54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly _______ him of much of his sight.
A ) relieved B ) jeopardized C ) deprived D ) eliminated
55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less _______ to injury.
A ) attached B ) prone C ) immune D ) reconciled
56. He has _______ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.
A ) ascribed B ) attributed C ) designated D ) donated
57. Erik’s website contains _______ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.
A ) prosperous B ) gorgeous C ) spacious D ) simultaneous
58. Optimism is a _______ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.
A ) trail B ) trait C ) trace D ) track
59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful _______ into college life.
A ) transformation B ) transmission C ) transition D ) transaction
60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which _______ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.
A ) distort B ) reinforce C ) exert D ) scramble
61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate _______.
A ) seniority B ) superiority C ) height D ) hierarchy
62. Various efforts have made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and _______ animal behavior.
A ) abnormal B ) exotic C ) absurd D ) erroneous
63. Around 80 percent of the _______ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.
A ) intelligible B ) random C ) spontaneous D ) genetic
64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _______ of a new attitude towards modern art.
A ) informative B ) indicative C ) exclusive D ) expressive
65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little _______ from the outside world.
A ) disturbance B ) discrimination C ) irritation D ) irregularity
66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and _______.
A ) stability B ) capability C ) durability D ) availability
67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz _______ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.
A ) inhibited B ) extinguished C ) quenched D ) stunned
68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the _______ effects of climatic changes worldwide.
A ) dubious B ) drastic C ) trivial D ) toxic
69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified _______ of earlier species.
A ) descendants B ) dependants C ) defendants D ) developments
70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is vary likely to become _______ without adequate protection.
A ) intact B ) insane C ) extinct D ) exempt
Part Ⅳ Error Correction ( 15 minutes )
Until recently, dyslexia and other reading problems were
a mystery to most teachers and parents. As a result, too many
kids passed through school without master the printed page. S1. _______________
Some were treated as mentally deficient; many were left
Functionally illiterate（文盲的）, unable to ever meet their
potential. But in the last several years, there’s been a
revolution in that we’ve learned about reading and dyslexia. S2. _______________
Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques to
watch the brain at work. Their experiments have shown that
reading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, S3. _______________
faulty wiring in the brain — not lazy, stupidity or a poor home S4. _______________
environment. There’s also convincing evidence which dyslexia S5. _______________
is largely inherited. It is now considered a chronic problem
for some kids, not just a “phase”. Scientists have also
discarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexics are
boys. Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well — S6. _______________
and not getting help.
At same time, educational researchers have come up S7. _______________
with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are having
trouble learning to read. New screening tests are identifying
children at risk before they get discouraged by year of S8. _______________
frustration and failure. And educators are trying to get the
message to parents that they should be on the alert for the
first signs of potential problems
It’s an urgent mission. Mass literacy is a relative new S9. _______________
social goal. A hundred years ago people didn’t need to be
good readers in order to earn a living. But in the Information
Age, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and S10. _______________
Understand increasingly complex material.
Part Ⅴ Writing ( 30 minutes )
题目：国外旅游
1。近十年来某城市越来越多人选择出去旅游
2。出现这种现象的原因
3。这种现象可能产生的影响
表格：
1995 2000 2005
1万人 近4万 12万以上
参考答案：
听力
1． C She is not sure she can pass on the message.
2． D Hold the ladder for him
3． B He'd like some coffee
4． C He might get fired
5． D Tony's wife
6． A He was fined for running a red light
7． C He finds reward more effective than punishment
8． B At the dentist’s
9． B He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark
10． A It was applaudable.
11． B. Medical care
12． C. Her determination to fulfill her dream.
13． B. To help disabled children there.
14． D. In a small village in Chile.
15． A. By expanding their minds and horizons.
16． D. She made outstanding contributions to Children’s education.
17． A She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.
18． C. How animals protect themselves against predators.
19． B. Its plant-like appearance.
20． A. It helps improve their safety.
阅读
21 D Showing violence is thought to be entertaining
22 B Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.
23 C assert a direct line between violent media and aggressive behavior.
24 D their definition of violence
25 A More studies should be conducted before conclusinons are drawn.
26 A A quarter of Americans can't afford their prescription drubs.
27 D exercising price control on brand-name drugs.
28 B High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.
29 C To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.
30 C Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.
31 A offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice
32 C The elderly,being financially underprivileged,need human help from society.
33 B intensify conflicts between the young and the old
34 C It benefits the old at the expense of the young.
35 D Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age
36 A crime against humanity
37 C deep-rooted socio-economic inequality
38 B The blacks are not compensated for their unpaid labor
39 D has been accumulated from generations of slavery
40 B Inequality of many kinds remains virtually untouched.
词汇
41．A originality
42．D aspiration
43．C rigorous
44．D indispensable
45．B commonplace
46．C thrilled
47．A retrieved
48．D nominated
49．B overwhelming
50．A startling
51．C cherished
52．A interacting
53．D transcending
54．C deprived
55．B prone
56．D donated
57．B gorgeous
58．B trait
59．C transition
60．A distort
61．D hierarchy
62．A abnormal
63．D genetic
64．B indicative
65．A disturbance
66．C durability
67．D stunned
68．B drastic
69．A descendants
70．C extinct
改错
S1 master → mastering
S2 that → what
S3 in an effect→ 去掉an
S4 lazy→ laziness
S5 which → that
S6 affecting → affected
S7 at same time → same前加the
S8 year → years
S9 relative → relatively
S10 with → without
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