职称英语《理工类(A级)》备考练习题及答案
职称英语《理工类（A级）》备考练习题及答案（六）
第一部分：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个词或者短语有括号，请为每处括号部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.All the flats in the building had the same layout.
A. color
B. arrangement
C.size
D. function
2.The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fiftymiles away.
A.fresh
B.hot
C. heavy
D. windy
3.The walls are made of hollow concrete blocks.
A.big
B. long
C. new
D. empty
4.Our aim was to update the health service, and we succeeded.
A. modernize
B. offer
C. provide
D. fund
5.Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous.
A. slightly
B. partly
C. completely
D. faintly
6.Every week the magazine presents the profile of a well-known sportspersonality.
A. success
B description
C. evidence
D. plan
7.He has been granted asylum in France.
B.relief
C. protection
D. license
8.When I heard the noise in the next room, I couldn’t resist have a peep.
A. look
B. chance
C.visit
D. try
9.She moves from one exotic location to another.
A familiar
B. similar
C. proper
D. unusual
10.We almost ran into a Rolls-Royce that pulled out in front of us withoutsignaling.
A. overtook
B. hit
C. passed
D. found
11.He was weary of the constant battle between them.
A. fond
B. proud
C. tired
D. afraid
12.Nothing would induce me to vote for him again.
A. attract
B. teach
C. help
D. discourage
13.He shifted his position a little, in order to alleviate the pain in hisleg.
A. control
B. ease
C. experience
D. suffer
14.The photographs evoked memories of our
A. refreshed
B. stored
D.erased
15.Newborn babies can discriminate between a man’s and a woman’s voice.
A. treat
B. express
C. analyze
D. distinguish
第二部分：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。
In Sports, Red is the Winning Color
When opponents of a game are equally matched, the team dressed in red is mo re likely to win, according to a new study.
British anthropologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham reached that conclusion by studying the outcomes of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman-wresting, and freestyle-wrestling matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
In each event， Olympic staff randomly assigned red or blue clothing or body pr otection to competitors. When competitors equally matched with their opponent i n fitness and skill, athletes wearing red were more likely to win . "Where ther e was a large point difference—presumably because one contestant was far super ior to the other—color had no effect on the outcome," Barton said.
"Where there was a small point difference, the effect of color was sufficient t o tip the balance."Joanna Setchell, a primate researcher at the University of C ambridge in England, has found similar results in nature. Her work with the lar ge African monkeys known as mandrills shows that red coloration gives males an advantage when it comes to mating. The finding that red also has an advantage in human sporting events does not surprise her, addding that "the idea of the s tudy is very clever."
Hill and Barton got the idea for their study out of a mutual interest in the ev olution of sexual signals in primates—"red seems to be the color, across speci es, that signals male dominance and testosterone levels," Barton said.For examp le, studies by Setchell, the Cambridge primate researcher, show that dominant m ale mandrills have increased red coloration in their faces and rumps（臀部）. I n another study ，scientists put red plastic rings on the male zebra finches（斑胸草雀），which increased the bird’s success in finding a mate. Barton sai d he and Hill speculated some speculated that "there might be a similar effect in humans. Hill and Barton found their answer by viewing Olympic competitors in the ring，on the mat，and in the filed.“Across a range of sports，we find tha t wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning，”the researchers write.
Barton adds that this discovery of red’s advantage might lead to new regulatio ns on sports uniforms. In the Olympic matches he studied，for example，it is po ssible that some medal winners may have had an unintended advantage—their clot hing！
16. Both Hill and Barton wanted to find out if color affects the outcome of spo rts matched.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
17. Hill and Barton are both interested in primates.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
18. Male mandrills use yellow coloration to attract a mate.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
19. Red is not an advantage for zebra finches.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
20. The red plastic rings were left on the finches permanently.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
21. Hill and Barton believe athletes in red are more likely to win.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
22.Many athletes oppose the new regulations on sports uniforms.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
第三部分：概括大意和完成句子(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个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。
How Technology Pushes Down Price
1 Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and dis tribution technology. Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances. People who p redicted that the world would run out of food were wrong. We are producing more and more food with less and less capital. Good is therefore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been. Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen for many years, and continues to drop.
2Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale. Like any big business, they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient. And their size allo ws them to buy in bulk. As supermarkets get bigger, the prices get lower.
3Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put p ressure on producers to cut their margins. As a result, some producers have had to make cuts. In recent years, Unilever has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lo ts of its minor brands as part of its “path to growth”strategy. Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000 global workforce. These cuts help keep costs down, and the price of food stays low.
4Does cheap food make people unhealthy? Cheap food may encourage people to eat more. Good companies certainly think that giving people more food for their money make s them buy more. Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel the y have got a better deal. That is why portions have got larger and larger. In America, sof t drinks came in 8oz (225g) cans in the past, then 12oz (350g), and now come in 20oz (550g) cans. If a company can sell you an 8oz portion for $7, they can sell you a 12oz portion for $8. The only extra cost to the company is the food, which probably costs 25 cents.
5Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money. B ut it is hard to change the trend.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
A. Bigger supermarkets offer lower prices
B. Chain stores provide better service
D. Huge retailers force producers to cunt costs
E. Consumers like supermarkets
C. Technology helps reduce food prices
F. Food comes cheaper in larger portions
27. Big supermarkets can offer food at lower prices because they can buy in___
28. Some food producers have reduced___
29. Besides cutting its workforce, unilever also abandoned its___
30. Buyers like bigger portion because they think they have got___
A. minor brands
B. a good barging
C. large quantities
D. their workforce
E. huge portions
F. their money
第四部分：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。第一篇Gross National Happiness
In the last century, new technologyimproved the lives of many people in many countries. However, one countryresisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains of Asia, the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people andBuddhist(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 peoplecould 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 tobecome modern, but without losing its traditions.
King Wangchuck looked at other countriesfor ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their GrossNational Product (GNP). The GNP measures products and money. When the number ofproducts sold increases, people say the country is making progress. KingWangchuck had a different idea for Bhut an. He wanted to measure hiscountry’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased,the king could say that Bhutanwas making progress. To decide if people were happier, he created a measurecalled Gross National Happiness (GNH).
GNH is based on certain principles thatcreate happiness. People are happier if they have health care, education, andjobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy, protected environment. Theyare happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally,people are happier when they have a good, stable government.
Now there is some evidence of increasedGNH in Bhutan.People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated andemployed. Teenty-five percent of the land has become national parks, and thecountry has almost no pollution. The Bhutanese continue to wear theirtraditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist customs. Bhutan has alsobecome a democracy. In 2008, King Wangchuck gave his power to his son. Althoughthe country still had a king, it held its first democratic elections that year.Bhutanhad political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally, Bhutan hasconnected to the rest of the world through television and internet.
Bhutanis a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested in Bhutan’s GNH.These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. Theywant 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 theprinciples of GNH as a source of inspiration. Brazil is a large country with adiverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil, perhapsthe rest of the world will follow.
31.Who was Jigme Singye Wangchuck?
A. Apresident.
B. A Buddhistpriest.
C. A king.
D. A general.
32.Apart from modernizing Bhutan,what else did Wangchuck want to do for Bhutan?
A. To make its population grow.
B. To keep itseparate from the world.
C. To encourageits people to get rich.
D. To keep its traditions and customs.
33.A country shows its progress with GNP by
A. spending more money.
B. spending less money.
C. selling more products.
D. providingmore jobs.
34.According to GNH, people are happier if they
A. have new technology.
B. have a good, stable government.
C. can changetheir religion.
D. have more money.
35.Today many countries are
A. trying to find their own ways tomeasure happiness.
B. using the principles of GNH to measure their progress.
C. working together to develop a common scale to measure GNH.
D. taking both Bhutan and Brazil as symbols for socialprogress.
第二篇Going Her Own Way
When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of h er life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education, Most girls from middle-cla ss families chose to stay home after primary school，though some attended private Catholi c "finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music，art，needlework，and how t o make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria —or her mother. By this time，she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read con stantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to t he theater and tried to study in the dark.
Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attendin g the public high school，something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time，there we re two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the cl
assical schools，the students followed a very traditional program of studies，with courses i n Latin and Greek language and literature，and Italian literature and history1. The few girl s who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools.
Maria，however，wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were mor e modem than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages，mathe matics，science，and accounting2.Most people —including Maria's father —believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore，they did not think it was proper for girls to study them.
Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that i nterested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school，she had to win her father' sapproval. She finally did，with her mother's help，though for many years after，there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans，while her m other helped her.
