Don’t worry，you’ll soon have your work over.别担心，你的事情很快就能做完。故本题选C。
3.D【解析】题意：在英国，天气常常是人们谈论的一个话题。
句中subject意为：主题。
A项question意为：问题;例句：Answer my questions without hesitation.要毫不犹豫地回答我的问题。
B项problem意为：难题，习题;例句：A new problem has been reared up in production.生产中出现了一个新问题。
C项title意为：标题，头衔;例句：The title of the novel is“Sons and Lovers”.该书的书名为《儿子和情人》。
D项topic意为：主题，话题;例句：The topic has been studied by many investigators.这个课题已经被很多研究者探索过。故本题选D。
4.B【解析】题意：在英语里这并不典型，但却是汉语的一个特色。
句中typical意为：典型的，特有的。
A项particular意为：特别的，详细的;例句：Each mineral.has crystals of a particular shape.每种矿物的晶体都有其特殊的形状。
B项characteristic意为：典型的，特有的;例句：Feathers are a characteristic specific to birds.羽毛是鸟类特有的。
C项remarkable意为：卓越的，非凡的;例句：Her tactfulness is a remarkable gift.她的机敏是一种非凡的天赋。
D项idiomatic意为：惯用的，符合语言习惯的;例句：Did I make another Idiomatic mistake?我是不是又犯了什么俗语的错误?故本题选B。
5.B【解析】题意：说服他申请那项工作几乎是不可能的。
句中virtually意为：事实上，几乎，实际上。
A项simply意为：简单地，仅仅;例句：Some people travel simply to away from the hot weather.一些人旅游仅仅是为了避暑。
B项almost意为：差不多，几乎;例句：The newsreel had almost finished when I went to the cinema.我到电影院的时候新闻片几乎要演完了。
C项totally意为：完全地;例句：He was over eighty years of age，infirm and totally blind.他八十多岁了，身体虚弱，双目失明。
D项completely意为：完全地，彻底地;例句：It’scompletely ruined，So we’ll have to start from scratch.它完全毁了，我们只好从头做起。故本题选B。
6.A【解析】题意：这些都是防卫行为的范型，它们源于我们的惧怕。
句中derive意为：源于，出自。
A项stem意为：起源于，来自;例句：Your errors stem all from your carelessness.你犯的错误全都是由于你的粗心。
B项rely意为：依靠，依赖;例句：Charities rely on voluntary contributions.慈善事业依靠自愿捐赠。
C项develop意为：开发，发展，进步;例句：For this，our country rolled out stock raising to develop 1arge position.为此，我国推出了畜牧业开发大布局。
D项grow意为：生长，种植，渐渐变得;例句：The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.报告断言这个产业会发展起来。故本题选A。
7.C【解析】题意：只有一小部分的精神病患者可能会伤害自己和他人。
句中1iable意为：有倾向的，易的。
A项easy意为：容易的，舒适的;例句：It is not easy to become sane.要神志健全，不是容易的事。
B项possible意为：可能的，合理的;例句：It’spossible to break with old habits.改掉老习惯是可能的。
C项likely意为：可能的，大概;例句：We are likely to fall into step with them.我们可能接受他们的意见。
D项difficult意为：困难的，执拗的;例句：It’sdifficult to gauge one’scharacter.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。故本题选C。
8.C【解析】题意：他们有能力在几天内消灭敌人。
句中capability意为：能力，才能。
A项possibility意为：可能性，可能发生的事情;例句：There is one possibility of changing jobs.换工作是有可能的事。
B项necessity意为：需要，必然性，必需品;例句：The transfer was made out of necessity.调任是出于需要作出的。
C项ability意为：能力，才能;例句：She has no ability in that kind of work.她没有做那种工作的能力
D项probability意为：可能性，几率;例句：There’s little probability of reaching London tonight.
