6、     Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(壽命) can be made longer..

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to produce human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

73. What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to?(回答詞數(shù)不超過6個)

74. What is the greatest advantage of gene technology?(回答詞數(shù)不超過８個)

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75. Find suitable words in the 3rd paragraph to explain hereditary disease.(回答詞數(shù)不超過3個)

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5、     We have recently heard a great deal about the effects of computers on our social and economic organizations. In industry, computers mean automation(自動化), and automation means unemployment. Computers in the United States have already begun to take the place of workers whose tasks are simple. The variety of jobs, done only by humans in the past, which the machine can perform more rapidly, accurately and economically, increases with each new generation of computers. If we follow this trend, we will be faced with mass unemployment for all but a handful of highly trained professionals who will be more powerful and overworked than they are now.

What can we do about it? It is foolish to dream of making history backwards. We cannot pass laws forbidding the advancement of science and technology. The computing machines are here, and they will grow because engineers want to build them, and politicians want their help in the process of government. In short they will develop and become popular because they enable us to complete tasks that could never before have been done, no matter how many unskilled laborers we might have set to work. Computers will continue to increase our intelligence for just the same reason that engines continue to strengthen our muscles. The question we must ask is not whether we shall have computers or not have computers, but rather, since we are going to have them, how we make the most humane and intelligent use of them.

69. Which kind of the following persons will be the first to be employed if computers continue to develop?

A. Skilled workers.                                          B. Highly trained professionals.

C. Ordinary engineers.                                     D. Government officials.

70. In the article, the author believed that computers will continue_____.

A. to have had effects on social economy          B. to cause mass employment

C. to develop in the future                                D. to have good effects on social organizations

71. The article suggests that the computer will continue to grow because_____.

A. we have lost control of it                              B. no laws can forbid its development

C. engines can strengthen our muscles               D. it can be and has been put to good use

72. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

A. Computers should be better used in more reasonable ways.

B. We are able to build much better computers.

C. Computers have caused industrial loss.

D. Computers are needed by more people.

4、     Any mistake, which is made in the printing of a stamp, raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.

    Do you think it possible? However, it is true.

    The mistake was made more than 100 years ago in Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, which was a British colony（殖民地）at that time. In 1847, an order (定單)for stamps was sent to London. Thus Mauritius became the fourth country in the world which had the stamps made in other countries.

    Before the order was filled ,that is, the stamps arrived from England, a big dance party was planned by the commander-in-chief (總司令) of all the armed forces on the island. The party would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. So stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. He carelessly put the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid”, two words seen on the stamps at that time, on several hundred that he printed.

Today, there are only 26 of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for each of them.

64. Which of the following can be a title for the passage?

A. How can a Stamp Be Worth $16,800?                B. Printer Made a Mistake.

C. Stamp-collection Calls for Much Money.            D. A Dance Party Planned.

65. When a mistake is made in the printing of a stamp, the stamps will_____ .

A. be no use                                                        B. be of more value   

C. be thrown away                                              D. be worth only its face value

66. Mauritius is_____ .

A. still the colony of Britain                                  B. an Indian island       

C. the name of a country in the Indian Ocean         D. the name of the commander-in-chief

67.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. The commander-in-chief invited many important people of Mauritius.

B. The face value of a stamp raises its value.

     C. The two valuable stamps were printed in Mauritius.

     D. The two kinds of stamps were at that time not so badly needed 

68. In the passage the word “misprint” may mean_____ .

A. print with a miss                                     B. print without permission

C. use greater letters to print                        D. make a mistake in printing

3、      When John Milton, writer of “Paradise Lost”, entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

　　Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

　　After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation(模仿) of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.

59. What does the passage mainly tell about?

　　A. How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.

　　B. How John Milton studied Latin.

　　C. How John Milton became famous.

　　D. How John Milton became a poet.

60. Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

　　A. It has a strong Italian accent.

　　B. It was bad and difficult to understand.

　　C. It was natural and easy to understand.

D. It has an uncommon accent.

61. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

　　A. Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton

　　B. Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

　　C. Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

　　D. Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

62. Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

　　A. The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

　　B. The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

　　C. The schoolmaster usually stood beside the boys with a stick in his hand.

　　D. Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

63. What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” that the writer wishes you to understand?

　　A. Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

　　B. Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

　　C. Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

       D. Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

2、        China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile communications operator, has accounted for nearly 40 percent of revenues (稅收) in the domestic(國內(nèi)) telecoms market. That puts it at the top of the six major telecoms operators in the nation, according to the latest official statistics（統(tǒng)計）.