In 1883，at age thirteen，Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buon arroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the c ourses included modern subjects，the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning cons isted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students w ere not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding，discipline in the classroom was strict，and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.
1. Maria wanted to attend________.
A) private “finishing”school
B) school with Latin and Greek
C) technical high school
D) school for art and music
2 In those days, most Italian girls________.
A) went to classical schools
B) went to “finishing”schools
A) did not go to high school
D) went to technical schools
3. You can infer from this passage that __
A) Maria’s parents liked her personality
B) Maria was a girl of strong will
C) Maria’s mother paid for her education
D) Maria gave in under her father’s pressure
4.Maria’s father probably________.
A) had a modern views about women
B) had a traditional views about women
C) was interested in women’s education
D) thought Latin was easy for women
5. High school teachers in Italy in those days were________.
A) flexible
B) intelligent
C) kind
D) strict
第三篇DNA testing
DNA testing reveals the genes of each individual person. Since the early twentieth ce ntury scientists have known that all human characteristics are contained in a person’s gen es and are passed from parents to children. Genes work as a chemical instruction manual for each part and each function of the body. Their basic chemical element is called DNA, a copy of which can be found in every cell. The existence of genes and the chemical st ructure of DNA were understood by the mid-1900s, but scientists have only recently been able to identify a person from just a drop of blood or a single hair.
One of the most important uses of DNA testing is in criminal investigation. The very first use of DNA testing in a criminal case was in 1985 in Great Britain, when a man c onfessed to killing a young woman in the English countryside. Because police had found samples of the killer’s DNA at the scene of the crime, a biologist suggested that it migh t be possible to compare that DNA to some from the confessor’s blood. To everyone’s surprise, the tests showed that he was not the killer. Nor was he guilty of a similar murd er that had happened some time earlier. At that point he admitted that he had confessed t o the crimes out of fear and police pressure. The police then asked 5, 000 local men for samples of their blood, and DNA testing revealed that one of them was the real murdere r, so the first man was set free.
In 1992, two law professors, Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, decided to use DNA e vidence to help set free such mistakenly convicted prisoners. With the help of their studen ts, they created a not- for-profit organization called the Innocence Project. Most of their cl ients are poor men, many from racial and ethnic minorities. In fact, studies have shown t hat U. S. judges and juries are often influenced by racial and ethnic background, and that people from minority groups are more likely to be convicted. Some of these men had be en sentenced to death, a form of punishment used in thirty eight states out of fifty (as of 2006). For most of these prisoners, their only hope was another trial in which DNA testi ng could be used to prove their innocence.
Between 1992 and 2006, the Innocence Project helped free 100 men. Some of these prisoners had been in jail for ten, twenty years or more for crimes they did not commit. However, the goal of the Innocence Project is not simply to set free those who are wrong fully in jail. They also hope to bring about real changes in the criminal justice system.
Illinois in the late 1990s, a group of journalism students at Northwestern University were able to bring about such a change in that state. They began investigating some Illin ois prisoners who claimed to be innocent. Through DNA testing, the students were able to prove that in fact the prisoners were not guilty of the crimes they had been accused of. Thirteen of these men were set free, and in 2000, Governor Ryan of Illinois decided to st op carrying out death sentences until further study could be made of the prisoners’cases.
The use of DNA in criminal cases is still being debated around the world. Some fear that governments will one day keep records of everyone’s DNA, which could put limits on the privacy and freedom of citizens. Other people mistrust the science of DNA testing and think that lawyers use it to get their clients free whether or not they are guilty. But for those whose innocence has been proven and who are now free men, DNA testing ha
s meant nothing less than a return to life. And with the careful use of DNA testing, no i nnocent person should ever be convicted again.
41.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. DNA testing has changed the American legal system.
B. DNA testing has helped innocent men go free in Illinois.
C. DNA testing has played a key role in criminal investigation.
D. DNA testing uses genetics to identify a person.
42.DNA testing was first used in a criminal case by __________.
A. a lawyer in New York
B. students in Illinois
C. doctors in the United States
D. police in Great Britain
43.The Innocence Project uses DNA testing to __________.
A. help the police put people in prison
B. find out which lawyer are incompetent
C. prove that suspects are guilty
D. set free innocent prisoner
44.Some students in Northwestern University __________.