今夜到达伦敦的可能性不大。故本题选C。
9.A【解析】题意：我们从来没有见过这么壮丽的山峦。
句中gorgeous意为：华丽的，灿烂的，极好的。
A项beautiful意为：美丽的;例句：The twinkle of distant town lights was very beautiful.远处城镇灯火闪烁，煞是好看
B项stretching意为：伸长的，伸展的;例句：They had seen the years blissfully stretching ahead of them，together forever.他们他们曾经目睹这幸福的岁月在面前延伸，直到永远。
C项spreading意为：传播的，展开的;例句：Spreading shades of dusk cover the earth.暮色笼住了大地。
D项rolling意为：旋转的，波动的，起伏的;例句：He posed her against a background of rolling hills.他让她以起伏的小山为背景摆好姿势。故本题选A。
10.D【解析】题意：落叶被扫成了几大堆。
句中heaps意为：堆。
A项loads意为：负荷，工作量;例句：My load at work has been getting heavier recently.最近我的工作量在不断加大。
B项layers意为：层，地层;例句：Coat the table—top with a thin layer of varnish.把桌面涂上薄薄一层亮漆。
C项pyramids意为：金字塔，角锥体;例句：Do you see the pyramid?你看到金字塔了吗?
D项piles意为：堆，建筑群;例句：Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.你的信压在一堆文件下面了。故本题选D。
11.B【解析】题意：这则新闻会让每个人感到恐惧。
句中horrify意为：使恐惧，惊骇。
A项attract意为：吸引，引起;例句：Romantic fiction can no longer attract her.浪漫小说已不再能吸引她了。
B项terrify意为：恐吓，使害怕;例句：Low-flying aircraft terrify wild animals.低飞的飞行器令野生动物惊恐。
C项tempt意为：诱惑，使感兴趣;例句：Nothing could tempt me to tell lies.什么也不能引诱我撒谎。
D项excite意为：激动，使兴奋;例句：The promotion failed to excite the public.促销未能激发公众的购买欲。故本题选B。
12.C【解析】题意：这篇文章简述了十年内的主要大事。
句中sketched意为：简述，概述。
A项described意为：描述，描绘;例句：It is difficult for me to describe this outstanding and dynamic young lady.我很难描写这位杰出有活力的年青淑女。
B项offered意为：提供，提议;例句：These great works offer entrancing subjects for study.这些小说巨著给我们提供了饶有兴味的研究题目。
C项outlined意为：概述，描绘轮廓;例句：The chairman outline the company’s plan for the come year.董事长概述了公司明年的计划。
D项presented意为：提出，呈现;例句：In what order are you going to present your ideas?你打算按什么顺序提出你的看法。故本题选C。
13.A【解析】题意：我不会容忍这种行为。
句中tolerate意为：容忍。
A项bear意为：承受，忍受;例句：He can’t bear to be laughed at.他不能忍受被取笑
B项receive意为：收到，接待，接纳;例句：The hotel is now open and will receive visitors.这家旅
馆在开业接待客人。
C项admit意为：承认，容许;例句：I cannot admit you into the hall yet.我还不能允许你进入大厅。
D项take意为：接受，获得;例句：He will take what you offer him.你给他什么，他接受什么。故本题选A。
14.D【解析】题意：他们踢球的风格完全不同。
句中utterly意为：完全地，绝对地。
A项barely意为：几乎不，仅仅;例句：He’s barely able to can make both ends meet.他几乎不能使收支相抵
B项scarcely意为：几乎不，简直不;例句：I could scarcely recognize him.我简直认不出他来了。
C项hardly意为：几乎不，简直不;例句：He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁，我简直拉不住他。
D项totally意为：完全地;例句：She seemed totally absorbed in her book.她好像完全被这本书迷住了。故本题选D。
15.A【解析】题意：她姐姐力劝她申请那项工作。
句中urged意为：力劝，敦促。
A项advised意为：建议，劝告;例句：It is easy for you to advise，but difficult to take advice from others.劝告别人容易，接受劝告就难了。
B项caused意为：引起，使遭受;例句：Chlorine may cause plant damage.氯气能使植物遭受损害。
C项forced意为：促使，推动，强迫;例句：He made the promise quite voluntarily.I did not force him to.他非常自愿地答应的，我没有强迫他。
D项promised意为：答应，许诺;例句：We promise according to our hopes，and perform according to our fear.我们根据自己的希望作出允诺，又根据自己的畏惧来履行。故本题选D。
第2部分：阅读判断
16.A【解析】题意：婴儿甚至在睡觉时也可以学语言。
根据文章第二段最后一句Marie Cheour…suspected that they might progress this fast because they learn language…as well as when they are awake可知，Marie Cheour怀疑婴儿学习语言进步很快的原因可能在于他们不仅醒着时在学习，而且睡觉时也在学，所以题干叙述正确，故本题选A。