The other five are: China Telecom, 31.1 percent; China Netcom, 16.6 percent; and China Unicom, 13.4 percent; China Satellite Communications Corp and China Rilcom, 1.5 percent.

Mobile communications and the IP phone business have gradually replaced traditional long-distance calls. Mobile communications account for 28.5 percent of the total long-distance communications business. IP phones have 41.4 percent, while traditional long-distance calls are down to 30.1 percent.

In another ranking(排行表), Nokia, Motorola, Bird, TCL and Siemens came in as the top five mobile phone sellers in China in the first half of this year, according to South Daily. They report also says that during this period, China produced 82 million handsets (including GSM, GPRS and CDMA phones) and sold 80 million. Of the phones sold, 37 million were exported to other countries.

Analysts point out that China’s lack of key technologies and its heavy dependence on overseas technologies have proved to be an obstacle (障礙)for development of home-made phone makers.

56.   From the passage, which is NOT true?

       A. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile phone sellers.

       B. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile communications operator.

       C. China Mobile has covered nearly two fifths of the income in the telecoms market in China.

       D. China Mobile has taken the first place in the telecoms market.

57.  Mobile communications have gradually taken the place of      .

       A. IP phone service             B. traditional long-distance calls

       C. traditional telephones       D. telecom operators

58.  Which do you believe to be true?

       A. Mobile communications account for the most part of the total long-distance communications.

       B. China produced and sold most of the mobile phones to other countries.

       C. Nokia is a very popular foreign phone seller.

       D. China has had quite advanced core（核心）technologies.

1、        China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile communications operator, has accounted for nearly 40 percent of revenues (稅收) in the domestic(國內(nèi)) telecoms market. That puts it at the top of the six major telecoms operators in the nation, according to the latest official statistics（統(tǒng)計）.

The other five are: China Telecom, 31.1 percent; China Netcom, 16.6 percent; and China Unicom, 13.4 percent; China Satellite Communications Corp and China Rilcom, 1.5 percent.

Mobile communications and the IP phone business have gradually replaced traditional long-distance calls. Mobile communications account for 28.5 percent of the total long-distance communications business. IP phones have 41.4 percent, while traditional long-distance calls are down to 30.1 percent.

In another ranking(排行表), Nokia, Motorola, Bird, TCL and Siemens came in as the top five mobile phone sellers in China in the first half of this year, according to South Daily. They report also says that during this period, China produced 82 million handsets (including GSM, GPRS and CDMA phones) and sold 80 million. Of the phones sold, 37 million were exported to other countries.

Analysts point out that China’s lack of key technologies and its heavy dependence on overseas technologies have proved to be an obstacle (障礙)for development of home-made phone makers.

56.   From the passage, which is NOT true?

       A. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile phone sellers.

       B. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile communications operator.

       C. China Mobile has covered nearly two fifths of the income in the telecoms market in China.

       D. China Mobile has taken the first place in the telecoms market.

57.  Mobile communications have gradually taken the place of      .

       A. IP phone service             B. traditional long-distance calls

       C. traditional telephones       D. telecom operators

58.  Which do you believe to be true?

       A. Mobile communications account for the most part of the total long-distance communications.

       B. China produced and sold most of the mobile phones to other countries.

       C. Nokia is a very popular foreign phone seller.

       D. China has had quite advanced core（核心）technologies.

38、  What’s the matter with the man hanging his head there?

Well, if you _______ know, he was caught stealing my car.

   A. must       B. may      C. can      D. shall

37、This is the very place __________ we once had military training.

   A. that      B. which      C. where      D. there

36、It took Mary a long time to __________ a new dress at the store.

   A. pick up      B. pick out       C. take up      D. take out

35、Last year the advertising rate __________ by 20 percent.

   A. raised       B. raising       C. was rising        D. rose