A. proved some prisoners were not guilty
B. believed some suspects were from ethnic groups
C. told the governors of Illinois not to free the prisoners
D. showed DNA testing was not always reliable
45.What is the author’s attitude toward DNA testing?
A. Negative.
B. Positive.
C. Suspicious.
D. Indifferent.
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，以恢复文章面貌。
The Mysteries of Nazca
In the desert of Peru, 300 kilometers from Lima, one of the most unusual artworks in the world has mystified (迷惑) people for decades._________ (46) But from high above, these marks are huge images of birds, fish, seashells, all beautifully carved into the earth.
The Nazca lines are so difficult to see from the ground that they weren’t discovered until the 1930s, when pilots spotted them while flying over the area. In all, there are about 70 different human and animal figures on the plain, along with 900 triangles, circles, and lines.
Researchers have figured out that the lines are at least 1, 500 years old, but their purpose is still a mystery. _________ (47) However, it would probably be very tricky to land a spaceship in the middle of pictures of dogs and monkeys.
In the 1940s, an American explorer named Paul Kosok suggested that the drawings are a chronicle (记录) of the movement of the stars and planets. _________ (48) Later, an astronomer tested his theory with a computer, but he couldn’t find any relation between the lines and movements in space.
Another explanation is that the lines may have been made for religious reasons. British researcher Tony Morrison investigated the customs of people in the Andes Mountain and learned that they sometimes pray by the side of the road. It’s possible that in the past, the lines of Nazca were created for a similar purpose. _________ (49) But the local people have never constructed anything this big.
Recently, two other scientists, David Johnson and Steve Mabee, have speculated that lines could have been related to water. Nazca is one of the driest places in the world and receives only 2cm of rain every year. While Johnson was searching for ancient water sources in the area, he noticed that some waterways built ancient people were connected with the lines. Johnson believes that the Nazca lines are a giant map of the underground water in the area. _________ (50)
A. He called Nazca “the largest astronomy book in the world”.
B. Seen from the ground, it looks like lines scratched into the earth.
C. Scholars differ in interpreting the purpose of the designs.
D. Other scientists are now searching for evidence to prove this.
E. A Swiss writer named Erich V on Daniken wrote that the Nazca lines were designed as a landing place for UFOs.
F. The largest pictures may have been the sites for special ceremonies.
第6部分：完形填空（第52~65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。
The Old Gate
In the Middle Ages the vast majority of European cities had walls around them. This was partly for_________ (51) reasons but another factor was the need to keep out anyone regarded as undesirable, like people with contagious_________ (52). The Old City of London gates were
all_________ (53) by the end of the 18th century. The last of London’s gates was removed a century ago, _________ (54) by a stoke of luck, it was never destroyed.
This gate is, in _________ (55) fact, not called a gate at all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the_________ (56) between the Old City of London and Westminster. In 1878 the Council of London took the Bar_________ (57), numbered the stones and put the gate in
storage_________ (58)its design was unfashionable, and it was expensive to_________ (59) and it was blocking the traffic.
The Temple Bar Trust was set up in the 1970s with the _________ (60) of returning the gate home. The aim of the trust is the_________ (61) of the nation’s architectural heritage.
Transporting the gate will_________ (62) physically pulling it down, stone by stone, removing and rebuilding it near St. Paul’s Cathedral. Most of the facade of the gate will probably be_________ (63), though there is a good _________ (64) that the basic structure will be sound. The hardest_________ (65) of all, however, will be to recreate the statues of the monarchs that once stood on top of the gate.