17.C【解析】题意：当婴儿到一岁大时，他或她能分辨出许多元音。
第二段第一句By the time babies are a year old they can recognise a lot of sounds and even simple words可知，婴儿到了一岁时，他们可以识别许多音，甚至一些简单的词。文章提到a lot of sounds，但没有提及a lot of vowels，故本题选C。
18.C【解析】题意：芬兰语的元音很容易分辨。
文章根本没有提及关于芬兰语元音是否易于区分的问题。所以本题选C。
19.B【解析】题意：文章中提到的三个元音都是芬兰语的发音。
根据第三段第二句后半句a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between可知第三个元音是介于两种语言之间的音，所以题干叙述错误，故本题选B。
20.A【解析】题意：这项研究表明婴儿睡觉时，大脑皮层仍在工作。
根据文章最后一段第一句后半句…babies don’t “turn off”their cerebral cortex while they sleep可知，与大人不一样，婴儿睡觉时没有把大脑皮层“关掉”。所以题干叙述正确，故本题选A。
21.B【解析】题意：假如一个大人学一种语言时想学得快一点，他可以把一盘录音带放在枕头下面。
根据文章最后一段倒数第二句The skill probably fades in the course of the first year of life，she adds so forget the idea that you can pick up tricky French vowels as an adult just by slipping a language tape under your pillow可知，因为在睡眠时学习的技能会随着年龄增大而渐渐消失，所以大人假若为学会法语中一些麻烦的音而把录音带放枕头下是没有效果的。因此题干叙述错误，故本题选B。
22.B【解析】题意：Cheour的发现是没有价值的
根据文章最后一句…Cheour is hoping to use the sleeping hours to give remedial help to babies who are genetically at risk of language disorders可知，Cheour希望这些睡眠时间可用来帮助那些遗传上可能有语言障碍的婴儿，因此题干叙述错误。故本题选B。
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子
23.A【解析】第二段围绕着medical benefit of screening these younger women are controversial讲述了两点，一为the radiation brings a small risk of inducing cancer即辐射有诱发癌症的小小的危险;第二younger women must be given higher doses of X—rays…breast tissue is denser即年轻女人乳房组织紧密，使用射线的剂量要多一些。所以A项“用X射线检查可能对年轻女性有害”符合文意，故本题选A。
24.B【解析】根据文章第三段第一句Researchers…analysed the effect of screening more than160，000 women at ll local clinics可知，研究人员分析了11个社区诊所用X射线检查16万以上女性的结果。可见B项“调查用X射线检查的结果”符合文意，故本题选B。
25.C【解析】第四段第一句说明了NRPB推荐用的数学模型预测因X射线检查而诱发癌症的结果，第二句说明了the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation所用数学模型预测的结果。因此C项“两种不同的模型预测的结果”符合文意，故本题选C。
26.D【解析】根据文章第五段第一句The researchers argue that the level of radiation-induced cancers is “not very significant” compared to the far larger number of cancers that are discovered and treated可知，研究人员认为与发现并治疗癌症的人数相比，由辐射所引发的患者人数是很小的，所用D项“辐射引发癌症的危险小”符合文意，故本题选D。
27.C【解析】题意：乳腺癌发现得早可以……。
根据文章第一段第二句If this happens early enough，the disease can often be treated successfully可知，如果乳腺癌发现得早，通常可以成功地治愈，故本题选C。
28.D【解析】题意：50岁以下的女性用X射线检查的好处……。
根据文章第二段第一句But the medical benefit of screening these younger women are controversial可知，用X射线检查年轻女性，在医学上的好处存在着争议，controversial与open to debate为同义转换，故本题选D。
29.E【解析】题意：推迟开始用X射线检查的年龄可能……。
根据文章第六段第一句But they point Out that the risk of women contracting cancer from radiation could be reduced by between 40 and 80 percent if screening began at 50 instead of 45，because they would be exposed to less radiation可知，从50岁而不是45岁起才开始用X射线来检查，因射线引发的癌症会减少40%～80%，故本题选E。
30.F【解析】题意：应把辐射……。
根据文章最后一句…radiation exposure should be minimised in any screening programme可知在所有的检查中都要将辐射降到最低，故本题选F。
第4部分：阅读理解
第一篇
31.B【解析】题意：根据第一段的叙述，荷兰的象征是什么?