51. A. sensitive B. defensive C. offensive D. primitive
52. A. injuries B. symptoms C. colds D. diseases
53. A. devoted B. demolished C.declared D. decreased
54. A. for B. or C. but D. nor
55. A. real B. usual C. actual D. current
56. A.borders B. parts C. limits D. lines
57. A. along B. down C. up D. away
58. A. because B. while C.where D. that
59. A. maintain B. discover C. repair D. fix
60. A. opinion B. project C. design D. intention
61. A. conversion B. reservation C.preservation D. registration
62. A. stop B. keep C. continue D. mean
63. A. replaced B. stored C. exchanged D.recognized
64. A. fate B. lesson C. idea D. Chance
65. A. case B. job C. voice D. type
答案：1-5 BADAC
6-10 BCADB
11-15 CABAD
16-20 AABBC
21-25 ACCAD
26-30 FCDAB
31-35 CDCBA
36-40 CCBDB
41-45 CDDAB
46-50 BEAFD
51-55 BDBCC
56-60 ABAAD
61-65 CDADB
答案
第1 部分：词汇选项
1.B layout 是‘布局、安排’的意思，如：layout of the exhibition hall，layout of the shopping complex 等。本句的意思是：大楼里所有的公寓布局都一样。arrengement 可以指时间、日程的安排，也可以指空间的分割和安排，function是‘功能’。
2 .A crisp通常用于修饰食品，表示‘脆的、新鲜而脆生的’，如：crisp crackers，crisp
lettuce 等。但它也可以用来描述天气，表示‘清新、凉爽的’，在本句中它表示就是这个意思，所以可以用fresh 来代替。
3. D hollow 是‘空心的’意思，如：a hollow tree，a hollow pipe这里可以用empty来替换。
4 .A update 的意思就是现在常说的‘升级、更新’和modernize ‘现代化’意义相近。
5. C utterly 是‘完全’的意思，和completely 同义。
6.B profile 这个词原指一个人的面部(尤其是侧面) 的轮廓、外形，这里它的词义扩大
为指对一个人所作的概括描述。
7.C asylum 是“政治避难”如：seek asylum ，政治避难也是一种保护，所以应选protection ，relief 宽慰、救济，license 执照、许可证。
8.A peep 是“偷看、一瞥”其词义包含在look 之中，是look 的一个下义词。
9.D exotic这个词原来的意思是“外国的、有异域风情的”，在此基础上它的词义又扩展
为‘不同一般的、新奇的’，所以在这里可以用unusual 来替换它。
10.B run into 的字面意义就是“跑到……里面去”如：The kids a11 ran into the park. 此外它常常作为一个固定的短语来用，可以具有“不期而遇、撞上、遭遇”等多种意义，
如：I ran into all old friend in the street yesterday. He ignored his parents' advice and soon
ran into big trouble. 它在本句中的意思就是“撞上”相当于hit。
11.C weary 的意思就是“疲倦、厌倦、厌烦”和tird 词义相近，不同的是tired更常用
于表示体力上的疲倦，weary 则更常用于表示感情、精神上的厌倦。
12.A induce 导致、致使、劝说成功，在四个选项中和attract 意义相近，句子的意思是：
没有什么会促使我再次投他的票。
13.B allviate 减轻、降低、缓和，最常见的搭配就是alleviate pain，减轻痛苦，所以这里
可用ease 来替换。其他常见的搭配有：alleviate suffering/crisis/tensieon/traffic congestion/ unemployment/inflation 等等，表示不同的意义。
14.A evoke memories 勾起回忆，evoke 这个词具有“引起、唤起”等意义，最常见的搭配就是evoke memories，相当于refresh memories，此外它也可以用于表示引起某种感情、反响，如：The White Paper concerning human rights conditions in the country evoked strong reactions from the general public.
15.D discriminate 区分、区别、分得出，和distinguish 同义。
第2 部分：阅读判断
16 A 从第一段和第二段可以判断。这两位人类学家通过研究得出了一个新的结论，这个结论在第一段里讲得很清楚，那就是如果比赛双方的实力不相上下的话，那么穿红色运动服的那一方更有可能获胜。可见他们两人都想探索颜色是否对体育比赛的结果有影响。
17 A 答题的依据可以在第五段开头的这句话里找到：Hill and Barton got the idea for their study from a mutual interest in primates. mutual interest in primates 对灵长目的共同兴趣。
18 B 看第五段，根据Joanna Setchell对mandrills观察的研究red coloration gives males an advantage when it comes to mating，本句所说的和她的结论恰恰相悖。
19 B 看第五段里下面的这句话：In another study，scientists put red plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches，which increased the birds' success in finding a mate.套在雄性斑胸草雀腿上的红色塑料环增加他们找到伴侣的成功率。可见红色对斑胸草雀也是有作用的。
20 C 文中只讲到科学家把红色的塑料环套在斑胸草雀的腿上，至于是否取下还是一直留在那里就没有提及了。
21 A 第五段结束处的句子Across a range of sports，we find that wearing is consistenly associated with a higher probability of winning摘引自两位研究者的文章，清楚地说明他们完全相信穿红色运动服的运动员更有可能获胜。
22 C 文章的最后一段里引用了Barton的话说这个新发现可能会导致有关运动服的新规则，不过对这一点运动员如何反应文章并没有提及。
第3 部分：概括大意与完成句子
23 C 第一段的第一句话说了食品生产和配送技术上的进步是食品价格下降的原因。本段
就是以此为中心展开的，所以Technology helps reduce food prices 概括了本段内容。
24 A 本段围绕着超市展开，超市可以投资信息技术系统提高它的运作效率，同时它的规
模也使它可以大量购入，所以超市越大，价格就越低。Bigger supermarkets offer lower prices 归纳了本段的内容。
25 D 本段主要讲的是大的零售商如Wal-Mart通过向Unilever 和Cadbury 这样的生产商施加压力，迫使其降低利润空间以达到降低食品价格的目的，故Huge retailers force producers to cut costs 是本段的标题。
26 F 把食品的包装加大固然是食品商家的一种促销手段，但实际上也使顾客从中得到一些便宜，所以大包装也是使得食品价格降低的一种方法，故Food comes cheaper in larger portions概括了本段的内容。
27 C 文中用的是buy in bulk 这个表达方式，意思就是buy in large quantities，大量买进。
28 D 第三段中举了两个例子：Unilever 和Cadbury，这两家生产商都裁减了自己的员工workforce，文中用的是cut 这个词，问题中用了reduce 这个词，意思相同。
29 A 原文中用的是dropped lots of its minor brands，这里用的是abandon 这个动词，和drop 同义。
30 B a good bargain 便宜货，文中用的是a better deal；a good deal 也有“便宜货、好买
卖” 的意思。
第4部分：阅读理解
31 C 第一段里就提到一位名为King Jigme Singre Wangchuck 的新的统治者，很显然Wangchuck 是一位国王。
32 D 第一段的结尾处讲到King Jigme Singre Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan to become modern ，but without losing its traditions，可见这位国王决定要让不丹现代化，但又不失去自己的传统。
33 C 在第二段里可以找到对GNP 一个十分简单化的解释：The GNP measures products and, money. When the number of products sold increases, people say the country is making progress，也就是说卖出的产品增加了，就说明这个国家就在进步。
34 B 第三段列举了衡量GNH的多个标准，其中包括人民享受医疗保险、受教育、有工作、生态环境健康并受到保护等等。最后提到的一个标准便是人民有个好的、稳定的政府。
35 A 答案在第五段里下面这两句句子中可以看到：Many countries are now interested in Bhutan's GNH. These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness.
36 C 第三段的第一句话讲得很清楚Maria 想上的是哪一类学校：Maria，however，wanted to attend a technical school.
37 C 第一段里有这样一句话：Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school ，though some attended private Catholic“finishing”schools. 可见大多数中产阶级家庭的女孩读完小学后选择待在家里，有些则上私立的天主教的“finishing”schools”，但并不属于中学。所以实际上当时大多数意大利的女孩子是不读中学的。
38 B 在第三段里讲到技术中学比经典的中学更现代化，教授现代语言、数学、科学、会计等科目。大多数人，包括Maria的父亲认为女孩子学不了这些科目，甚至认为女孩子不该学这些东西。可见他对女性的观点是很传统的。
39 D 这可以从最后一段，尤其是最后一句话看到：Teacher were very demanding，discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed achieve or were disobedient.
40 B 纵观全文，不难看出Maria是个个性很强的女孩，有自己的想法，而且顶住种种压力达到自己的目标。文章的标题Going Her Own Way 实际上也已经点明了她的个性。
41 C 本文的题目是DNA testing 但除了第一段对DNA testing做了一个简单的介绍外，文章其他各段主要讲的是DNA tesing 在对罪犯做调查时所起的作用。第二段的第一句话one of the most important uses oF DNA testing is in criminal investigation 点明了全文的中心。
42 D 从第二段可以得到答案。第一次把DNA testing用于犯罪调查的是英国的警察。
43 D 第三段介绍了Innocence Project 的来由和目的，1992年，两位法律教授Peter Neufeld 和Barry Scheck 创立了这个非盈利的项目，目的是通过DNA testing来帮助被误判的犯人重获自由( help set free such mistakenly convicted prisoners )。
44 A 在第五段里可以找到答案：Through DNA testing，the students were able to prove that in fact the prisoners were not guilty of the crimes they had been accused of.