根据文章第一段第一句The graceful wooden windmills that have broken up the flat Dutch landscape for centuries a national symbol like wooden shoes and tulips可知，木制的风车像木鞋和郁金香一样，都是荷兰的象征。故本题选B。
32.B【解析】题意：哪个叙述最详尽地描述了第二段提到的城市涡轮机?
根据文章第二段第二句Though still in its teething stages，the “urban turbine”is a high—tech windmill designed to generate energy from the rooftops of busy cities可知城市涡轮机是高科技的风车，安装在屋顶上为人们提供能量，故B项正确。A项没有说明这种风车是高科技的，也未说明安装的地，占、在哪里，其说法过于模糊，所以不准确。根据本段最后一句前半句Lighter，quieter，and often more efficient than rural counterparts可知，城市涡轮机比乡村木制风车重量轻，噪声小，效率高，但这不等于It is light and quiet and therefore more efficient，所以C项说法错误。根据本段最后一句they take advantage of the extreme turbulence and rapid shifts in direction that characterize urban wind pat— terns可知涡轮机利用了城市的风所特有的紊流和快速转向，但是D项的说法对于描述涡轮机的特点过于模糊，不全面。故本题选B。
33.C【解析】题意：一部最小型的城市涡轮机……。
根据文章第四段第一句they are being designed more for public or commercial buildings than for private homes可知城市涡轮机的设计更适于公共或商务楼房，而不是家庭，所以A项说法错误。根据本段第二句The smallest of the current models weigh roughly 200 kilograms and can be installed on a roof in a few hours without using a crane可知最小的涡轮机大约重200公斤，而且不需要吊车就可安装到屋顶上，因此B项和D项错误，C项正确。故本题选C。
34.D【解析】题意：荷兰在城市涡轮机技术上领先因为……。
根据文章第五段Dutch are natural pioneers in urban wind power mainly because of the lack of space…The Netherlands…is the most densely populated in Europe可知由于土地少，荷兰人在城市风力发电技术方面是先锋，而且荷兰是欧洲人口最密集的国家。故本题选D。
35.D【解析】题意：根据最后一段，风力发电技术的优势有哪些?
根据文章最后一段第二、三句…wind power is that you can use it in a whole range of situations… It’s a very local technology，and you can use it right in your backyard可知风力用途广泛，而能在家里的后院使用，所以D项正确。文章并未提及风力可代替核能，所以B项错误。故本题选D。
第二篇
36.C【解析】题意：Alvin是什么?
根据文章第一段第四句The new machine，known as a manned submersible or human—operated vehicle(HOV)，will replace another one named Alvin…可知Alvin与HOV一样都是潜艇，故本题选C。
37.A【解析】题意：关于Alvin下列哪项叙述不是事实?
根据文章第一段第四、五句…Alvin which has an amazing record of discovery，playing a key role in various important and famous undersea expeditions.Alvin has been operating for 40 years but can go down only 4，500 meters可知Alvin在各种深海考查中发挥了重要的作用，Alvin已经运行了40年，但它只能潜到4500米的深处，所以A项说法错误，B项和D项正确。根据文章第二段第一句Alvin was launched in l964可知Alvin从1964年开始使用，所以C项正确。故本题选A。
38.C【解析】题意：“…a world that is still full of mysteries”指的是……。
文章第一段第一二句Oceans cover more than two—thirds of our planet.Yet，i ust a small fraction of the underwater world has been unexplored就点明人们只探索了海洋的一小部分，且全文都在围绕探索海底世界的潜艇展开叙述，故本题选C。
39.D【解析】题意：新的HOV和Alvin在哪些方面相似?