45 B 纵观全文，作者对DNA testing 明显是持肯定态度的。
第5部分：补全短文
46 B 空格后面那句话以But 开头是一个很好的提示，既然这句话说的是‘然而，从高空看下去……'，那么空格里那句话应该和这句话形成对比，果然，这句话说的是：Seen from the ground, it looks like lines scratched into the earth, ( 从地面上看……)。
47 E 和上面一题同理，空格后面那句话的第一个词However 可以是一个很好的提示：此外，这句话讲的‘在一幅满是狗和猴子的图画中间降落飞船有点难以理解’( it would probably be very tricky to land a spaceship in the middle of pictures of dogs aad monkeys) ,
也是一个很好的提示，空格里的话可能和飞行物有关。果然，选项E讲的就是一位瑞士
作家曾写道这些图形是为不明飞行物的降落设计的( the Nazca lines were designed as a landing place for UFOs)。
48 A 从空格前后的两句句子可以看出，这一段是从天文学研究的角度来揣测这些奇怪的图像的作用的，六个选项中只有A 和天文有关：He called Nazca “the largest astronomy book in the world”。此外，这句话中的代词he也能在上文中找到合适的所指，即an American explorer named Paul Kosok。
49 F 这一段讲的是另外一种猜测，即这些图形可能和当地人的宗教活动有关，六个选项中只有F 提到宗教典礼：The largest pictures may have been the sites for special ceremonies。
50 D 这一段说的又是另一种猜测，即这些图形和当地的水利建设有关，不过这也就是个别研究者如Johnson的猜测，尚需更多的证据来证实，最后一句话Other scientists are now searching for evidence to prove this 说的正是这一点。此外，这句话中的代词this也在上文里找到合适的所指，即Johnson的猜测。
第6 部分：完形填空
51 B 四个选项的词形有点相似，但词义大相径庭，筑城墙最基本的目的就是为了防御外力侵入，所以选defensive。offensive 攻击的、冒犯的，恰恰是它的反义词，sensitive 敏感的，primitive 原始的。
52 D contagious diseases 传染病，injuries 伤、受伤，symptons 症候，colds 感冒。
53 B demolish拆除，其他三个选项和城墙连用的可能性不大；devote 献给，declare宣布，decrease 减少。
54 C 这个空格前后各有一个句子，所以这里需要填入的是一个连接词，首先可以排除nor 因为前面没有出现过否定意义；在另外三个连接词中做选择，依据的是句子的意义。句中前后两个动词removed和never destroyed 提供了线索，它们之间的关系不会是因果( for)，也不会是选择( or) 只有用but表示转折才是最合理的。
55 C in fact事实上，这个短语很普通，有时为了更强调一些，可以在fact 前面加个形容词，real虽然和actual是同义的，但加在fact前面的往往是actual。
56 A 从后面between the Old City of London and Westminster 来看，这里应该填入borders指两个地方之间的界线。
57 B take down 拆除，其他三个副词都可以和take 构成短语，但语义显然和这里的上下文不符。伦敦议会把这堵城墙拆了，把一块块城砖都编上号，把城门存储起来。
58 A 前面一句的空格填对了，句子的意思清楚得话，这个空格也就不难了。这里前后两句是因果关系，伦敦议会之所以要拆掉这堵墙，把砖头一块块编号，是因为它的设计过时了。
59 A maintain养护，养护这堵设计过时的旧城墙费钱，而且它还有碍交通。
60 D with the intention of 以……为目的，成立Temple Bar Trust 为了把城门移个地方
61 C preservation 维护、保护，conversion 转化，teservation 保留，registration 注册。
62 D 把城门搬家意味着什么呢？mean 意味，是……的意思，其他三个选项都不相干。句子的主语是动名词短语比transporting the gate ，谓语动词mean 后面的宾语是三个动名词短语：pulling it down ，removing (it) 和rebuilding it。
63 A 上文中提到过这堵城墙的设计陈旧了，所以在把它搬家重建时会把它的正面换一换，所以应该填入replaced，store 储存，exchange 交换，recognize 认出。
64 D 这里的chance 是“可能性”的意思，不是“机会”相当于probability。There is good chance that…：很有可能……，又如：There is a good chance that I will pass the exam.
65 B the hardest job最难做的事情，全句的意思是：最难的是恢复曾经矗立在城门上方的列位君王的雕像。