根据文章第三段前三句Size—wise，the new HOV will be similar to Alvin.It’ll be about 37 feet long.The setting area…about 8 feet wide，like Alvin…可知HOV和Alvin在体积上和容量上相似，故本题选D。
40.D【解析】题意：新的HOV和Alvin在哪些方面不同?
根据文章第三段最后两句…it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view…the new vehicle will have five…可知HOV有五个窗户，所以乘客视野更宽阔，故A项正确。根据最后一段Alvin…at a rate of 30 meters every second，and its maximum speed is 2 knots(about 2.3 miles per hour)，while the new vehicle…reach speeds of 3 knots，or 3.5 miles per hour可知两种潜艇的速度有所差别，HOV更快，所以B项正确。故本题选D。
第三篇
41.C【解析】题意：在第二段提到的带翼机器人下列哪项叙述不正确?
根据文章第二段Krister Wolff and Peter Nordin…built a winged robot and set about testing whether it could learn to fly by itself，without any pre—programmed data on what flapping is or how to do it可知两位教授测试机器人是否会自己学会飞行，而且他们预先没有对翅膀扇动的方式进行数据设定，所以A项、B项和D项都是正确的，而C项错误。故本题选C。
42.B【解析】题意：测试开始时机器人的表现如何?
根据文章第三段第一、二句To begin with，the robot just twitched and jerked erratically.But， gradually，it made movements that gained height可知开始时机器人只是振动盘桓，但运动逐渐获得上升高度，所以B项正确。根据本段最后一句After three hours…a more effective flapping technique where it rotated its wings through 90 degrees…可知机器人用90度扇动两翼是测试三小时后发生的，所以A项不符合题意。而C项broke down和D项的内容文章没有提及。故本题选B。
43.A【解析】题意：下列哪项说法与Peter Bentley对带翼机器人的看法最接近?
根据文章第四段最后一句There’s only so much that evolution can do…This thing is never going to fly because the motors will never have the strength to do it可知Peter Bentley认为进化过程只能使机器人有一些飞行的动作，而要让其起飞是不可能的，因为不可能有这么大功率的发动机。故本题选A。
44.B【解析】题意：测量机器人升高的高度有多少的是什么?
根据文章第六段第三句A movement detector measured how much lift，if any，the robot produced for any given movement可知科学家使用运动探测器来测量机器人升高的高度。故本题选B。
45.D【解析】题意：最后一段出现的“the process”指的是什么?
根据最后一段最后两句The most successful ones were paired up and“offspring”sets of instructions were generated by swapping instructions randomly between successful pairs.These next—generation instructions were then sent to the robot and evaluated before breeding a new generation可知整个过程包括成功的指令配对后产生新一代的指令，将指令输入机器人中，然后评估，所以本题选D。
第5部分：补全短文
46.A【解析】句意：150分贝的声音能杀死一只健康的老鼠。
文章第二段第一、二句0ur eardrums can withstand sound within 20 to 80 decibels.Onee sound exceeds this limit，even beautiful music will become car-splitting noise and harm health说明人耳朵能承受的声音在20到80分贝之间，超过80分贝即使是动听的音乐也对人体有害。本处前一句A strong blast of high sound can twist and break a solid iron sheet举例说明高分贝声音有破坏性，而A项的内容正好承接此句为另一个例子。所以本题选A。
47.F【解析】句意：因此，普通乐器的声音不会有损于你的健康。
本处前一句However，the sound of a flute is at most a few decibels说明长笛的声音最多只有几分贝，F项提到乐器，与a flute对应，而在内容上恰好进一步总结说明乐器的分贝小而对健康没有影响。故本题选F。
48.E【解析】句意：海豚、鲸和蝙蝠能发出这么高频率的声音。
本处前一句In physics，the sound that exceeds 20，000 HZ is called ultrasonic说明超过2万赫兹的声音称为超声波，E项的such high—frequency sound与20，000 Hz相对应，在内容上E项正好给出一个超声波的例子，故本题选E。
49.B【解析】句意：空气振动可以产生次声波。
本处前两句Sound less than 20 Hz is called infrasonic waves.When we move，the air will vibrate说明低于20赫兹的声音称为次声波。当我们移动时，空气就会振动。B项的the vibration of air与the air will vibrate对应，进一步阐述空气振动后发生了什么。所以本题选B。
50.D【解析】句意：若次声波的强度超过160分贝，就极为有害。
本处前一句If its intensity is very low，it won’t damage internal organs or a person’s health说明，次声波强度很低时，将不会对人体内部器官或健康造成伤害。D项if the intensity of infrasonic wave与前文if its intensity相呼应，承接此句说明另一方面当次声波强度高时对人们的影响状况如何，由此构成一个完整的论述。故本题选D。
第6部分：完形填空
51.A【解析】根据本处后半句he will not be able to start it again，可知此处应为switch the engine off“关闭引擎”。而B项on不符合文意，C项at与D项of都不能与switch搭配。故本题选A。
52.D【解析】devices为复数形式，所以A项is和B项was被排除。文章描述的是现在的事情，且用的是一般现在时，所以D项正确。
53.D【解析】本句意为：远程制动技术很快就会逐步应用到普通汽车上，……在两个月内用在英国的普通汽车上。本句前面technology could soon中，could表示委婉的语气，所以A项can不合适，而B项have to与C项need to意思不合适，只有D项should正确，should表示推断。故本题选D。
54.C【解析】在英语中表示一段时间之后用介词in，而不能用after。而B项for+ -段时间表示持续一段时间，所以不符合文意。故本题选C。
55.C【解析】此处后面a microprocessor and memory，and a GPS satellite positioning receiver的并列定语用的都是不定冠词a，所以此处也要用不定冠词。故本题选C。
56.B【解析】从语法结构上来说，句子是一个状语从句，应填入引导状语从句的连词，只有B项if可以如此，而if的意思也合适，填入后构成一个条件状语从句。故本题选B。
57.B【解析】prevent sth.(from)doin9为固定用语，意为“阻止某物做某事”，而此处engine与restart是被动的关系，故本题要选B。
58.C【解析】从句子结构上，此处需要关系代词来引导定语从句，其先行词immobilizers是物体而不是人，所以只能用that，而不能用who。故本题选C。
59.A【解析】很显然，四个选项中A项life“生活，生命”合适，意为：在英国，一系列的技术装置已经
让盗车贼日子更难过了。其他选项都不符合文意。故本题选A。
60.C【解析】前面is funded已经是被动形式，由文意可知the motor insurance industry是出资人，故而这个词是fund的逻辑主语，所以必须用by来表示彼此的关系。因此本题选C。
61.D【解析】四个选项A项use“使用，利用”，B项inform“通知，告知”，C项ask“问，要求”，D项 teach“教导”，从文意上可知D项合适。本句意为：用几样简单的工具在几分钟之内教会一个新手怎样偷车。故本题选D。
62.B【解析】本处后面to start为不定式，因此A项let和C项make可排除，这两个词都接动词原形。从文意上B项allow更合适，意为：引擎管理计算机只有接收到一个独一无二的由点火钥匙发送过来的身份密码才允许他们启动汽车。故本题选B。
63.A【解析】本句最后为since 1997，因此要用完成时态，全文讲的是现在的事情，因此用现在完成时，故A项have helped正确。此句意为：自1997年以来，在英国，此项技术已经帮助减少了31%的涉及车辆犯罪案。
64.D【解析】四个选项A项speak“说话”，B项have“有”，C项link“连接”，D项put“放”，此处后面 a major new obstacle in the criminal’s way直译为：罪犯犯罪路上的一个新的主要障碍。只有D项意思符合。此句意为：远程制动系统给盗贼设置了一个全新的障碍，使他们无从下手。故本题选D。
65.C【解析】四个选项A项lawyer“律师”，B项doctor“医生”，C项customer“顾客”，D项specialist“专家”，从意思上C项最合适，此句意为：包括撒策姆、警方、保险公司以及安全技术公司在内的一个群体已经为体系开发出了一些标准，它们将比顾客所预期的更早地被推广到市场上。故本题选C。